BLAIR 'THE FLAIR' COBBS DEFEATS FERDINAND 'LUCKY BOY' KEROBYAN IN BATTLE OF UNDEFEATED GOLDEN BOY PROSPECTS LOS ANGELES, CA (March 21, 2019): Juan Antonio "El Mozo" Rodriguez (30-7, 25 KOs) of Puebla, Mexico scored a  

Kubrat Pulev and Bogdan Dinu Ready for Heavyweight Rumble
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 22 Mar 2019

Pulev-Dinu and Jessie Magdaleno-Rico Ramos featherweight clash to air LIVE Saturday on ESPN and ESPN Deportes beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT ENTIRE undercard to stream on ESPN+ beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT COSTA MESA,   Read Full Story >>>

Demecillo, Dasmarinas make weight for title eliminator bout
By Santino Honasan, ABS-CBN Sports, Fri, 22 Mar 2019
Kenny Demecillo and Michael Dasmarinas are on weight for their IBF Bantamweight World Title Eliminator bout in the main event of MP Promotions and Ringstar Asia's Rising Stars card Filipino bantamweights Kenny "Big Heart" Demecillo and Michael "Hot and Spicy" Dasmarinas both made weight during the   Read Full Story >>>

Spence to Pacquiao: No mercy
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Fri, 22 Mar 2019
Fresh from beating up a punching bag over the weekend in Dallas, Errol Spence has been doing the rounds of US media outlets and expressing his desire to take on next Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao, who’s no punching bag, however. Errol Spence Jr. reacts after knocking out Carlos Ocampo in the fir  Read Full Story >>>

Tyson Fury v Tom Schwarz: German media report ESPN fight is done deal
World Boxing News, Fri, 22 Mar 2019
Tyson Fury is set to make his ESPN debut against undefeated Tom Schwarz, according to reports coming from Germany. The clash will be confirmed on Saturday night at the Kubrat Pulev v Bogdan Dinu event in California, boxen1.com are attributing to ‘ESPN insiders’. If made official, it’s yet anot  Read Full Story >>>

DAZN Doubles Down…On Its Prices
By Paul Magno, Boxing.com, Fri, 22 Mar 2019
Less than a week ago—in a pretty widely ignored piece I wrote for this site—I talked about streaming service DAZN’s poor business model and the financial strains that may be already popping up in the wannabe Netflix of sports. Now, we get a bit of news that plays directly into this observation.   Read Full Story >>>

Upset: Rodriguez stops Gesta in nine
By Miguel Maravilla, FightNews.com, Fri, 22 Mar 2019
With the NCAA March Madness tournament beginning today super lightweight Juan Rodriguez (30-7, 26 KOs) of Puebla, Mexico pulled the upset in stopping Mercito Gesta (32-3-2, 17 KOs) of San Diego in the ninth round on Thursday night at the Avalon in Hollywood, California on the Golden Boy main event.   Read Full Story >>>

Jarrett Hurd Defends His IBF & WBA Titles Against Top Contender Julian Williams
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 22 Mar 2019

Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes Main Event Saturday, May 11 at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia PLUS! UNDEFEATED SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT CONTENDER MARIO BARRIOS BATTLES JUAN JOSE VELASCO IN CO-FEATURE & MIDDLEWE  Read Full Story >>>

Michael Hunter Calls Out All Heavyweight Champions and Contenders
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 22 Mar 2019

LAS VEGAS, NV (March 21, 2019) - Heavyweight contender Michael Hunter (16-1, 11 KOs), is calling out all top ten contenders in the heavyweight division. Hunter is riding an impressive four-fight winning streak where he captured two  Read Full Story >>>

Bombs away in title eliminators
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 22 Mar 2019

The battleground is set for fireworks at the Resorts World Manila tomorrow night with MP Promotions and Ringstar Asia combining forces to stage an all-action 11-fight, 84-round card headlined by two IBF title elimina  Read Full Story >>>

Saturday: Sam Bowen-Jordan McCorry and Nathan Gorman-Kevin Johnson Headline ESPN+ Card
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 22 Mar 2019

Live and exclusive stream begins at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT (March 21, 2019) — Two of Great Britain’s most promising young prospects will be showcased live in the United States on Saturday afternoon. In the ma  Read Full Story >>>

