James Kirkland

  • Canelo: This was one of the best knockouts of my career

    Photo Credit:Ed Mulholland/Golden Boy/Golden Boy via Getty Images In front of more than 31,000 raucous fans Minute Maid Park in Houston, super welterweight sensation Mexico’s Canelo Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) knocked out Texas’ James “Mandingo Warrior” Kirkland (32-2, 28 KOs) with a thunderous right hand in the middle of...
  • Canelo annihilates Kirkland inside 3 rounds!

    Photo:Ed Mulholland/Golden Boy/Golden Boy via Getty Images It was the brutal firefight we had all expected but unfortunately it only lasted 3 rounds! On Saturday night, in front of over 31,000 fight fans at the Minute Maid Park in Houton TX. Jr. middleweight Saul “Canelo” Alvarez annihilated James Kirkland...
  • Canelo 154.5 vs. Kirkland 154.5

    Saturday’s HBO World Championship Boxing fight card begins at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT). The live action from Minute Maid Park in Houston begins with an exciting 10-round super lightweight showdown between Humberto Soto and Frankie Gomez. The main event pits Canelo Alvarez, making his 2015 debut, against James Kirkland in...
  • Final Words: Canelo vs Kirkland

    Photo Credit: Hogan Photos/Golden Boy Promotions Canelo Alvarez and James “Mandingo Warrior” Kirkland hosted the final press conference in Houston on Thursday, May 7 ahead of their showdown on May 9 at Minute Maid Park and live on HBO World Championship Boxing ®. Golden Boy Promotions Founder and President...
  • 24/7 Canelo vs. Kirkland Premiers tonight on HBO

    In anticipation of one of the spring boxing season’s most intriguing events – the super welterweight battle between Canelo Alvarez and James Kirkland on May 9th – HBO Sports will air “24/7 Canelo/Kirkland,” an exhilarating one episode, 30-minute special examining the upcoming showdown. In the highly-anticipated fight set for...
  • Gallery: Canelo’s San Diego Media Day!

    Photo Credit: HoganPhotos/Golden Boy Promotions Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) hosted a media workout on Monday, April 20 at the House of Boxing in San Diego in advance of his fight against Texas titan James “Mandingo Warrior” Kirkland (32-1, 28 KOs) on May 9 at Minute Maid...
  • Kirkland: I feel like I can beat Canelo!

    All media workout photos by: HoganPhotos/Golden Boy Promotions  Texas knockout artist James “Mandingo Warrior” Kirkland (32-1, 28 KOs) today hosted a media workout in San Antonio in advance of his face-off against Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) on May 9 at Minute Maid Park in Houston live on...
  • 24/7 Alvarez vs. Kirkland premiers May 5th

    In anticipation of one of the spring boxing season’s most intriguing events – the super welterweight battle between Canelo Alvarez and James Kirkland on May 9th – HBO Sports will air “24/7 Alvarez/Kirkland,” an exhilarating one episode, 30-minute special examining the upcoming showdown. In the highly-anticipated fight set for Minute...
  • Canelo vs. Kirkland in Texas!

    Photo Credit: HoganPhotos/Golden Boy Promotions Two of boxing’s toughest warriors, Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez and Texas titan James “Mandingo Warrior” Kirkland hosted press conferences on Tuesday, March 3 in Houston at Minute Maid Park and San Antonio at The Aztec Theater to announce details for their 12-round super welterweight...