At Boxing Laboratory in Oxnard, California, former WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion, Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-1-1, 26 KOs) opened his training session to the media in advance of his upcoming showdown with Andre “S.O.G.” Ward (31-0, 15 KOs). Below are quotes from this event. Ward vs. Kovalev 2: “The Rematch” takes place Saturday, June 17 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The championship event, presented by Corona Extra, will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View.
When Showtime released its spring boxing schedule it made note at the end of the announcement that the network was also working on summer fights for Adrien Broner and Mikey Garcia. Little did anyone know at the time, including the folks at Showtime, that they would face each other.
George Groves has revealed he battled through the pain to win his first world title after suffering a broken jaw in his victory over Fedor Chudinov on Saturday.
The owners who restored Muhammad Ali's boyhood home in Kentucky and opened it as a museum said it might have to close because of financial difficulties. The pink home where Ali -- known then as Cassius Clay -- dreamed of boxing greatness has drawn more than 10,000 visitors since opening last year in Louisville.
WBC Light Heavyweight World Champion Adonis Stevenson and Andrzej Fonfara sounded off at the final press conference on Tuesday at Montreal Casino for their 175-pound rematch this Saturday live on Showtime from Bell Centre.
WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson is a -1100 over Andrzej Fonfara +650 in Saturday’s rematch at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Both Stevenson (28-1, 23 KOs) and Fonfara (29-4, 17 KOs) scored knockdowns in their first meeting in 2014, won by Stevenson via unanimous decision.
WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson is already making plans for his next move after Saturday’s scheduled title defense against Andrzej Fonfara in a Showtime-televised bout from Montreal. “My goal is to unify the titles with the winner of (Sergey) Kovalev and (Andre) Ward,” proclaimed Stevenson. “I want the unification, but if not I’ll make my mandatory. If Ward wins I want to fight him, if Kovalev wins I want to fight him. I’m ready.”
Tim Tszyu, the son of former world champion Kostya Tszyu will compete in his sixth pro bout in Toowoomba, Australia at Rumours International on July 22nd. Tszyu (5-0) will face accomplished amateur Nathan Webber (2-0). Just 22 years old, Tszyu turned pro in December and has already fought five times. "We are a very busy and professional team," Tim Tszyu's manager Glen Jennings.
Bitter Super-Middleweight rivals Darryll Williams and Jahmaine Smyle will rematch for the English title at London's Copper Box Arena on Saturday 8th July, live on BT Sport and BoxNation.
Callum Smith is confident his world title fight with Anthony Dirrell will go ahead despite his opponent's involvement in the scuffles following his brother's DQ win over Jose Uzcategui.
