Floyd Mayweather's days of trashing his dad are long over. In fact, Floyd tells why he owes his entire boxing empire to his pops! Of course, Floyd Jr. and Floyd Sr. have a very famous, very nasty feud that left them estranged for years. At one point, Sr. offered to train fighters to beat his own son.
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.
Nicola Adams is relishing the challenge of a longer fight, and is confident she can overcome an opponent who is 16 years younger than her. Double Olympic gold medallist Adams made her professional debut last month in a four-round fight which featured two-minute rounds, which have been the standard length for women's fights since 1998.
Former four-time heavyweight world titleholder Evander Holyfield, who earlier this year announced his entrance into the promotional side of boxing with the founding of Real Deal Sports & Entertainment, is making moves as the company gets ready to put on its first card this summer.
There was such concern from the Canelo Alvarez camp about whether Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. would make weight for their heavily anticipated fight on Saturday night in Las Vegas that their contract stipulated the fighters hold a secret weigh-in to determine any possible financial penalties minutes before the Nevada State Athletic Commission's official weigh-in, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation told on Tuesday.
Comosa AG, the organizer of boxing´s first global knock-out tournament, is delighted to announce that the inaugural season of the World Boxing Super Series will feature the cruiserweight and super middleweight divisions. In each weight class, eight fighters will battle it out in a bracket-style elimination tournament starting in September with four quarter-finals per division. The semi-finals will be held in early 2018, and the winners will be crowned in May 2018.
Win, lose, or draw it is supposed to be “lights out” for the career of James Toney come this Saturday night as he takes on Mike Sheppard in the main event of a scheduled ten bout card in Ypsilanti, Michigan in what is being billed as Toney’s retirement fight.
Tyson Fury claims Anthony Joshua will present him with his "easiest fight" after saying Eddie Hearn had already booked Wembley Stadium for such a bout. The 28-year-old is targeting a comeback fight on July 8, providing he overturns a suspended drugs ban at a UK Anti-Doping [UKAD] hearing which opened on Monday.
The Canelo Alvarez party train continues and Mexican singing legend Luis Miguel has hopped on board, playing blackjack in Vegas with the boxing star after that beatdown of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr! After raging his face off Saturday, the Champ took his celebration to the MGM Grand blackjack tables Monday -- and while Canelo looks focused on his cards, "El Sol De Mexico" is all smiles seated right next to the big winner.
Tyson Fury will target a comeback fight on July 8, provided he overturns a drug suspension at a UK Anti-Doping hearing on Monday. Fury has not fought since beating Wladimir Klitschko for the world heavyweight titles in November 2015 because of a combination of drug issues and mental health concerns.
