StubHub Center, Carson, California-- The main event of Showtime's triple-header featured a world title upset as Kell Brook (33-0, 22 KOs) took the IBF welterweight title from Shawn Porter (24-i-1, 15 KOs) via majority decision by scores of 114-114, 117-111, and 116-112. A close contest through twelve (The Boxing Tribune scored the bout 114-114), it was a tough fight to watch … [Read more...]
Bika-Dirrell II, Figueroa-Estrada Round Out Showtime Broadcast
In one of Showtime’s supporting bouts Saturday night, WBC super-middleweight champion Sakio Bika (32-5-3, 21 KO’s) will defend the title against Anthony Dirrell (26-0-1, 22 KO’s) for the second time. The two fought a 12 round draw in December when they met at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. In the first contest, Dirrell handled himself well early on, his superior … [Read more...]
Sleepy Time in Brooklyn as Malignaggi Win Caps Off Dreary Barclays Card
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York-- Capping off an absolutely dreadful and dreary Showtime quadruple-header, Paulie Malignaggi (33-5, 7 KOs) scored a unanimous decision over Zab Judah (42-9, 29 KOs) by scores of 116-111, 117-110, and 117-110. The Boxing Tribune scored the contest 117-110, also in favor of Malignaggi. Using little more than a chicken-peck jab and some solid … [Read more...]
Judah & Malignaggi headline 4-fight card at Barclay’s Center this Saturday, December 7
by Tim Harrison Showtime and HBO are set to do battle for viewers again this Saturday, December 7, when they televise four quality fights. The Main event will be the 12-round welterweight bout between Brooklynites Zab “Super” Judah (42-8, 29 KOs) and Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi (32-5, 7 KOs). Devon “The Great” Alexander’s (25-1, 14 KOs) IBF welterweight title defense against … [Read more...]
“The One”: Fighters’ Predictions
“The One”, the most talked about boxing event of the year is Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Three title fights, five champions with nine alphabet belts between them. In the main event you’ll see the pound for pound number one fighter in the world Floyd “Money” Mayweather (44-0, 26 KOs) take on the undefeated 154-pound champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 … [Read more...]