SHEFFIELD (May 27, 2017) – Undefeated welterweight Errol Spence Jr. dethroned defending champion Kell Brook and won the IBF Welterweight World Championship with an 11th round TKO (1:47) in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Saturday in front of 27,000 raucous fans at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England. VIDEO: http://s.sho.com/2r86M9W Spence, (22-0, 19 KOs), who … [Read more...]
Terence Crawford Faces Diaz, Dreaming Pacquiao.
Terence Crawford has waited around long enough for a big fight to fall on his lap, and he’s more than deserving for it, but Crawford finds himself once again facing off an opponent that nobody wants any business with while big paydays continue to feast on soft touches. Not that there is anything wrong with Crawford fighting Felix Diaz this weekend, but the prospects for … [Read more...]
Critical Showdowns Highlight Boxing’s Biggest Month
There is a sense of foreboding in the air this month. Chances are you probably feel it as a fight fan being that two of the most critical bouts to be had this year are separated by mere weeks and could level the boxing landscape in a huge way. Danny Garcia and Gennady Golovkin are two fighters on opposing fields of popularity in the sport, and the two are going forward with … [Read more...]
Business be damned! Kell Brook and Errol Spence Jr. come to terms for May title bout
Business be damned, it looks as though Kell Brook vs. Errol Spence Jr. will happen. Boxing business logic seemed to dictate that the fight not happen right now and that both parties (and especially Brook) would be better served pursuing bouts with a more favorable risk-reward ratio. However, it was confirmed on Monday that the two sides had come to terms for a late May … [Read more...]
Lucas Matthysse to be sold for scrap as welterweight
Former junior welterweight top contender Lucas Matthysse plans on returning to the ring on the Canelo Alvarez-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. undercard. It will be the Argentine's first fight since a crushing knockout loss to Viktor Postol in October of 2015. Right now, the plan is to kick off a campaign at welterweight with a bout against the solid, but utterly unspectacular Pablo … [Read more...]