Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut-- In what turned out to be little more than a Showtime-televised sparring session, Rances Barthelemy (21-0, 12 KOs) made the first defense of his IBF super featherweight title against Argentine survivalist Fernando Saucedo (52-6-3, 8 KOs) via unanimous decision. The Three judges' scorecards of 120-108 should tell the reader … [Read more...]
Chad Dawson and Tommy Karpency Headline Showtime “Special Edition” this Saturday Night
by Tim Harrison Showtime’s Saturday night “Special Edition” tripleheader will be headlined by an inconsequential light heavyweight showcase featuring Chad Dawson (32-3, 18 KOs) and Tommy Karpency (23-4-1, 14 KOs) – a fight more suitable for Friday Night Fights than a premium cable headliner. Dawson has looked less than stellar lately and is nearly a decade removed from a … [Read more...]
Chad Dawson Returns to Showtime, 10/4 Vs. Karpency
Two-time former world light heavyweight champion, Chad Dawson (32-3, 18 KOs) will return to the ring on October 4 as the Showtime-televised co-feature on a card headlined by IBF super featherweight titlist, Rances Barthelemy defending against Fernando Saucedo. Dawson will be taking on former world title challenger, Tommy Karpency (23-4-1, 14 KOs). Dawson, who is 1-2 in his … [Read more...]
Lomachenko Wins, Guerrero Fights, Dawson’s Fat: The Sunday Brunch
Hola family and welcome to a tangy Sour Patch Kids scented edition of Panama's number one weekly source for Panama hats (which is actually Costa Rica, ironically), The Sunday Brunch - We are the linguistic expression corresponding to an inference of one particular to another particular where at least one of the premises or the conclusion is general...or something like that. … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2013
There were a lot of bright, glowing moments in 2013 for long-suffering hardcore boxing fans. A return to stacked (or semi-stacked) undercards saw some solid PPV co-features as well as some genuinely entertaining triple and quadruple-headers on HBO/Showtime. The cold war between Top Rank-Golden Boy and HBO-Showtime, instead of "ruining" the sport, actually saw all parties … [Read more...]