Fight News

WBA welterweight champion Adrien Broner and challenger Marcos Maidana made some final prefight comments to Showtime’s Steve Farhood after they weighed in: Marcos Maidana: I don’t really understand English, but they’ve been translating to me what he says. He can … Continue reading → More...

UFC on FOX 9, which is headlined by the UFC flyweight championship bout between Demetrious Johnson and Joseph Benavidez and the bantamweight bout between Urijah Faber and Michael McDonald, airs live on FOX from Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, CA … Continue reading → More...

UFC on FOX 9, which is headlined by the UFC flyweight championship bout between Demetrious Johnson and Joseph Benavidez and the bantamweight bout between Urijah Faber and Michael McDonald, airs live on FOX from Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, CA … Continue reading → More...

By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing WBC #11 heavyweight Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne (19-0, 17 KOs) stayed busy, scoring a second round KO over Clarence Tillman (11-15-2, 6 KOs) on Friday night at the Melbourne Pavilion in Flemington, Victoria, … Continue reading → More...

Photos: Esther Lin/Showtime San Antonio solidified itself as a boxing city in 2013, so it’s only fitting that the home of the Alamo will host the final blockbuster boxing event of the year when Adrien “The Problem” Broner faces Marcos … Continue reading → More...

By Miguel Maravilla Photo: Big Joe Miranda Former two-time world champion featherweight Abner Mares (26-1-1, 14 KOs) of Hawaiian Gardens, California by way of Guadalajara, Mexico is back in the gym as he is gearing up for his return to … Continue reading → More...

World-ranked super featherweight Sergio “Yeyo” Thompson (27-3, 24 KOs) will attempt to end 2013 on a high note on Saturday when he squares off with countryman Cesar “El Dolar” Chavez (21-4, 9 KOs) in the main event of Golden Boy … Continue reading → More...

By Miguel Maravilla Photo: Big Joe Miranda WBC Super bantamweight champion Leo “Terremoto” Santa Cruz (25-0-1, 15 KOs) of Lincoln Heights, California by way of Michoacan, Mexico is ready for Saturday’s fight against Puerto Rico’s Cesar Seda (25-1, 17 KOs) … Continue reading → More...

Irish middleweight star Andy Lee, (31-2, 22 KOs) is targeting a showdown with fellow Irishman Matthew Macklin (30-5, 20 KOs) in 2014. Lee, presently ranked WBC #7, WBA #12 and WBO #14 believes that an all Irish barnstormer with Macklin … Continue reading → More...

By David Finger Photo provided by Noel Thornberry Boxing has no shortages of underdogs, and no shortages of inspirational stories about the underdog bucking the odds. Weather it be James “Buster” Douglas in Tokyo or Hasim Rahman in South Africa, … Continue reading → More...

A cruiserweight world title clash has been added to the February 1 “Monte Carlo Night of Champions” event headlined by Gennady “GGG” Golovkin defending his WBA/IBO middleweight world titles against Osumanu Adama. South African-based knockout artist Ilunga “Junior” Makubu (15-1, … Continue reading → More...

By Robert Hough Photos: Tri Nguyen/GeorgetownProductions.com Bruno Escalante (11-1-1, 5 KOs) used precise power and effective energy to defeat Michael Ruiz Jr. (9-4-1, 3 KOs), and claim the IBA junior bantamweight championship with a majority decision. Judges scored the high-action … Continue reading → More...

By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing Irish-born and Australian-based middleweight Dennis “Hurricane” Hogan (16-0, 6 KOs) clearly outscored formerly WBA-rated Robbie Bryant (18-3-1, 8 KOs) over ten rounds to defend the national title on Saturday at the Kingsway Indoor … Continue reading → More...

By Robert Hough at ringside Bruno Escalante (11-1-1, 5 KOs) used precise power and effective energy to defeat Michael Ruiz Jr. (9-4-1, 3 KOs), and claim the IBA junior bantamweight championship with a majority decision. Judges scored the high-action fight … Continue reading → More...

By Gary “Digital” Williams at ringside During his 15-month career, Accokeek, MD junior middleweight “Swift” Jarrett Hurd has quietly been making steady progress — a couple of easy wins here, a tough win over an awkward veteran there — all … Continue reading → More...