Ortiz charged with 2nd misdemeanor DUI
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 4, 2017, 11:27 a.m.

29-year-old former world champion Victor Ortiz was charged with the second misdemeanor DUI count stemming from an arrest in September. For the first time Ortiz was arrested on Sept. 24th in Ventura County, CA around 7 PM when cops pulled over his BMW and smelled booze. Ortiz was on ...

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Linares - Crolla rematch set for March 25 in Manchester
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 4, 2017, 6:50 a.m.

Anthony Crolla will meet Jorge Linares in a rematch for the WBA, WBC Diamond and Ring magazine World Lightweight titles at the Manchester Arena on March 25. They met in the same venue for the belts in September with the Venezuelan coming out on top in an enthralling contest, ending ...

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Lomachenko plays hockey
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 4, 2017, 3:04 a.m.

WBO featherweight world champion Vasyl Lomachenko spends a vacation at home in Belgorod-Dniestrovskiy and devotes his time to one of his favorite hobbies — ice hockey. Ukrainian boxer takes part in amateur hockey game, which took place in the open air.

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Mayweather launches new career
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 3, 2017, 5:32 p.m.

Without a fight since September 2015 and seemingly happy in retirement, the 39 year-old five-weight world champion Floyd Mayweather is putting the finishing touches to his new ‘Girl Collection’ Gentlemen’s Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. ‘Money’ has already begun hiring dancers for the launch and is ready to begin a ...

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Joshua: I can be a legend just like Cristiano Ronaldo
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 3, 2017, 4:28 p.m.

The IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua defends his belt against Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium on April 29. Joshua thinks his 19th professional bout will be the start of building a legacy in the sport. Joshua wants to rule his sport like Real Madrid star Ronaldo has done ...

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Referee got hammered by a punch (video)
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 3, 2017, 1:23 p.m.

Boxing referee proves his chin after taking a huge right hook. While breaking up a clinch between Maciej Sulecki and Hugo Centeno Jr. in the seventh round on Saturday night, Mark Nelson walked into a crushing right hook from Centeno Jr, catching him square on the chin. Remarkably, the veteran ...

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Pacquiao wants $20 million for the fight with Crawford
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 3, 2017, 10:17 a.m.

The Manny Pacquiao camp wants a $20 million guarantee to fight Terence Crawford according to ace boxing scribe Nick Giongco.

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Wilder, Haye, Golovkin and Joshua are favorites in their fights
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 3, 2017, 6:12 a.m.

Here is some bets in the upcoming fights:

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Povetkin B Sample to be opened on January 5
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 3, 2017, 3:03 a.m.

On December 16th VADA notified the WBC that Alexander Povetkin’s anti-doping test taken from his December 6th «A» Sample pursuant to the WBC Clean Boxing Program («CBP») yielded an adverse analytical finding for the banned substance Ostarine. The WBC Rules & Regulations provide that Povetkin can request that: (1) ...

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All-Time Knockouts (video)
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 2, 2017, 2:48 p.m.

In celebration of Showtime Championship Boxing’s 30th anniversary, look back at the most dramatic and memorable knockouts — from Thomas Hearn’s first round knockout on James Shuler to Deontay Wilder’s devastating right hand knockout on Artur Szpilka.

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