All posts tagged "matchroom boxing"
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BoxingOpinion: Alycia Baumgardner Won’t Be Heavily Punished for Positive Drug Test
We’ve had nearly a week to digest the news regarding Alycia Baumgardner and her positive drug test for two banned steroids. Baumgardner tested positive for mesterolone...
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NewsAlycia Baumgardner Tests Positive For Banned Steroid
Alycia Baumgardner is now a disputed undisputed champion. Baumgardner, age 29, tested positive for the banned steroid mesterolone and methenolone acetate (also known as Primobolan) in...
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NewsFight Recap: Diego Pacheco Sets Off Fireworks Friday
Diego Pacheco of Los Angeles (19-0, 16 KOs) says he’s ready for the big-name contenders at in the super middleweight division. Believe him. Pacheco keeps making...
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BoxingUndercard Action From Berlanga-Quigley Madison Square Garden Theater Card
In the Berlanga-Quigley/Matchroom card opener, lightweight Ofacio Falcon went to 10-0, beating Pedro Vicente from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico at the Madison Square Garden Theater in Manhattan...
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BoxingFight Results: Regis Prograis Wins Split Decision over Danielito Zorrilla
That sigh of relief heard across the United States came from Regis Prograis and Eddie Hearn. Fighting in front of a home crowd in New Orleans,...
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BoxingFight Results: Leigh Wood Gets Revenge and Belt Back From Mauricio Lara
Leigh Wood of Nottingham (27-2, 16 KOs) brought the WBA World Featherweight title back home to Manchester, defeating Mauricio Lara of Mexico City (24-3-1, 17 KOs)...
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BoxingLara Misses Weight; Title At Stake Only For Wood
Only Leigh Wood is eligible to win the WBA World Featherweight title he lost in February after current champion Mauricio Lara put Saturday’s title fight in...
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BoxingLara Wood 2 Preview: Bang A Gong, Get It On
UPDATE: Mauricio Lara missed weight on Friday morning. The title will be at stake only for Leigh Wood. Coverage here. WBA World Featherweight champion Mauricio Lara...
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BoxingFight Results: Cameron Spoils Taylor Homecoming
Watching Katie Taylor entering the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, to the roars of her countrymen and women was the manifestation of a dream come true. After...
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BoxingUndercard Results From Dublin: Félix Upsets Cully
Several highs and lows for Irish fighters in undercard results from Dublin in the Taylor vs Cameron event. Hasn’t Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn learned his...
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NewsCanelo Fight Results: Alvarez Wins Decision Over Ryder
Canelo Alvarez of Guadalajara (59-2-2, 39 KOs) delivered a victory, if not a thriller, defeating challenger John Ryder of London, England (32-6, 18 KOs) by decision....
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NewsFight Results: Bam Rodriguez Becomes Two Division Champion
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez is once again a world champion, now in a second weight class. The unbeaten 23-year-old became a two-division world champion by claiming a...
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NewsFight Results: Anthony Joshua Claims Victory in Underwhelming Fight Against Jermaine Franklin
LONDON – Former two-time heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua of Great Britain (25-3, 22 KOs) got back in the winner’s column with a 12-round unanimous decision...
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NewsCanelo vs. Ryder: The Sun Always Shines on Saul Álvarez
If San Diego is known for anything, it’s known for its sunny, temperate weather. Likewise, the sun has shone for the most part on Saúl “Canelo”...
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NewsWood vs. Lara Fight Results: Bloody Good KO Win For ‘Bronco’
Featherweights Mauricio Lara of Mexico City (24-2-1, 17 KOs) and Leigh Wood of Nottingham (26-2, 16 KOs) both entered the ring to musical fanfare from their...
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New YorkAmanda Serrano vs. Erika Cruz Hernandez: Preview, Prediction & Betting Odds
Amanda Serrano’s featherweight supremacy will be tested by Erika Cruz Hernandez. Manny Pacquiao was known as much for his stunning longevity as his speed and power....
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WorldwideKatie Taylor vs. Karen Carabajal Fight Results: Taylor Earns Dominant UD
Coming off her thrilling, but notably taxing, split decision victory over Amanda Serrano (still my vote for fight of the year) at April’s end, Irish icon...
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WorldwideHannah Rankin Talks Sparring Claressa Shields, Training in Miami & More
Hard not to mention women’s boxing and not WBA and IBO Super Welterweight champion Hannah Rankin. Rankin(12-5, 3 KOs) looks to retain this weekend again familiar...
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NewsCanelo vs GGG 3 Fight Results: Canelo Closes An Era With UD Win
Finally. Finale. Fin. And after 36 rounds, a sincere embrace between Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin. Fight results: Canelo. Boxing fans finally get an outcome not...
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WorldwideCanelo vs. GGG 3 Weigh-In Results: Hot Time Under the Las Vegas Sun
The truth is, I’m not a big fan of outdoor weigh-ins. There isn’t enough sunscreen in the world to get the job done when you’re as...