Las Vegas, NV (SportsNetwork.com) – Bob Arum is better at promoting fights than I am at anything I’ve ever tried. He has a track record that stretches farther than my 45 years, and his contractual relationships with fighters like Manny […]
Las Vegas, NV (Sports Network) – The judges again had the final say, but there wasn’t any controversy this time. A rubber match is inevitable. Manny Pacquiao earned a unanimous decision over Timothy Bradley on Saturday night to reclaim the […]
Cape Coral, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Don’t mourn too much for Freddie Roach. Not because a guy battling the issues he’s battling doesn’t deserve concern. But simply because there’s still no place that the former fighter and veteran trainer – who […]
Tokyo, Japan (SportsNetwork.com) – Akira Yaegashi retained his WBC flyweight title Sunday with a ninth-round knockout of Odilon Zaleta, while Adrian Hernandez lost his WBC light flyweight crown after suffering a sixth-round TKO against Naoya Inoue. Yaegashi improved to 20-3 […]
Rostock, Germany (SportsNetwork.com) – Juergen Braehmer recorded a sixth-round TKO over Enzo Maccarinelli to retain his WBA light heavyweight belt on Saturday. Braehmer (43-2) made the first defense of his title. He claimed the vacant belt in December with a […]
Atlantic City, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) – Sergey Kovalev retained his WBO light heavyweight title with a seventh-round knockout of previously unbeaten Cedric Agnew on Saturday night. Kovalev (24-0-1), making his second defense, ended the bout by dropping Agnew with a body […]
Bayamon, Puerto Rico (SportsNetwork.com) – Danny Garcia retained his WBA and WBC junior welterweight titles with a 12-round decision over Mauricio Herrera. Garcia won two scorecards by 116-112, but saw the other judge give a 114-114 tie as he retained […]
Cape Coral, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Saul Alvarez did something in Las Vegas that’s guaranteed to make a fighter look good. He didn’t fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. Rather than growing exasperated as his jabs, crosses and hooks caught nothing beyond shoulders, […]
Las Vegas, NV (SportsNetwork.com) – Leo Santa Cruz took a unanimous decision against Cristian Mijares to retain his WBC Super Bantamweight Title on Saturday. Santa Cruz (27-0 15) took two scores by 120-108, and the final judge by a score […]
Cape Coral, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – One of boxing’s highest-profile heels is back. No doubt to the consternation of fans, observers and media members keen on pointing out his commitment shortfalls, Mexican legend progeny Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. reappeared on the […]