Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California-- Nigeria's Ajose Olusegun (30-0, 14 KOs) won a unanimous 12-round decision over French-Canadian, Ali Chebah (35-2, 28 KOs) in a WBC 140 lb. eliminator for a shot at Erik Morales' belt. The judges scorecards read: 119-107, 119-107, and 120-106, all in favor of Olusegun. Orange County Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa, California-- … [Read more...]
Ajose Olusegun-Ali Chebah Headlines ShoBox Card Friday
By Fox Doucette Unbeaten junior welterweight prospect Ajose Olusegun of Nigeria (29-0, 14 KOs) faces the first legitimate test of his career on Showtime Friday night against Montreal-based Ali Chebah (35-1, 28 KOs) at Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California, the first fight in the United States for both fighters. Both combatants in the main event have very similar profiles … [Read more...]
4-Round Boxing News Brief (Latest on Mayweather-Ortiz, Kimbo Slice, Allan Green, More)
* CNN will re-air the four episodes of HBO Boxing's 24/7 show focusing on the Sept. 17 Floyd Mayweather-Victor Ortiz pay per view event. The first episode will air Saturday, August 27 at midnight ET/PT, two hours after the episode premiers on HBO. * Allan Green (29-3, 20 KOs) debuts at light heavyweight this Saturday at the Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Oklahoma against Craig … [Read more...]
WBC and Golden Boy Promotions are looking to cheat history with Erik Morales
by Tim Harrison WBC jr. welterweight champion Timothy Bradley has been stripped of his title due to his inactivity, which has reached 6 months today. Strangely enough, Bradley has up to 1 year to fight a mandatory challenger. At this time he currently does not have a mandatory challenger. As of today, Bradley has 6 months to defend his title against a mandatory challenger … [Read more...]