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True Sportsmanship in Boxing: Lightweight Prospect Michel Rivera Returns Confiscated Purse Money to Courageous Opponent After Stoppage Victory
PhilBoxing.com, 24 Sep 2019
An unusual feel-good story is coming out of Dominican lightweight Michel “La Zarza” Rivera’s fifth-round stoppage of California veteran Jose Luis Gallegos on PBC On Fox last Saturday night at the Rabobank Theater in Bakersfie Read Full Story >>>Spence: If I've Been Feeling Myself, I've Been Since My Career Started
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, 24 Sep 2019
Don’t mistake Errol Spence’s self-confidence for arrogance.
Or go ahead and do it, as far as he’s concerned.
“If I’ve been feeling myself, then I’ve been feeling myself since my career started,” noted Spence (25-0, 21KOs) during a recent edition of Inside PBC (Premier Boxing Champions) Boxing Read Full Story >>> Shawn Porter embracing underdog status ahead of Errol Spence clash
By Anthony Cocks, RingNews24, 24 Sep 2019
WBC welterweight champion Shawn ‘Showtime’ Porter 30-2-1- (17) says he is unfazed by the size difference between himself and IBF titleholder Errol ‘The Truth’ Spence 25-0 (21) ahead of their 12-round unification clash at the Staples Center in Los Angeles this Saturday night.
Porter, 31, will be g Read Full Story >>> Red, White, and Blue…and Brown
By Paul Magno, Boxing.com, 24 Sep 2019
Not too long ago, I almost spit out a mouthful of carbonated orange juice (it’s delicious, really) when I read an article referring to Oscar De La Hoya as a “beloved Mexican icon.”
The Golden Boy was anything but beloved by Mexican fight fans and his efforts to ingratiate himself to that all-impo Read Full Story >>> New trainer talks of GGG’s next fight, new ideas and additions to the ‘Big Drama Show’
By Matthew Aguilar, El Paso Times, 24 Sep 2019
When Johnathon Banks was a child, he’d wake up to his mother playing the piano — a soothing sound in a busy house of 10. Until one day Johnathan hopped on the chair and started playing right alongside her. He had learned the piano naturally, just by listening to it.
As the new trainer for former Read Full Story >>> Shoot the Moon: The Title Reign of Larry Holmes Part VI, Leroy Jones
By Carlos Acevedo, Hannibal Boxing, 24 Sep 2019
March 31, 1980
“Never being happy isn’t the same as being unhappy. Is it?”— Montgomery McNeil, Fame
In the weeks leading up to his title defense against Leroy Jones at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Larry Holmes, already seething over assorted wrongdoings—real and imagined—found himself sha Read Full Story >>> Festival of Knockouts During Evolution Fight Series 3.0 in Pattaya, Thailand
By Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com, 24 Sep 2019
Fleming wins over Somchit.
PATTAYA, Thailand -- An entertaining festival of knockouts thrilled fight fans in attendance during the Evolution Fight Series 3.0 installment that unfolded at the Bone Night Club here Read Full Story >>> Fight Report: Peaky Blinder of a Night in Derby as Peers, Varley, Russo and Jones Win in Style
By Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro, PhilBoxing.com, 24 Sep 2019
Peers goes after Narvaez.
On Saturday night somehow Derby promoter Dan Gray managed to turn what seemed to be a doomed special ‘Peaky Blinders’ themed event, into a massive success.
Originally the event, at the Quee Read Full Story >>> Banner Promotions Fighters Turn in Solid Performances Over the Weekend
PhilBoxing.com, 24 Sep 2019
Dutchover clips Mattice.
PHILADELPHIA - September 23, 2019 - This past Friday night, three members of the Banner Promotions stable were in action and had impressive performances.
In Midland, Texas lightweight Read Full Story >>> UNDEFEATED HOMETOWN BOXER CARLOS MONROE DEFENDS TITLE SATURDAY AT ATLANTA’S BUCKHEAD THEATER
PhilBoxing.com, 24 Sep 2019
Eight Bout Card to Benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta
Atlanta, GA – September 23, 2019 -- On Saturday, September 26 at Buckhead Theater in Atlanta, World Boxing Association Fedalatin Champion Carlos Monroe, in his b Read Full Story >>> KEITH HUNTER NOW RANKED WBA #12 READY TO FACE THE ELITE IN 140-POUND DIVISION
PhilBoxing.com, 24 Sep 2019
LAS VEGAS, NV (September 23, 2019) - Prince Ranch Boxing's undefeated super lightweight, Keith "The Bounty" Hunter (11-0, 7 KOs), now ranked WBA #12, is ready to face anyone in the top ten of the 140-pound division as he enters contender status.
