3/26 – Antonio Tarver Jr. (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Bruce Lutchmedial (debut) - Hialeah Park Race Track, Hialeah, Florida, USA The 27 year old son of the former world light heavyweight champion takes his second pro outing on the under card of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights. 3/27 – Shannon Briggs (57-6-1, 50 KO’s) vs. Zoltan Petranyi (51-21, 16 KO’s) - Hotel Sortis, Panama City, … [Read more...]
The Fall of The Money Team?
by Tim Harrison “Hard work! Dedication!” The popular mantra echoes through the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, Nevada, while Showtime’s – and previously HBO’s – cameras record Floyd “Money” Mayweather’s training camps. It fills Mayweather’s social media feeds, and has become a major part of his worldwide brand. The members of his “Money Team” echo the sentiment. The … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: August 30th – September 3rd 2014
8/30 Marco Huck (37-2-1, 26 KO’s) vs. Mirko Larghetti (21-0, 13 KO’s) - Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Huck defends the WBO cruiserweight title for the 13th time. The champion has suffered just one loss since 2007, dropping a close decision to Alexander Povetkin for the WBA heavyweight crown. The Italian challenger holds the EBU-EU cruiserweight belt, … [Read more...]
Mayweather Wins…Barely; The Moment PPV Recap
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada-- Floyd Mayweather (46-0, 26 KOs) did not make a case for himself being TBE (The Best Ever), but he did do enough to take a majority decision over the tough and absolutely unintimidated Marcos Maidana (35-4, 31 KOs) by scores of 114-114, 117-11, and 116-112. The Boxing Tribune had the bout much closer than the two Mayweather judges, seeing the fight … [Read more...]
Mayweather vs. Maidana: The Undercard Breakdown
Amir Khan (28-3, 19 KO’s) vs. Luis Collazo (35-5, 18 KO’s) Khan may have lost out on his chance at the big money fight with Mayweather, but at least he got a slot on the show. The former light welterweight champ is still in the rebuilding process after back to back losses to Lamont Peterson and Danny Garcia. Since the pair of defeats he’s racked up a pair of wins, winning … [Read more...]