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Jorge “El Niño de Oro” Linares (43-3, 27 KOs) successfully defended his WBA, WBC Diamond and Ring Magazine Lightweight Titles with a split decision victory against the English southpaw “Cool Hand” Luke Campbell (17-2, 14 KOs) at Los Angeles’ “Fabulous” Forum. Linares dropped Campbell in the second round with...
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Five months after one of the biggest victories of his professional career against Kevin Mitchell, WBC Lightweight World Champion Jorge “El Nino de Oro” Linares will celebrate by fighting in his native Venezuela for the first time in more than five years as he defends his title for the...
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Back on top of the boxing world after winning his third division world championship last December, Venezuela’s Jorge “El Niño De Oro” Linares will travel to London, England to defend his WBC Lightweight title for the first time against top British contender “Mighty” Kevin Mitchell at The O2, live...
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Photos: Tom Casino/Showtime Today in Las Vegas Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo both made weight… Well after the weight limit was raised to 155 lbs., a pound over the Jr middleweight limit. Before the fighters stepped on the scale, it was anounced that the “non-title” fight...
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Photos: Esther Lin/SHOWTIME The fighters and their camps stayed classy and soft-spoken yet confident during Thursday’s final press conference for “TOE TO TOE: Canelo vs. Angulo” taking place this Saturday, March 8, live on SHOWTIME PPV® (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) from MGM Grand Garden Arena. In Saturday’s 12-round...
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After a split decision loss to undefeated Alisher Rahimov in 2010, Sergio “Yeyo” Thompson (23-2, 21 KOs)stepped back into the ring and racked up nine straight wins. On September 15, 2012 the heavy handed brawler will look for his seventh straight KO victory when he meets Chile’s Cristian Palma...
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This past weekend, in his fist title defense, Antonio DeMarco (26-2, 20 KOs) retained his WBC lightweight championship with a spectacular performance, knocking out Miguel “Mickey” Roman (37-10, 28 KOs) in the fifth round. The victory has opened up a floodgate of opportunities for DeMarco who hails from Los...
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Antonio DeMarco and his promoter Gary Shaw speak on his come from behind KO victory over Jorge Linares. Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer also speaks on behalf of Jorge Linares who could not attend the post fight press conference due to severe cuts suffered in the fight....
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A decent night of boxing once again ended in controversy when the former WBC and Ring Magazine light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KOs) was forced to relinquish his titles to the challenger Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KOs). The fans at the Staples Center on Saturday night had...
Jorge “El Niño de Oro” Linares (43-3, 27 KOs) successfully defended his WBA, WBC Diamond and Ring Magazine Lightweight Titles with a split decision victory against the English southpaw “Cool Hand” Luke Campbell (17-2, 14 KOs) at Los Angeles’ “Fabulous” Forum. Linares dropped Campbell in the second round with...
Five months after one of the biggest victories of his professional career against Kevin Mitchell, WBC Lightweight World Champion Jorge “El Nino de Oro” Linares will celebrate by fighting in his native Venezuela for the first time in more than five years as he defends his title for the...
Back on top of the boxing world after winning his third division world championship last December, Venezuela’s Jorge “El Niño De Oro” Linares will travel to London, England to defend his WBC Lightweight title for the first time against top British contender “Mighty” Kevin Mitchell at The O2, live...
Photos: Tom Casino/Showtime Today in Las Vegas Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo both made weight… Well after the weight limit was raised to 155 lbs., a pound over the Jr middleweight limit. Before the fighters stepped on the scale, it was anounced that the “non-title” fight...
Photos: Esther Lin/SHOWTIME The fighters and their camps stayed classy and soft-spoken yet confident during Thursday’s final press conference for “TOE TO TOE: Canelo vs. Angulo” taking place this Saturday, March 8, live on SHOWTIME PPV® (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) from MGM Grand Garden Arena. In Saturday’s 12-round...
After a split decision loss to undefeated Alisher Rahimov in 2010, Sergio “Yeyo” Thompson (23-2, 21 KOs)stepped back into the ring and racked up nine straight wins. On September 15, 2012 the heavy handed brawler will look for his seventh straight KO victory when he meets Chile’s Cristian Palma...
This past weekend, in his fist title defense, Antonio DeMarco (26-2, 20 KOs) retained his WBC lightweight championship with a spectacular performance, knocking out Miguel “Mickey” Roman (37-10, 28 KOs) in the fifth round. The victory has opened up a floodgate of opportunities for DeMarco who hails from Los...
Antonio DeMarco and his promoter Gary Shaw speak on his come from behind KO victory over Jorge Linares. Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer also speaks on behalf of Jorge Linares who could not attend the post fight press conference due to severe cuts suffered in the fight....
A decent night of boxing once again ended in controversy when the former WBC and Ring Magazine light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KOs) was forced to relinquish his titles to the challenger Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KOs). The fans at the Staples Center on Saturday night had...
