If next weekend’s clash between Gennady Golovkin and Daniel Jacobs is a battle for Middleweight supremacy, then that makes this weekend’s fight between David Lemieux and Curtis Stevens a battle for Middleweight survival. The bout pits two of the division’s most appealing also rans that highlights not only the continuously sorry state of the Middleweight division but also has … [Read more...]
Adonis Stevenson vs. Tony Bellew: The Boxing Tribune Preview
by Tim Harrison This Saturday, November 30, Adonis “Superman” Stevenson (22-1, 19 KOs) defends his WBC light heavyweight title against Liverpool’s own Tony “Bomber” Bellew (20-1-1, 12 KOs) back in front of his adopted hometown crowd at the Colisee de Quebec in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. HBO will broadcast the fight on its Boxing After Dark series beginning at 10:15 PM … [Read more...]
Mikey Garcia vs. Rocky Martinez, plus Donaire vs. Darchinyan & Martirosyan vs. Andrade: The Boxing Tribune Preview
by Tim Harrison Top Rank and HBO return this Saturday with a Boxing After Dark broadcast featuring Roman “Rocky” Martinez’s (27-1-2, 16 KOs) WBO junior lightweight title defense against former featherweight titlist Mikey Garcia (32-0, 27 KOs), at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. The fights are set to begin at 9:30 PM ET/6:30 PM PT, with Vanes Martirosyan … [Read more...]
For Wilder and Russell Jr. it’s “Shit or Get off the Pot” Time; Harrison’s Monday Rant
by Tim Harrison For those who hadn’t noticed the name change on The Monday Rant these last two weeks, or even the slight tone change in its narrative, Paul Magno (your regular narrator) has been on vacation and will return to his post next week. This will be my last Monday Rant for the time being, but I would be remiss if I didn’t thank Paul once again for the opportunity to … [Read more...]
Terence Crawford vs. Alejandro Sanabria: The Boxing Tribune Preview
by Tim Harrison Terence Crawford (20-0, 15 KOs) makes his return to HBO after a successful March 16 debut win over Breidis Prescott. Crawford will take on lightweight contender Alejandro Sanabria (34-1-1, 25 KOs) in the co-feature of HBO’s Boxing After Dark broadcast featuring Mikey Garcia’s WBO featherweight title defense against former titlist Juan Manuel Lopez at the … [Read more...]