Junior welterweight prospect Ernesto Mercado dropped Jose Angulo twice en route to a seventh round knockout victory Saturday night at the LumColor Center in Ontario, California. Mercado, who resides in nearby Pomona, improves to 9-0, 9 knockouts. The fight was fought at a tactical pace from the opening round as Angulo attempted to utilize his experience. Angulo tried setting traps ...
A main event matchup of undefeated fighters highlights the second SHOBOX: The New Generation of 2023 as SHOBOX returnee Ardreal “Bossman” Holmes (12-0, 5 KOs) takes on upset artist Ismael “Maelo” Villarreal (12-0, 8 KOs) in a 10-round super welterweight contest Friday, February 17 at 9 p.m. ET/PT live on SHOWTIME from Stormont Vail Events Center in Topeka, Kan. The ...
Adrien Broner, former four-weight world champion, has announced his intention to overcome the mental health issues that have plagued him in recent years and return to the ring with a renewed focus and determination. Broner will make his return against Michael Williams Jr. on February 25, live on BLK Prime PPV, at The Gateway Center @ College Park, GA. Broner ...
Eumir Felix Marcial, 27, the Philippines' 2020 middleweight Olympic bronze medalist, is making his first foray into the land of the eight-rounders this Saturday, Feb. 11, in San Antonio's Alamodome, on the undercard of the O'Shaquie Foster - Rey Vargas WBO world jr. lightweight title battle, which will be televised live on Showtime. A native of Zamboanga, Philippines, Marcial ...
The UFC’s ongoing global expansion will continue in 2023 with the opening of a new UFC Performance Institute in Mexico City. The new facility, which is planned to open in Q4, will offer the same state-of-the-art facilities that have already been established at the UFC’s other Performance Institutes in Las Vegas and Shanghai. Now the organization plans to build a ...
The forthcoming fight between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia will be one of the most anticipated matchups boxing has to offer in 2023. Slated to take place on April 15, the mega-fight has many of the sport’s figures already talking about the mouthwatering matchup, with one of them being Davis confidant and former four-division champion Adrien Broner. “Tank isn’t going ...
On May 20th, Irish eyes will be smiling. At least until the bell rings. That’s the day the world will see featherweight champion Amanda Serrano challenge lightweight champion Katie Taylor for the second time, this time on Taylor’s turf in Ireland. The road to get there was set on Saturday, and it was anything but easy. Over an eight day ...
Main Events announced that they have signed undefeated super middleweight Shawn “The Amazing” McCalman to a promotional contract. McCalman, (12-0, 6 KOs), was born and raised in Denver and now resides in Aurora, Colorado, where he trains at A1 Boxing. “We are also thrilled to be back in business with his manager Jolene Mizzone of Fighters First Management,” said Main ...
As BoxingScene.com recently reported, Callum Smith fights in Liverpool for the first time since 2019 when he faces undefeated world-ranked Pole Pawel Stepien at the M&S Bank Arena on Saturday March 11, live worldwide on DAZN (excluding Australia and New Zealand). The WBC’s No.1 ranked light heavyweight Smith (29-1, 21 KOs) returns home for a must-win clash with the IBF’s ...
Maybe he’s patient. Maybe he’s not. Either way, Jermaine Franklin certainly has been waiting a while. The Saginaw, Mich. native has been a pro for nearly eight full years and has fought 111 rounds across 22 fights, but he’s long been biding his time waiting for a significant opportunity. He spent his first seven years and 20 fights working the ...