Posted on Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 at 11:50 am.
Boxing History: May 12, 1962 Harold Johnson W 15 Doug Jones, Philadelphia. Johnson wins vacant World Light Heavyweight Title. Johnson’s record: won 76 (KO 32) + lost 11 (KO 5) + drawn 0 = 87… Harold Johnson (August 9, 1928 – February 19, 2015) was a professional boxer. He held the World Light Heavyweight Championship :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 at 11:42 am.
Former world champions Adrien Broner (30-1,22 KOs) and Shawn Porter (25-1-1, 16 KOs) will meet June 20th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas . The pair has agreed to a catchweight between 144-145 pounds. It’s a true test for both guys in the toughest test since losing their perspective world titles. Broner will enter :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, May 11th, 2015 at 9:03 pm.
With a calculated right hook in a fast-paced third round, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez solidified his position as one of the biggest stars in the sport of boxing today. Last Saturday night in a ring in the middle of Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, and live on HBO, the twenty-four year old Alvarez sent warring :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, May 11th, 2015 at 4:00 am.
Most of the attention in mainstream boxing will be on Gennady Golovkin’s main event vs. Willie Monroe Jr. this Saturday. It’s for a good reason as Golovkin has been on quite the tear the last 2 years. He has been delivering a highlight reel of stoppages and currently is riding a 19 fight consecutive knockout :READ MORE…
Posted on Friday, May 8th, 2015 at 9:08 am.
Former world champion Joshua Clottey (38-4 , 22 KOs) will return to the ring this Saturday for the first time in a little over a year. He will face Mexico’s Jorge Silva. This fight is more than just a tuneup as Clottey could be in essence showcasing his talent for someone else who is fighting :READ MORE…
Posted on Friday, May 8th, 2015 at 7:47 am.
With the “fight of the century” nearly a week old, many fans and media are asking for the boxing world to turn the page and look at the new stars that could carry the sport into a new era. Here is a list of the top five that Boxing360.com see as the best candidates to :READ MORE…
Posted on Thursday, May 7th, 2015 at 9:23 am.
The name Artur Beterbiev (8-0 , 8 KOs) is not a household name quite yet. He does possess something that can win over even the casual fans which is punching power. Beterbiev may only have 8 professional fights but he has really made a serious impression thus far. He has stopped all 8 of his :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, May 6th, 2015 at 8:54 pm.
It has been a long road for Mexican fighter Humberto “Zorrita” Soto (65-8-2, 35KO) of Los Mochis, Mexico. At thirty four years old, Soto might be in his swan song this Saturday night in the semi-main event of HBO’s telecast from Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. Soto will be facing East Los Angeles’ young :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, May 6th, 2015 at 12:54 pm.
The odds seem already stacked against Willie Monroe Jr. (19-1 , 6 KOs) as he approaches his May 16th challenge of world champion Gennady Golovkin (32-0 , 29 KOs). There has been so much talk of Golovkin’s power and Monroe Jr.’s lack of that the outcome seems like a forgone conclusion. Those who closely follow :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, May 5th, 2015 at 7:43 am.
Former four-time world champion Brian “Hawaiian Punch” Viloria (35-4 , 21 KOs) has achieved in his career more than most pro fighters could say they have. Viloria was a former Olympian but considering he has fought near or below the flyweight limit for now his 15th year is quite an achievement in itself. He has :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…
