BARRY HEARN: WILDER IS NOT VERY GOOD, EASIEST FIGHT FOR JOSHUA
Barry Hearn, the founder of Matchroom and father of promoter Eddie Hearn, is not impressed with the abilities of WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder.
WEST TEXAS SHINES AT GOLDEN GLOVES
Hope and opportunity were the themes Saturday night as a number of amateur boxers from West Texas stepped into the ring to compete in the 76th Golden Gloves Championships at the Downtown Lions Club in Midland.
CAMP NOTES: MARIO BARRIOS
Undefeated super lightweight contender Mario Barrios will look to continue his push toward a world title shot when he faces Mexico’s Richard Zamora (19-2, 12 KOs) live on SHOWTIME this Saturday, February 9 from Dignity Health Sports Park, formerly StubHub Center, in Carson, Calif, and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
RICHARD COMMEY: WHAT’S NEXT FOR GHANA’S NEW WORLD CHAMPION
Talk about a statement. On Saturday night, Richard Commey (28-2, 25 KOs) steamrolled Isa Chaniev (13-2, 6 KOs) in two brutal rounds to win the vacant IBF lightweight world title.
KOVALEV GETS REVENGE VERSUS ALVAREZ, REGAINS WORLD TITLE
Sergey Kovalev boxed his way to redemption Saturday night.
LIBERIA’S FREDDY KIWITT EYES WBO EUROPEAN TITLE
When the Liberian-German-born Freddy ‘Pretty Boy’ Kiwitt enters the ring at the York Hall Bethnal Green in London later this month, the sky would be the limit depending how easily he is able to knock out the impressive Irish boxer, Paddy Gallagher for the World Boxing Organization’s European Welterweight title.
JOSEPH AGBEKO TO DEFEND AFRICA TITLE FEB. 15
Two-time former world champion Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko is set to defend his WBO Africa bantamweight title against Shabani Hashimu Zuberi on Friday, February 15, at the Aborigines Beach Resort in Keta.
WARE UPSETS ELLIS VIA MAJORITY DECISION
DeAndre Ware rose to the occasion and scored the biggest win of his career with an upset majority decision over previously undefeated Ronald Ellis in the main event of ShoBox: The New Generation Friday on SHOWTIME from Main Street Armory in Rochester.
COMMEY, CHANIEV MAKE WEIGHT FOR SAT. NIGHT SHOWDOWN
It’s going down Saturday night at the Star in Frisco, Texas as Ghana’s Richard Commey and Russia’s Isa Chaniev duke it out for the vacant IBF world lightweight title.
WATCH: COMMEY & CHANIEV GO FACE TO FACE
It’s fight week in Frisco, Texas as Richard Commey looks to land the IBF world lightweight title at the second time of asking this coming Saturday night at Frisco’s Star Centre, live on ESPN.