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Agbeko and Mares to Meet in Bantamweight Tournament Final, Saturday August 13 (w/ promo video)

Agbeko and Mares to Meet in Bantamweight Tournament Final, Saturday August 13 (w/ promo video)

IBF Bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko (28-2, 22 KOs) and Abner Mares (21-0-1, 13 KOs) will meet in the final round of Showtime’s four-man bantamweight tournament, Saturday August 13. The bout is scheduled for 12 rounds and will be held at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout was originally scheduled [...]

Is Boxing Dead? No, Just Sleeping; Magno’s Monday Rant

Is Boxing Dead? No, Just Sleeping; Magno’s Monday Rant

Welcome to another edition of Magno’s Monday Rant– The weekly column that makes bloated bloggers and shilling boxing scribes grind their teeth at night with angst.

10 Attention-Worthy Fights in the Second Half of 2011

10 Attention-Worthy Fights in the Second Half of 2011

The Boxing Tribune’s Tim Harrison shares his list of “Must See” fights for the second half of 2011.

Agbeko – Mares Rescheduled for August 13

Agbeko – Mares Rescheduled for August 13

The finals of Showtime’s bantamweight tournament between Joseph Agbeko (28-2, 22 KOs) and Abner Mares (21-0-1, 13 KOs) have been officially rescheduled for August 13 at a venue to be determined. The bout was originally scheduled to take place in April, but had to postponed after Agbeko suffered a back injury. In Agbeko’s last fight, [...]

Mares-Agbeko is Off

Mares-Agbeko is Off

The finals of Showtime’s mini-tournament in the bantamweight division pitting Abner Mares against Joseph Agbeko have been called off due to medical reasons. Preliminary stories range from Agbeko collapsing in training Monday night to a bout with Sciatica, a nerve disorder that causes pain and/or numbness along the lower back and, often, in the extremities. [...]

December’s Awards: The Best and Worst of December

December’s Awards: The Best and Worst of December

Fighter of the Month, Bum of the Month, etc…

The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2010

The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2010

The awesome, bizarre, and downright stupid of boxing in 2010…These aren’t your father’s year-end awards!

The Weekly Weigh-In

The Weekly Weigh-In

Chris Milton’s weekly feature…A (belated) look at the boxing landscape

The Bantamweights

The Bantamweights

The baddest men on the planet may also be among the smallest…Here’s a look at who’s who in the stacked bantamweight division

¡Viva Mexico! A Look at Mexico’s Best Fighters

¡Viva Mexico! A Look at Mexico’s Best Fighters

The Aztec Nation’s 10 Best Fighters!

Montiel, Donaire Squash Bantamweight Super Six Tourney

Montiel, Donaire Squash Bantamweight Super Six Tourney

The Bantamweight Super Six dies before getting off the ground…

Midweek Hangover – Ten Fights the Fans Want to See

Midweek Hangover – Ten Fights the Fans Want to See

Chris Milton breaks down the fans’ list of ten must-see fights.

Saturday’s Results

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Manny Pacquiao KO 2 Ricky Hatton Humberto Soto TKO 9 Benoit Gaudet Daniel Jacobs UD 8 Michael Walker Matthew Hatton UD 8 Ernesto Zepeda Mike Alvarado UD 8 Juaquin Gallardo Abner Mares RTD 6 Jonathan Perez Bernabe Concepcion UD 6 Yogli Herrera Erislandy Lara UD 4 Chris Gray Matt [...]