Boxing Weekend Report Card After staging one of the more forgettable HBO cards in recent memory just a weekend ago, promoter Main Events were the big winners during a slow week as they put together what is unquestionably the best American show of the year. Friday, they promoted a show on NBC Sports that featured

Steve Cunningham outlasts Mansour, Curtis Stevens stops Johnson On what was easily the best American fight card in 2014 thus far, heavyweight concert Steve Cunningham kept his career alive by outlasting unbeaten Amir Mansour to a ten round unanimous decision on Friday night on NBC Sports as promoted by Main Events. Cunningham climbed off the

Edner Cherry returns Apr. 4 against Robert Osiobe Philadelphia, PA: A little over a year ago super featherweight sensation Edner Cherry (31-6-2, 17 KOs) knocked out Vicente Escobedo in the sixth round at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City and since then his fans have been anxiously awaiting his return to the ring; Friday night at

Steve Cunningham-Amir Mansour live on NBC Sports on Apr. 4 Philadelphia, PA: NBCSN presents Fight Night this Friday at 10 p.m. ET featuring a heavyweight match-up between Steve Cunningham (26-6-0, 12 KOs) and Amir Mansour (20-0-0, 15 KOs) for the USBA heavyweight title and for Philadelphia bragging rights. Cunningham is a Philadelphia native who learned

Sergey Kovalev stops Cedric Agnew in seven, Dulorme decisions Mayfield In what might be constituted as the biggest mismatch in an HBO main event ever (in terms of betting odds), 60-to-1 favorite WBO light heavyweight titlist Sergey Kovalev continued to make a statement as he stopped the lightly regarded and largely unknown Cedric Agnew in

Sergey Kovalev looks to continue seek and destroy mission on HBO This coming Saturday sees the eagerly awaited return of what many observers consider boxing’s most devastating puncher in Sergey Kovalev, as he takes on the undefeated Cedric Agnew at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It marks the second defense of Kovalev’s

SI: Main Events claims valid agreement with Stevenson in letter SI.com’s Chris Mannix reported via Twitter on Thursday afternoon that Main Events, who promotes light heavyweight beltholder Sergey Kovalev, sent letters to Showtime and Yvon Michel (who promotes RING light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson) that they had a valid agreement. Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixSI) 3/27/14, 4:20

Steve Cunningham training camp notes Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia’s own Steve Cunningham (26-6-0, 12 KOs) hopes to win over his hometown crowd at the Liacouras Center at Temple University on April 4th when he attempts to take the USBA Heavyweight Championship belt from the undefeated champion, Amir Mansour (20-0-0, 15 KOs), on NBCSN Fight Night. Cunningham,

Tureano Johnson looks to go to war with Curtis Stevens New Jersey (March 24, 2014) – Gary Shaw Productions undefeated middleweight contender, Tureano Johnson (14-0, 10 KOs) is training hard for his upcoming bout with Curtis Stevens (26-4-0, 19 KOs) taking place at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA on Friday, April 4th. Johnson vs. Stevens,

Lionel Thompson looking for fourth straight win on Mar. 29 Atlantic City, NJ: 28 year old light heavyweight Lionell Thompson (15-2-0, 9 KOs) is looking to keep his streak of three straight wins alive as the highlight of the undercard of the Kovalev-Agnew fight at Boardwalk Hall on Mar. 29 with his ten round match-up