by Tim Harrison One of boxing’s bright young stars takes center stage this Saturday, January 25 on HBO’s Boxing After Dark series. WBO junior lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (33-0, 28 KOs) is set to defend his title against two-time world title challenger Juan Carlos Burgos (30-1-2, 20 KOs) in the main event, to be broadcast live from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – December 4th – December 11th 2013
12/6 – Yesica Bopp (25-1, 11 KO’s) vs. Ana Fernandez (14-6, 10 KO’s) – Concordia, Argentina Light flyweight champion and top pound for pound female boxer, Bopp puts her WBA and WBO world straps on the line in her 17th world title bout. Her lone defeat came in June in a rematch with Jessica Chavez. Bopp’s titles weren’t at stake, but Chavez retained her WBC Silver belt. … [Read more...]
Rodriguez, Darchinyan, and Decarie victorious in uneven HBO BAD card.
MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut-- In the main event of an HBO Boxing After Dark triple-header, Edwin Rodriguez (22-0, 15 KOs) battered Jason Escalera (13-1-1, 12 KOs) around the ring for eight rounds of heavy bag practice before referee Steve Smoger saw fit to mercifully call an end to the bout. Rodriguez landed hard and heavy in the first round, … [Read more...]
Vic Darchinyan Back In Action on HBO, Sept. 29
by Fox Doucette Former world flyweight and junior bantamweight champion Vic Darchinyan (37-5-1, 27 KOs) moves away from Showtime, where he fought in their bantamweight tournament last year, to the friendly confines of HBO's Boxing After Dark series on September 29th. He takes on undefeated prospect Luis Orlando Del Valle (16-0, 11 KOs) in what will be a truly monumental step … [Read more...]
Adrien Broner vs. Eloy Perez in a WBO Super Featherweight Title Bout on Saturday, February 25th
Adrien “The Problem” Broner (22-0, 18 KOs) will make his first title defense against Eloy “The Prince” Perez (23-0-2, 7 KOs) on Saturday, February 25th. The WBO super featherweight title bout will take place at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri and will air on HBO’s Boxing After Dark series at 10pm ET/PT. Broner is an exciting undefeated prospect ranked 3rd in the … [Read more...]