Weights: Canelo vs. Golovkin 2

09/15/201809/14/2018 Rob Smith

Saul Canelo Alvarez made it interesting at Friday’s weigh-in by running at middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin when it came … continue

RESULTS: Ryan Garcia defeats Carlos Morales

09/02/201809/02/2018 Rob Smith

Ryan Garcia (16-0, 13 KOs) stayed undefeated with 10 round majority decision victory over Carlos Morales (17-3-3, 6 KOs) on … continue

RESULTS: Dmitry Bivol decisions Isaac Chilemba

08/06/201808/05/2018 Rob Smith

WBA World light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (14-0, 11 KOs) used his superior offense armament to defeat veteran Isaac Chilemba … continue

Francisco Vargas faces Rod Salka on April 12 on ESPN

03/15/2018 Rob Smith

Former WBC super featherweight champion Francisco ‘El Bandito’ Vargas (24-1-2, 17 KOs) will be taking a softer than usual fight … continue

Results: Danny Garcia stops Brandon Rios

02/18/201802/18/2018 Rob Smith

In a predictable outcome, former 2 division world champion Danny ‘Swift’ Garcia (34-1, 20 KOs) stopped a very slow and faded former WBA lightweight champion Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios (34-4-1, 25 KOs) in a 9th round knockout at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. Garcia, 29, landed a right hand to the head of Rios in the 9th that put him down flat on his back.

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Mikey Garcia vs. Jorge Linares possible for summer

01/05/201801/04/2018 Rob Smith

Mikey Garcia and Jorge Linares could be facing each other in the summer at 135 after the 2 of them get done with their interim fights. Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs) wants to fight for the IBF light welterweight title against IBF 140 pound champion Sergey Lipinets (13-0, 10 KOs) on February 10 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

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Deontay Wilder win over Ortiz make him No.1 heavyweight in division?

01/02/2018 Rob Smith

Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) will place himself as the No.1 heavyweight in the division with a win over Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs) on March 3 in this writer’s opinion. The fight isn’t final yet, but it’s expected to be announced soon for 3/3 on Showtime Boxing from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

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Parker could get $12M for Joshua fight

12/31/2017 Rob Smith

WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker could be looking at an estimated payday of $12 million for his unification fight against IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua for their fight in March or April. According to the New Zealand Herald, Parker would be looking at a potential $12M payday for the Joshua fight, which is expected to take place in the UK.

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Wilder, Ortiz agree on 3/3 fight

12/31/201712/30/2017 Rob Smith

Luis Ortiz and WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder have an agreement in place for them to meet on March 3rd on Showtime Boxing at the Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, New York. RingTV is reporting the news. The fight has been talked about for weeks now for March 3, but now it looks like it’s been agreed on.

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Shannon Briggs says he could be facing Tyson Fury in April

12/27/2017 Rob Smith

Heavyweight Shannon Briggs is saying he’ll be Tyson Fury’s next opponent in April when the overweight former heavyweight champion makes his return to the ring following a 2-year layoff. Briggs says he’s already been in talks for the fight with the 6’9” Fury (25-0, 18 KOs), and he’s ready to knock him out.

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