Hunter who recently out boxed Cameron Kreal (16-14 Read Full Story >>> Shawn Porter: Errol Spence Jr putting on an act for cameras
By Scott Christ, Bad Left Hook, 24 Sep 2019
WBC welterweight titleholder Shawn Porter faces IBF titleholder Errol Spence Jr this Saturday night in a FOX pay-per-view main event, and the 31-year-old underdog Porter has promised that he’ll take the 29-year-old Spence to places he’s never been in the ring, and see if the undefeated fighter can h Read Full Story >>> Porter: Spence In Trouble; Knows He’s Up Against A Lot
By Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com, 24 Sep 2019
The more Shawn Porter hears Errol Spence Jr. discuss his “dirty style,” the bigger psychological edge Porter feels he’ll have in their welterweight title unification fight. (photo by Ryan Hafey)
Porter suspects Spence knows that their 12-round fight will be far harder than odd-makers and many fan Read Full Story >>> Shawn Porter says Errol Spence 'has a lot of questions he's trying to figure out for himself'
By Brent Brookhouse, CBS Sports, 24 Sep 2019
Shawn Porter has put together the kind of career that would make almost any boxer proud. However, despite his list of accomplishments and current status as the WBC welterweight champ, oddsmakers have him a +550 underdog for Saturday's pay-per-view matchup against divisional "boogeyman" Errol Spence Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao’s shortlist of opponents revealed
By Anthony Cocks, RingNews24, 24 Sep 2019
WBA welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao wants to face either Mikey Garcia or Danny Garcia in his next fight, according to his representative Sean Gibbons.
The 40-year-old Filipino southpaw has been chasing a rematch with the retired Floyd Mayweather following his 2015 decision loss, but the unde Read Full Story >>> Reno Grudge Match: Shakur Stevenson-Joet Gonzalez
PhilBoxing.com, 23 Sep 2019
Tickets on Sale TODAY
Tickets for this featherweight world title showdown start at $40
RENO, Nev. (Sept. 23, 2019) — Tickets for the highly anticipated vacant WBO featherweight world title fight between unbeaten st Read Full Story >>> World-Class Russians Salamov, Idigov and Davtaev Successfully Defend Championships in Grozny
PhilBoxing.com, 23 Sep 2019
Last Thursday night, September 19, at the Uvais Akhtaev Sports Palace in Grozny, Russia, WBO #4-, IBF #6- and WBA #10-rated light heavyweight Umar Salamov successfully defended his WBO International Championship with an impressive TKO 3 over Ghana’s Emmanuel Danso.
Fighting in front of his hometo Read Full Story >>> Injury-prone Keith Thurman out until 2020 after Manny Pacquiao loss
By Anthony Cocks, RingNews24, 23 Sep 2019
Injury-prone Keith Thurman 29-1 (22) will be out of the ring for the rest of the year after undergoing surgery to fix a long-term issue with pain in his left hand.
The former WBA welterweight champion, who lost his title to Manny Pacquiao in July, has fought just four times in the past four years Read Full Story >>> Spence Jr vs Porter: World title unification at stake plus bragging rights in a division full of big names and big reputations
By James Dielhenn, SkySports.com, 23 Sep 2019
Either Errol Spence Jr or Shawn Porter will be dealt a sharp dose of reality on Saturday night in a fascinating fight that will take a major stride towards crowning the best fighter in one of boxing’s most interesting divisions.
They call Spence 'The Truth' and, so far, everything he has said has Read Full Story >>> Porter Looks To Spoil Spence's Pacquiao Party
By Corey Erdman, BoxingScene.com, 23 Sep 2019
Shawn Porter has made a career out of spoiling parties he had no business attending, and was never even invited to in the first place.
The stocky, musclebound Ohioan came up through the junior football ranks as an undersized running back before transitioning to amateur boxing. Still carrying arou Read Full Story >>>
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