Anthony Dirrell was crowned the new WBC Super Middleweight champion after a points decision win over Sakio Bika with the judges scoring the fight 114-115, 116-111 and 117-110. This is a fantastic story for Dirrell who overcame cancer to become a world champion. The first time these two met in the squared circle was back

When we last saw Cameroonian born Australian Sakio Bika (32-5-3 21 KO) and Flint, Michigan’s Anthony Dirrell (26-0-1 22KO) in the ring last December, they were fighting to a controversial draw.  The fight started out competitively with classic ebb and flows. Dirrell mixing it up more than most thought he would and dropping Bika with

Saturday night in Carson, California, looks set to be a great night of boxing with three world title fights and some rising stars from both sides of the Atlantic featuring on a stacked bill. While “Showtime” Shawn Porter vs Kell Brook for the IBF welterweight strap is headlining, the undercard is definitely worth tuning in

CARSON, Calif. (Aug. 11, 20141) – With less than a week away to fight night, Shawn Porter, Kell Brook and undercard fighters talk about their training camp experiences and expectations surrounding their big fights this Saturday, Aug. 16 at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. live on SHOWTIME®. In the main event, undefeated IBF Welterweight World

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

Floyd Mayweather dumps Golden Boy Promotions Mere hours after former Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer announced he’d be leaving the company, representatives for Floyd Mayweather confirmed that he too would no longer be working with the southern California based promoter any longer. ESPN.com’s Dan Rafael spoke to Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe, who confirmed

“Carl Froch keen on building legacy in Las Vegas His legacy secure in UK, Froch looks to build it abroad in major Vegas bout Saturday night, Carl Froch cemented himself as one of the better British fighters of the past few decades as he shut the door on his rivalry with George Groves swiftly and

Abraham defends WBO belt against Sjekloca on May 3 Having regained his WBO Super Middleweight crown from Robert Stieglitz, ‘’King’’ Arthur Abraham (39-4, 28 KOs) will make his first title defense against Nikola Sjekloca (26-1, 8 KOs) on May 3rd at the Velodrom in Berlin, Germany. ‘’Finally, I have the WBO belt back around my waist and

DeGale impresses with 11th round TKO of Khatchikian BRISTOL, United Kingdom – James DeGale (18-1, 12 knockouts) recorded an impressive TKO victory over durable challenger Gevorg Khatchikian (20-1, 8 KOs) in an effective final eliminator for Sakio Bika’s WBC super middleweight title. DeGale’s effective bodywork and fast tempo paid dividends in the eleventh round as