Posted on Thursday, July 9th, 2015 at 9:46 am.
Unified heavyweight champion of the world Wladimir Klitschko and unbeaten mandatory challenger Tyson Fury will clash on October 24th in Germany. The bout was scheduled to go to purse bid but both sides were able to come to an agreement prior to the deadline. The bout will feature two of the tallest fighters to square :READ MORE…
Posted on Thursday, July 9th, 2015 at 5:09 am.
News keeps swirling around the boxing world; here is the most prominent in the latest edition of Around the Ring: Manny To Fight Again – Filipino super star Manny Pacquiao released a statement where he mentioned that he is recuperating nicely from the torn rotator cuff that he suffered to his prior fight against Floyd :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, July 8th, 2015 at 9:20 am.
(Herrera-Lundy) We kept our win streak going following last week’s pick of WBC Light flyweight champion Pedro Guevara who retained his title over challenger Ganigan Lopez. (http://www.boxing360.com/boxing360s-pick-of-the-week-712015/) The fight did go the distance but Guevara won the fight clearly on the official judges’ scorecards. This week we have chosen the fight between Mauricio Herrera (21-5, :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, July 7th, 2015 at 6:16 am.
Boxing360 is launching its initial debate of the week. Each week we will choose a topic past or current in boxing. We will look to get feedback from you the followers to get an idea of the overall opinion on the subject. There is no right or wrong answer. It’s strictly based on how each :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, July 7th, 2015 at 5:44 am.
In a surprising move, the World Boxing Organization actually made the right move when it announced earlier that in fact they had stripped the current pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr of the WBO welterweight title that he captured in his last fight. If we remember correctly, Mayweather Jr picked up the strap to :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, July 6th, 2015 at 6:48 am.
Highly world ranked unbeaten super middleweight Gilberto Ramirez (32-0, 24 KOs) seems on the brink of a world title fight. Ramirez is ranked no lower than third by any of the major four world sanctioning bodies. Ramirez completely dominated veteran Derek Edwards in his last fight this past June 26th in route to a 10 :READ MORE…
Posted on Friday, July 3rd, 2015 at 8:50 am.
WBA “regular” welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (25-0, 21 KOs) will defend his title vs former two-time world champion Luis Collazo (36-6, 19 KOs). The main event bout will take place July 11th at the USF Sundome in Tampa, Florida. ESPN will air the fight as part of Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions Series :READ MORE…
Posted on Friday, July 3rd, 2015 at 8:20 am.
In the first part of “The Aura of the Stub Hub” we went over the great fights that have transpired in the nearly classic venue when it was named the Home Depot Center. Fights like the first and third battles between Vazquez and Marquez, the welterweight record setter Williams vs Margarito and the war waged :READ MORE…
Posted on Thursday, July 2nd, 2015 at 6:40 am.
WBO middleweight champion of the world Andy Lee (34-2-1, 24 KOs) will defend his world title September 19th at home in his native Ireland. Thomond Park Stadium, in Limerick, Ireland will host the event which is home to the local Rugby team. Lee will defend his title for the second time against his mandatory challenger :READ MORE…
Posted on Thursday, July 2nd, 2015 at 6:29 am.
Big things are happening in the world of boxing, here is a quick run down: 1. Punches Thrown in Court – Today it was announced that Top Rank has filed an anti-monopoly suit against Al Haymon and others for 100 million dollars. This lawsuit goes along with the $300 million dollar one that Golden Boy :READ MORE…
Boxing History: November 10, 1983 Marvelous Marvin Hagler W 15 Roberto Duran, Las Vegas. Retains World Middleweight Title. Record won 62 (KO 52) + lost 3 + drawn 2 = 67 Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler; May 23, 1954 in Newark, NJ) was Undisputed World Middleweight Champion from 1980 to 1987. Hagler made :READ MORE…
