Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) hosted an international conference call ahead of his highly anticipated PPV showdown against Canelo Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) this Saturday in Las Vegas.
According to a police report, cops were called to Holyfield's dorm after an RA smelled weed coming from his room. Cops say Holyfield answered the door and had bloodshot eyes. He said he hadn't been smoking and didn't know what they were talking about, despite a strong smell of marijuana.
Ivan Redkach 136.6 vs. Argenis Mendez 136.8
Brandon Figueroa 121.8 vs. Luis Saavedra
Antonio Santa Cruz 117.6 vs. Jonathan Torres 117.8
Luis Bello 140.2 vs. Jose Araiza 140.4
Richard Acevedo 149.8 vs. Anthony Woods 149.8
Herbert Acevedo 143.6 vs. Jerome Rodriguez 144
Julian Rodarte 132.4 vs. Jesus Aguinaga 133
Juan Funez 135 vs. Matt Murphy 135
Two-time world heavyweight champion Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs and three-time title challenger Fres Oquendo will battle for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Heavyweight Championship in the main event of Backyard Brawl: Briggs vs. Oquendo taking place on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Doors open at 6 p.m. with first fight at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale now.
As of now, we are told there are no plans for WBA/WBC/IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin to attend Saturday’s PPV super middleweight clash between Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Golovkin also skipped Canelo’s previous fight against Liam Smith. GGG last saw Alvarez in live action when Canelo defended his WBC middleweight title against Amir Khan 12 months ago.
Romanian boxer Razvan Cojanu (16-2, 9 KOs), the WBO #14 ranked heavyweight, plans to do the unthinkable. He plans to end North Carolina’s run on day one. He plans to upset the undefeated WBO heavyweight champion of the world in his backyard and do it on less than two weeks notice.
Wladimir Klitschko wore sunglasses and a hat after being pictured for the first time since he was knocked out by Anthony Joshua. The 41-year-old went to the Roka Restaurant in London with his fiancee Hayden Panettiere on Sunday, the day after he lost to Joshua at Wembley.
Wladimir Klitschko:“The best man won tonight and it’s an amazing moment for boxing. Anthony was better today than I. It’s really sad that I didn’t make it tonight. I was planning to do it. It didn’t work, but all the respect to Anthony. Of course, we have a rematch in the contract. I need to analyze and see what the heck happened. I wish I could have raised my hands, but congrats to him. He got up, he fought back and he won the titles.”
In the biggest heavyweight title fight in years, undefeated IBF champion Anthony Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs) scored a spectacular eleventh round TKO over long-reigning former kingpin Wladimir Klitschko (64-5, 54 KOs) to retain his IBF title and claim the vacant WBA title in front of a record-setting 90,000 fans at London’s Wembley Stadium.
Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko stood up as the most significant heavyweight fight in more than a decade and was contested in front of a record-setting 90,000 fans at Wembley. At stake were Joshua’s IBF World Championship and the vacant WBA World Championship, two titles that Klitschko previously held during his 11 year campaign as champion. The winner is the unified heavyweight champion of the world.
