“BATTLE OF THE LEGENDS” FLOYD ‘MONEY’ MAYWEATHER TO FACE ‘IRON’ MIKE ZAMBIDIS IN FULL-CONTACT EXHIBITION BOUT, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, IN ATHENS, GREECE Five-Weight, 15-Time World Champion Mayweather Meets 18-Time World Champion Kickboxing King and Olympic Boxer Zambidis to Headline Global Pay-Per-View Event, Live from the Telekom Center, Athens at OAKA Olympic Complex Athens, Greece (May […]
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UFC 328 RESULTS, VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS, POST-PRESS CONFERENCE & SOCIAL MEDIA REACTION Newark, NJ (May 10th, 2026)– UFC 328 took place on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The event was headlined by a middleweight title clash where Sean Strickland reclaimed the championship, handing Khamzat Chimaev the first loss of […]
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UFC FREEDOM 250 PRESS CONFERENCE Sign up to Paramount+ Las Vegas, NV (May 10th, 2026)– The UFC Freedom 250 press conference held on May 8, 2026, was marked by high tension and significant altercations as fighters prepared for the historic June 14 event at the White House. Heavyweight Josh Hokit was ejected from the stage […]
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UFC 328 WEIGH-IN, COUNTDOWN SHOW & PRESS CONFERENCE Newark, NJ (May 8th, 2026)– The UFC 328 pre-fight press conference for Chimaev vs. Strickland took place on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, and it was a memorable one. The event was notoriously volatile, highlighted by a physical altercation where […]
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UFC PERTH AUSTRALIA RESULTS & VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Perth, Australia (May 2nd, 2026)– At UFC Fight Night in Perth, Australia Carlos Prates defeated Jack Della Maddalena via TKO (punches) at 3:17 of Round 3 in the main event. In the co-main event, Quillan Salkilld defeated Beneil Dariush via first-round TKO. Local fighter Steve Erceg also secured […]
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THE RETURN OF THE KING: ARTHUR ABRAHAM By: Boxing Frank Rivera King Arthur Abraham (32-3, 26 KOs) makes his ring return to boxing on Jan 14th in Baden-Arena, Offenburg, Germany. The event is sold out, many of his fans anticipating to see him back in the ring since May 14, 2011. The last time […]
MIKEY GARCIA TITLE SHOT COULD COME SOON By: Boxing Writer Frank Rivera Miguel “Mikey” Garcia (27-0, 23 KO’s) is a young and talented boxer that is quickly rising through the ranks of the Featherweight division. Mikey Garcia comes from a boxing family that has their roots imbedded in the sport of boxing. Mikey’s father, […]
ARUM TO MEET WITH PACQUIAO By: Boxing Writer Frank Rivera Later this month promoter Bob Arum will be flying out to the Philippines to meet with boxing superstar and The Ring Magazine Champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38), to discuss his next opponent. The list of potential opponents to chose from will be WBA […]
SERGIO MARTINEZ DROPS THE WBC & HBO BY: BOXING WRITER FRANK RIVERA Dec 29,2011 The current Ring Magazine Middleweight Champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez held a press conference today in Buenos Aires, Argentina to discuss his frustration with the WBC, its President Jose Sulaiman’s and HBO. Martinez is unhappy and angered with the […]
RECAP OF THE SUPER SIX TOURNAMENT BY: FRANK RIVERA On December 17, 2011 in Atlantic City, NJ Andre Ward(24-0, 13 KO) the WBA Super Middleweight Champion and Carl Froch(28-1, 20 KO) the WBC Super Middleweight Champion will finally bring the tournament to a close. The dragged out Super Six […]
CONTROVERSY IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL KHAN vs. PETERSON BY: FRANK RIVERA PHOTO: AL BELLO/GETTY IMAGES Boxing would not be boxing if a fight did not end in controversy and that is how Saturday night’s Light Welterweight Title fight ended. Amir Khan held the WBA and IBF Light Welterweight Titles coming into the championship […]
WHAT IS NEXT FOR COTTO? By: Frank Rivera Photo: Chris Farina WBA Junior Middleweight Champion Miguel A. Cotto (37-2, 30 KO’s)has plenty to be happy about this Christmas. He was able to avenge his first defeat to Antonio Margarito on December 3rd in Madison […]
COTTO SCORES A TKO OVER MARGARITO IN THE 10TH By: FRANK RIVERA Dec 4, 2011 Tonight in Madison Square Garden Miguel Cotto (37-2-0, 30 KO’s) faced his rival Antonio Margarito (38-8-0, 27 KO’s) for the WBA Super Welterweight Championship. There is no doubt that there is bad blood between these two combatants […]
A LOPSIDED WIN FOR MARES By: Frank Rivera Photo: Ring Magazine Dec 4, 2011 In the rematch between Abner Mares (23-0-1, 13 KO’s) retained his IBF Bantamweight title that he won from Joseph Agbeko (28-4, 22 KOs) in a controversial decision in their first fight last August. The […]
MORENO DISMANTALS DARCHINYAN By: Frank Rivera Photo Credit: Naoki Fukuda Dec 4, 2011 WBA Bantamweight Champion Anselmo Moreno made his US debut in a spectacular fashion by dismantling and easily out boxed veteran Vic Darchinyan in 12 rounds on the Abner Mares-Joseph Agbeko undercard Saturday in Anaheim, California. Darchinayn (37-4-1, 27 […]
ROBERT HELENIUS GETS AN EARLY CHRISTMAS GIFT WITH A SPLIT DECISION WIN OVER DERECK CHISORA By: FRANK RIVERA Boxing fans have waited a long time to watch a good heavyweight fight. Tonight the boxing fans that had the opportunity to watch Robert Helenius (16-0-0, 11KO’s) vs. Dereck Chisora (15-2-0, 9 KO’s) got just that […]
Sturm & Murray Battle to a Draw PHOTO CREDIT: Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images) By: Frank Rivera Dec 3,2011 On Friday night we saw Martin Murray (23-0-1, 10 KO’s) take on WBA World Middleweight Champion Felix Sturm (36-2-2, 15 KO’s) at the SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany. Murray came into the […]
MARES VS. AGBEKO II: By: FRANK RIVERA VIDEO: Courtesy of SHOWTIME SPORTS There is another title fight happening on December 3rd that many seem to be forgetting about. Besides the Super Middleweight Title fight happening in New York City, there is one happening in Anaheim, Calif. This is for the IBF Bantamweight (118-pound limit) Title […]
Kermit Cintron stopped by Saul “Canelo” Alvarez POWER Photo Credit: HBO SPORTS By: FRANK RIVERA We saw one of boxing young rising stars, WBC Junior Middleweight Champion Saul Alvarez (39-0-1 29KO’s) over power Kermit Cintron (33-5-1 28 KO’s) in last night’s title fight in Mexico City, Mexico. This fight with Kermit Cintron was considered to […]
FRANK RIVERA On December 3rd two warriors are going to enter Madison Square Garden to fight for the WBA Super Welterweight Title. Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito are not just fighting for the title, but also for honor, respect, vengeance and retribution. Top Rank is promoting this fight as “Two sworn enemies” that will collide […]
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