SHUMENOV-GOULAMIRIAM TITLE FIGHT MAY OPEN NEW REGIME IN KAZAKHSTAN
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 22 Mar 2019

Shumenov. Deerfield Beach, FL (March 21, 2019)—It’s a new day in Kazakhstan. The world’s greatest boxing promoter and peace ambassador, Don King, has sent his well wishes to outgoing President Nursultan Nazaarbayeu a  Read Full Story >>>

USA Boxing Alumni Association Profile: Delvis "Mac" McCadden's remarkable journey from MLB and NCAA to USA Boxing
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 22 Mar 2019

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 21, 2019) - Former Major League umpire and NCAA basketball referee Delvis "Mac" McCadden has found a new home in USA Boxing. His remarkable journey through sports, often tainted by racism, at leas  Read Full Story >>>

A different breed
By Ed C. Tolentino, The Manila Times, Fri, 22 Mar 2019
For handily beating former four-division world champion Miguel Angel “Mikey” Garcia, IBF welterweight (147 lbs.) champion Errol Spence Jr. is being hailed as the new top dog of pro boxing. In fact, not a few have called on Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao to stay away from Spence as he risks taking  Read Full Story >>>

Errol Spence Jr. won’t go easy on Manny Pacquiao because he is still dangerous
By JJ Wrighter , NowBoxing.com, Fri, 22 Mar 2019
Undefeated IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. fresh off his dominant victory over lightweight champion Mikey Garcia at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas was making the media rounds this week and one of the stops was the FOX sports morning show “Undisputed” with Skip Bayless and Shannon Sh  Read Full Story >>>

Jessie Magdaleno heads down featherweight title trail
By Bill Tibbs, MaxBoxing.com, Fri, 22 Mar 2019
The big boys are gonna hit the Hangar! On Saturday, March 23, # 1 ranked heavyweight contender Kubrat Pulev will go up against Bogdan Dinu in a 10-round clash at The Hangar in Costa Mesa, California. The card, promoted by Top Rank Boxing, will be shown live on the ESPN platform. Also, forme  Read Full Story >>>

DAZN announce monthly price increase, drop for long-term subscription
World Boxing News, Fri, 22 Mar 2019
Streaming Service DAZN will increase the price of its subscription to $19.99 if current and future purchasers choose to pay on a monthly basis. The announcement, which will come into effect across the board in March 2020, will see the price double for some of its buyers. Those who choose to pa  Read Full Story >>>

TMZ SPORTS EXCLUSIVE: Adrien Broner Hit With Restraining Order Over Violent Homophobic Threats
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 22 Mar 2019

TMZ SPORTS -- Adrien Broner has been ordered to stay away from social media star Andrew C. Caldwell after making a video implying he would shoot Caldwell in the face if he made a pass at him. Caldwell filed a r  Read Full Story >>>

"Dawg Fight" trilogy "Chocolate" vs. "Dragon Hulk" - Alphonso Frierson & Mike Trujillo to Settle score for Miami BYB bragging rights
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 22 Mar 2019

Join the BYB (Back Yard Brawls) Revolution..... Inaugural event "BYB Brawl 1: Brawl for it All" Apr. 5 in Cheyenne, Wyoming LIVE ON WORLDWIDE PPV MIAMI (March 21, 2019) - The electrifying fight that stole t  Read Full Story >>>

What is Next for Errol Spence?
By Waqas Ali, Boxing Insider, Fri, 22 Mar 2019
IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr produced a masterful performance following his 12-round decision win against former world champion Mikey Garcia (39-1). The bout took place at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas in front of over 47,000 fans in attendance. Spence (25-0) executed his c  Read Full Story >>>

Schaefer: Spence is a PPV Fighter, Maybe They'll Face Him Now
By Victor Salazar, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 22 Mar 2019
Arlington, Texas - Mikey Garcia (39-1, 30 KO’) came up short in his quest to dethrone IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence. People wondered why Mikey would take the fight outside of a massive payday but Garcia insisted he saw something. Whatever he saw, it didn't help as Spence was the bigger a  Read Full Story >>>

