Emmanuel Taylor plays spoiler to Karim Mayfield, wins decision With both guys coming off tough losses in their previous fights, Karim Mayfield and Emmanuel Taylor were looking to make a statement in their ESPN2 Friday Night Fights main event. Mayfield lost to Thomas Dulorme in his second appearance on HBO while Taylor dropped a decision

Can Karim Mayfield get back on track? Tonight, junior welterweight contender Karim Mayfield looks to erase memories of his first professional defeat as he faces Emmanuel Taylor in the main event of ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights. Earlier this year, Mayfield (18-1-1, 11 knockouts) lost a ten-round unanimous decision, derailing hopes of a title shot –

Miguel Berchelt stops Carlos Manuel Reyes in four Local favorite Miguel Berchelt stopped Carlos Manuel Reyes in the fourth round of their junior lightweight main event on Saturday night in Yucatan, Mexico atop a quality bill promoted by Zanfer Promotions. With no American televised boxing taking place the day after the Fourth of July, Zanfer

Shawn Porter faces Kell Brook at StubHub Center on Aug. 16 IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter will make the second defense of his title on Aug. 16 against mandatory challenger Kell Brook, set to take place at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. Porter (24-0-1, 15 knockouts) emerged as a top welterweight last December when

Amir Khan arrested in Bolton Former RING Magazine junior welterweight champion Amir Khan was arrested early this morning in Bolton after allegedly attacking two teenagers according to the Bolton News. The alleged victims were returning from a nearby mosque when Khan pulled up alongside them in a Mercedes C Class. The victims suffered minor injuries

Tomoki Kameda US debut on Canelo-Lara countdown show WBO bantamweight champion Tomoki Kameda will make his US debut on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez‘s Showtime pay-per-view showdown with Erislandy Lara and SHOWTIME has announced they will televise the bout as part of their countdown show leading into the PPV broadcast. Kameda (29-0, 18 knockouts) turns

Frankie Gomez faces step up Vernon Paris on July 25 on FS1 22-year old junior welterweight Frankie Gomez will step up his competition for the first time in his career on July 25 as he squares off against former prospect turned Zab Judah victim Vernon Paris on Fox Sports 1 at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio,

  WBO orders purse bid for Peter Quillin-Mat Korobov ESPN.com’s Dan Rafael reported Thursday afternoon that the WBO has ordered negotiations to begin pitting their middleweight champion Peter Quillin against Mat Korobov. That’s all fine and dandy, but Quillin (31-0, 22 knockouts) is promoted (not on paper) by Golden Boy Promotions and Korobov (24-0, 14

Miguel Berchelt faces Carlos Manuel Reyes on Saturday in Yucatan Saturday night, 5,000 fans are expected to pack the Complejo Deportivo Inalambrica in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico as Miguel Berchelt squares off against Carlos Manuel Reyes in a ten-round junior lightweight bout. The card will be televised by Azteca 7 in Mexico. Berchelt (22-1, 19 knockouts)

Does Danny Garcia have any intention of facing Lamont Peterson? On Aug. 9, Danny Garcia and Lamont Peterson appear in separate showcase bouts atop a Showtime-televised tripleheader emanating from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Garcia (28-0, 16 knockouts), the RING Magazine junior welterweight champion, squares off with lightly regarded Rod Salka, who in his last fight