Now that the boxing world is finished obsessing over the record numbers produced by Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez, it can move on to fights that are more likely to be explosive. One of these encounters is a match up between WBO middleweight champion Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin (29-0, 21 KOs) and Philadelphia’s "King" Gabriel Rosado (21-6, 13 KOs), who meet at Boardwalk … [Read more...]
Stevens Destroys Roman, Adamek, Mchunu victorious on NBC’s “Three to See” Fight Night
It was over quickly, and in brutal fashion. Curtis “Showtime” Stevens (25-3, 18 KO’s) regained the NABF middleweight title with a first round knockout of Saul Roman (37-10, 31 KO’s) at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut in the main event of tonight’s “Fight Night” card on NBC Sports. It was Stevens left hook that did the work, dropping Roman just over a minute … [Read more...]
NBC Sports Fight Night Triple-Header: The Boxing Tribune Preview
by Tim Harrison Fight Night on NBC Sports Network returns this Saturday, August 3 from the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. Billed as the headlining bout will be middleweight contender Curtis Stevens (24-3, 17 KOs) against journeyman Saul Roman (37-9, 31 KOs), with “Fast” Eddie Chambers’ (36-3, 18 KOs) cruiserweight debut against Thabiso Mchunu (13-1, 10 KOs) … [Read more...]
Fury entertains in US debut with KO win over Cunningham
Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, New York-- Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KOs) remained undefeated with a seventh round stoppage of former two-time cruiserweight champ, Steve Cunningham (25-6, 12 KOs), but it wasn't the one-sided blowout Fury had been predicting for his U.S. debut. Early on, the smaller Cunningham, who gave away 44 pounds in weight and twelve years in age, … [Read more...]
Tyson Fury vs. Steve Cunningham: The Boxing Tribune Preview
Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden, Irish heavyweight Tyson Fury (20-0, 14 KO's) makes his U.S. debut when he meets Steve "USS" Cunningham (25-5, 12 KO's) in the main event of NBC Sports “Fight Night” broadcast. The bout, billed as an IBF heavyweight title eliminator, will determine the number two contender with the victor to possibly meet the winner of the upcoming … [Read more...]