BOXING FIGHTS BACK IN NIGERIA
When Selah Fawaz decided to organize his first boxing match in Lagos, he didn’t expect more than 500 spectators. In the end, over 800 tickets were sold, and he had to turn away dozens of fans at the door.
ISAAC DOGBOE TO JESSIE MAGDALENO: I WANT MY BELT!
Ghana’s Isaac Dogboe had some choice words for WBO world super bantamweight champion Jessie Magdaleno ahead of their showdown this Saturday, April 28, at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Check out what he had to say here:
MAGDALENO: I’M GOING TO PUT ON A SHOW AGAINST DOGBOE!
WBO junior featherweight champion Jessie Magdaleno has spent his latest training camp running the mountains near Guadalajara, Mexico, and alongside some of the world’s best fighters at Legendz Boxing in Norwalk, Calif. Magdaleno is preparing for the role of main event headliner against No. 1 contender and interim champion Isaac Dogboe (18-0, 12 KOs) on…
TOKA KAHN-CLARY TO WORK WITH FREDDIE ROACH
PROVIDENCE, RI – World-rated featherweight Toka “T Nice” Kahn-Clary (24-1, 17 KOs) has graduated from prospect to world contender. To fully develop, Kahn-Clary recently shifted his training camp from the smallest state in the country, Rhode Island, to the second-largest city in America, Los Angeles, where he has started working with Hall of Fame trainer…
FRAMPTON WINS 12-ROUND DECISION OVER DONAIRE
NEW YORK – Carl Frampton earned the interim WBO Featherweight Title with a clear unanimous decision victory over former four-division world champion Nonito Donaire from SSE Arena in Belfast in a bout that was streamed live to U.S. audiences via SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel and SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook Page. All three judges scored the fight…
GERVONTA “TANK” DAVIS STEAMROLLS JESUS CUELLAR
Gervonta Davis became a two-time world champion in empathic fashion with a third round TKO of former champion Jesus Cuellar to capture the vacant WBA 130-pound World Championship.
WATCH: JERMALL CHARLO OBLITERATES HUGO CENTENO IN TWO
Undefeated former 154-pound champion Jermall Charlo sent a statement to the middleweight division in the co-main event, knocking out previously once-beaten contender Hugo Centeno Jr. to capture the interim WBC 160-pound title.
BRONER & VARGAS BATTLE TO THRILLING DRAW!
BROOKLYN – Four-division world champion Adrien Broner and two-division world champion Jessie Vargas fought to a highly entertaining 12-round majority draw Saturday night on SHOWTIME in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING in front of 13,964 fans at Barclays Center in Brooklyn in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
ZOLANI TETE DECISIONS OMAR NARVAEZ, RETAINS TITLE
South Africa’s Zolani Tete retained his WBO world bantamweight title with a unanimous decision over Argentina’s Omar Andres Narvaez in Belfast, Ireland on Saturday.
GARY RUSSELL JR. TO DEFEND TITLE VERSUS JOSEPH DIAZ JR. ON MAY 19
NATIONAL HARBOR – Two exciting main events will be presented on the same night, Saturday, May 19 live on SHOWTIME as part of a split-site doubleheader telecast.