On Saturday night, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, WBC Heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne (24-1-1, 21 KOs) defends his title against undefeated knockout artist Deontay Wilder (32-0, 32 KOs). The fight will be aired on Showtime, and co-promoted by Don King and Golden Boy Promotions. This will be Stiverne’s first title defense since defeating Chris Arreola in May, to … [Read more...]
Mayweather Calls Out Pacquiao: I Want To Go Out With A Bang
Friday night, on a live telecast of Showtime Championship Boxing, pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather called out chief rival Manny Pacquiao, during a ringside interview with Steve Farhood. Although Mayweather has professed his desire to fight Pacquiao in the past, this was his most emphatic statement to date. The 10-time world champion placed blame for the bout not … [Read more...]
Manny Pacquiao vs. Chris Algieri: The Boxing Tribune Preview
Saturday night, in Macao, China, eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) defends his WBO welterweight title against undefeated American Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs). The fight will be Pacquiao’s second at Macao’s Venetian resort, and first since beating Brandon Rios there last year. HBO PPV will air the card, and Top Rank will promote it as part of its … [Read more...]
24/7 Pacquiao-Algieri: Basement Dwellers
If HBO’s one-shot episode of “24/7 Pacquiao-Algieri” was meant to get fans excited about the upcoming November 22 PPV bout, it didn’t achieve its goal. This series began like many other Manny Pacquiao versions before it, with highlights of his early star making performances—including knockouts of Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto—as if to remind us that there was once a time when … [Read more...]
Tomasz Adamek vs. Artur Szpilka Preview
This Saturday, former world champion Tomasz Adamek (49-3) returns to his native Poland to take on heavyweight Artur Szpilka (16-1, 12 KOs). Following his loss to Vitali Klitschko in 2011, Adamek won five fights in a row before losing to Vyacheslav Glazkov in March. Glazkov battered Adamek and made him look old in rout to dominant unanimous decision victory. Szpilka hasn’t … [Read more...]