Magdaleno, Ramos looking for another crack at a major belt
By Steve Kim, ESPN.com, Fri, 22 Mar 2019
While it's not the main event on Saturday night, the best matchup on paper and the most intriguing bout is the featherweight bout between Jessie Magdaleno and Rico Ramos at The Hangar in Costa Mesa, California, (ESPN, 10 p.m. ET). Both Magdaleno and Ramos had short stints as champions. For them t  Read Full Story >>>

The TV Greed Age: Money killing fights fans want – it will only get worse
World Boxing News, Fri, 22 Mar 2019
Welcome to the ‘TV Greed Age of Boxing’. An era where the fighters get paid handsomely but the fans miss out on the best bouts. For years, boxers have been underpaid for their life-threatening work. Now TV networks are realizing their worth. But it comes at a price. That price is that the fans  Read Full Story >>>

Little man with big dreams: Charlie Edwards wins a world title and keeps a promise
By John Raspanti, MaxBoxing.com, Fri, 22 Mar 2019
Charlie Edwards sat in the middle of the ring shedding tears of both joy and despair. Edwards had fulfilled his boyhood dream of winning a world championship after entering the title fight an underdog. Most experts figured a loss was inevitable-similar to the one he suffered in 2016 when he first  Read Full Story >>>

Manny speaks at Elorde Awards Night
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 21 Mar 2019

WBA welterweight champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao was the popular choice by far to be the guest of honor and speaker at the Elorde Awards Night celebrating the late Flash Elorde’s 84th birthday and recognizing the best of the  Read Full Story >>>

Former Champion Sakio Bika meets Lionell Thompson in Super Middleweight Showdown on PBC Prelims on FS1 Sunday, March 24
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 21 Mar 2019
BIKA VS. THOMPSON REPLACES PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED JOSE MIGUEL BORREGO VS. JERRY THOMAS FIGHT AFTER THOMAS WITHDRAWS NATIONAL HARBOR (March 20, 2019) - Former world champion Sakio Bika will face Lionell Thompson in an eight or 10 round super middleweight showdown that will be featured in PBC Prelims  Read Full Story >>>

Spence: It Only Makes Sense To Fight Manny Pacquiao Next
BoxingScene.com, Thu, 21 Mar 2019
This past Saturday night, Errol Spence called out Manny Pacquiao after a dominant victory against Mikey Garcia to retain his welterweight world title at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Spence held onto his IBF belt and picked up the vacant WBC diamond welterweight strap courtesy of a lopsided u  Read Full Story >>>

Adrien Broner Isn’t Gay
By Robert Ecksel, Boxing.com, Thu, 21 Mar 2019
One of the most pressing issues of our time—Would he or wouldn’t he?—Does he or doesn’t he?—can finally be put to bed. For all his human failings, he is adept at self-promotion, a social media sensation, and an object of fascination and subject of scorn at the same time. The three-division champi  Read Full Story >>>

MERCITO GESTA VS. JUAN ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ OFFICIAL WEIGHTS
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 21 Mar 2019

Thursday, Mar. 21, 2019 Avalon Hollywood Los Angeles, California Gesta vs. Rodriguez is a 10-round super lightweight fight presented by Golden Boy y Paco Presents. The event is sponsored by Tecate,"THE OFFICIA  Read Full Story >>>

'Orange Is the New Black' Star Rips Adrien Broner's 'Hate Speech'
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 21 Mar 2019

TMZ SPORTS -- Adrien Broner is a homophobic "a**hole" -- and should be charged with a crime for threatening to shoot gay people ... this according to "Orange Is the New Black" star Lea DeLaria. Lea -- who famously plays Bi  Read Full Story >>>

USA Boxing's Western Elite Qualifier & Regional Open Begins Monday in Reno
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 21 Mar 2019
Over 800 boxers, aged 8-40, registered for first national tournament of 2019 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 20, 2019) -- USA Boxing will kick off their busy 2019 national tournament schedule with the Western Elite Qualifier & Regional Open at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino on Monday, March 25.  Read Full Story >>>

Boxing View: Will Vicelles Stop Onggocan in their VISPROBA Battle in Cebu?
By Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 21 Mar 2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines - In a really good match-up between two 23-year-old southpaws, unbeaten Mark "The Thunder" Vicelles (9-0-1, 5 KO's) of Cebu's Omega Gym collides against oncoming train Robert Onggocan (11-4,   Read Full Story >>>