LAS VEGAS (July 14, 2014) – After landing more punches and connecting with a higher percentage, Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara (19-2-2, 12 KOs) feels he was robbed in his fight with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) that took place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas this past weekend. Fact, Lara landed 107

Canelo earns split decision over Lara Canelo Alvarez won a controversial twelve round split decision over Erislandy Lara in front of a raucous crowd at the MGM Grand on Saturday night. Two judges favored the aggression of Canelo over Lara’s more precise but lower volume effort. Scores were 115-113 both ways and 117-111 for Canelo,

Could Tomoki Kameda’s timing be perfect? It was just this February that Tomoki Kameda was looking down on his luck. The 22-year old undefeated WBO bantamweight champion (and youngest of the three Kameda brothers) saw his career threatened just based solely on his bloodline. The Kameda family gym in Japan suspended and their license to

Floyd Mayweather-Marcos Maidana rematch back in Las Vegas In May, Argentina’s Marcos Maidana pushed Floyd Mayweather to the brink of defeat for the first time since Mayweather tangled with Jose Luis Castillo in the early part of the century. It was announced that Mayweather and Maidana will do it again, as the two return to

Sergey Kovalev responds to Bernard Hopkins Ft. Lauderdale, FL: As Sergey Kovalev (24-0-1, 22 KOs) prepares to defend his WBO Light Heavyweight World Title against Blake Caparello on August 2nd on HBO Boxing After Dark from Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ, the media is buzzing about the possibility of a unification fight between

Aug. 16 Showtime tripleheader topped by Shawn Porter-Kell Brook in Carson It has been announced that on Aug. 16, Showtime will televise a world title tripleheader emanating from the StubHub Center in Carson, California, headlined by the IBF welterweight title bout between Shawn Porter and mandatory challenger Kell Brook. On the undercard, Omar Figueroa defends

Erislandy Lara grateful to be an American on Fourth of July LAS VEGAS (July 4, 2014) – On independence day in the USA, Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara, is grateful to be an American as he celebrates “Fourth of July” in Las Vegas in anticipation of his showdown with Canelo Alvarez. The opportunities that Lara

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

Danny Garcia-Rod Salka press conference quotes & photos Below are the quotes and photos from the Danny Garcia-Rod Salka Showtime tripleheader scheduled for Aug. 9.   DANNY GARCIA, Unified Super Lightweight World Champion “Come August 9th it’s going to be another great performance by me. I feel like I’ve got a lot to prove. I’ve