0 comments by Tim Starks on 7/27/2019
All right, it’s time for Gervonta Davis to stop dicking around. Davis notched yet another stoppage within three rounds Saturday on Showtime, detonating Ricardo Nunez in the 2nd. He’s now done this kind of quick work four times in five fights. It has something to do with Davis’ explosive offense, his blend of speed and […]
Nov 2, 2015, Oxnard , Ca. — Two-time Ukrainian Olympic gold medalist VASYL LOMACHENKO works out during media day Monday in Oxnard,Calif for his upcoming world title defense. LOMACHENKO, defending his WBO featherweight world title against Top-10 world-rated contender ROMULO KOASICHA of Mexico, will open the HBO telecast featuring the Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley Jr. vs Brandon Rios WBO Welterweight world championship fight, Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Promoted by Top Rank®, in association with the Wynn Las Vegas and Tecate, remaining tickets to the Bradley vs. Rios event, priced at $400, $250, $150, $100 and $50, may be purchased at the Thomas & Mack Center Box Office, online at www.UNLVtickets.com, at UNLVtickets Outlet Town Square Las Vegas and La Bonita Supermarkets. To charge by phone call 702-739-FANS (3267) or 866-388-FANS (3267).
— Photo Credit : Chris Farina – Top Rank (no other credit allowed) copyright 2015
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 6/8/2016
I’m calling it: Vasyl Lomachenko’s headband is the boxing fashion statement of the year. He’s fighting this week: against Rocky Martinez in what could be a really fun fight. Ruslan Provodnikov is back too. They’re not the most competitive match-ups they can be in, but hey, I ain’t complaining. Rocky Martinez vs Vasyl Lomachenko, Saturday, HBO, NY. […]
0 comments by Lou Catalano on 9/15/2015
Last Saturday night, with only a handful of seconds remaining in the 12th round of Floyd Mayweather’s welterweight fight with Andre Berto, Mayweather started to hop around the ring while raising his fist in the air. He smiled and danced, playing to the crowd as the final bell sounded. He then went to the center […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/14/2015
(Danny Garcia, left, Lamont Peterson trainer Barry Hunter, right; via PBC on Twitter) Hope you’re enjoying your week sandwiched between good boxing weekends. We’ll have more on this upcoming weekend as the week goes on, but maybe you didn’t like how this past weekend played out. You might have missed some things! We had a […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 4/7/2015
The spring (or autumn if you’re in my part of the world) boxing schedule is always busy, and this week is no exception, with really solid fights on a variety of networks. So sit down, grab a peanut butter cup (via Rafe Bartholomew) and plan your viewing. Boxcino tournament semifinals, Friday, ESPN2, Bethlehem Pa. Friday Night […]
Raymundo Beltran, via: http://firstclassboxing.com
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 4/9/2014
So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest bouts of 2014, Timothy Bradley vs. Manny Pacquiao II, on April 12 on HBO Pay-Per-View. Previously: a primer on the rematch; a Bradley-Pacquiao edition of TQBR Radio; keys to the fight. Next: a staff roundtable. Usually pay-per-view weeks are busy in boxing, as promoters look to cash in […]
Timothy Bradley, standing at right, Manny Pacquiao, sitting
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/7/2014
So begins our marathon coverage of one of the biggest bouts of 2014, Timothy Bradley vs. Manny Pacquiao II, on April 12 on HBO Pay-Per-View. Next: Keys to the fight. How fitting it is that in this dreadful, murky year for boxing so far, in which the sport has sunken down into a depressing morass, […]
