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ESPN Pays Tribute to Boxing Writer Bert Sugar on ESPN Classic

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ESPN will pay special tribute to iconic boxing writer and sports historian Bert Sugar today on ESPN Classic with fifteen hours of programming beginning at 3 p.m. ET. Sugar passed away on Sunday at the age of 75. Sugar was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005. According to the Hall's website, Sugar wrote more than 80 books, including "The 100 Greatest … [Read more...] about ESPN Pays Tribute to Boxing Writer Bert Sugar on ESPN Classic

Watch it Live: Erik Morales vs. Danny Garcia, James Kirkland vs. Carlos Molina on HBO

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Young 23-year-old undefeated fighter Danny Garcia (22-0, 14KOs) of Philadelphia takes on the toughest challenge of his career when he faces Mexican boxing legend "El Terrible" Erik Morales (52-7, 36KOs) for the vacant WBC light welterweight title (140-pounds) (Morales was stripped of the WBC belt after failing to make weight at the scales and fined $50,000). … [Read more...] about Watch it Live: Erik Morales vs. Danny Garcia, James Kirkland vs. Carlos Molina on HBO

Watch Zab Judah vs. Vernon Paris, Tomasz Adamek vs. Nagy Aguilera, and Sergei Liakhovich vs. Bryant Jennings

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Saturday night's NBC Sports Network Fight Night broadcast will feature a triple header that includes two 10-round heavyweight non title fights, Sergei Liakhovich vs. Bryant Jennings and Tomasz Adamek vs Nagy Aguilera, and the main event Zab Judah vs. Vernon Paris in a 12-round junior welterweight non title match. … [Read more...] about Watch Zab Judah vs. Vernon Paris, Tomasz Adamek vs. Nagy Aguilera, and Sergei Liakhovich vs. Bryant Jennings

Garcia & Smith in Main Event on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights

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De La Rosa & Brunson in Co-Feature Junior Middleweights Roberto “La Amenaza” Garcia (30-3, 21 KOs) and “The Truth” Antwone Smith (21-3-1, 12 KOs) will meet in the 10-round main event on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights presented by Corona Extra March 23. Friday’s show will air at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2 HD, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN3 from Pharr, Texas. The card is presented by … [Read more...] about Garcia & Smith in Main Event on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights

Shamrock Showdown II – Choi Headlines, Lindsay Returns and Fearon Showcases New Signings

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They don’t call promoter Spencer Fearon ‘Mr Boxing’ for nothing, the man who boxed under the name ‘The Spirit’ has turned the London Boxing scene on it’s head, since making the move to promoting, and in the process his Hard Knocks Boxing Promotions organisation has rightfully earned the reputation of putting on the best shows in the Capital, bar none. … [Read more...] about Shamrock Showdown II – Choi Headlines, Lindsay Returns and Fearon Showcases New Signings

City Boys, and Girls, Prepare To Battle It Out On March 30th

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Bad Boy Promotions head honcho Chrissy Morton has a passion for boxing, so much so that she gave up a lucrative career in the City to focus on promoting boxing events. Not just any boxing events though, Chrissy’s passion is the White Collar Boxing phenomenon that has swept like wildfire throughout the financial districts Worldwide over the past decade or so. … [Read more...] about City Boys, and Girls, Prepare To Battle It Out On March 30th

César Seda,Jr crushes Domingo Guillen

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Santo Domingo, DR - Yesterday in the municipality of Villa González in Santiago de los Caballeros, César "Junito" Seda (22-1, 16KO's) defeated former world title contender, Domingo Guillen (38-12-1, 34 KO's) by technical knockout in the first round, in a bout set for 8 rounds at 118 lbs.Seda dominated, successfully connecting enough body shots against his opponent. 2 minutes, … [Read more...] about César Seda,Jr crushes Domingo Guillen