10/23 - Aaron Pryor Jr. (19-7, 12 KO’s) vs. Marcus Upshaw (17-13-2, 8 KO’s) - Renaissance Hotel, Washington, District of Columbia, USA After a four fight losing streak, Pryor comes in off three straight victories, winning the USNBC Silver super middleweight title in his last bout. Upshaw is 4-6 in his last 10, losing and eight round decision last time out. 10/24 – Manuel … [Read more...]
ESPN3 Picks Up Saturday’s Monaco Card Featuring Martin Murray, Randy Caballero,Eleider Alvarez, Hekkie Budler
ESPN3.com has picked up the rights to carry the live stream of this Saturday's interesting and diverse boxing card from Monaco. Headlining the five-fight card will be UK middleweight Martin Murray (28-1-1, 12 KOs) against Italy’s Domenico Spada (39-5, 19 KOs). Murray,32, whose career-best efforts have thus far earned him a tough decision loss to Sergio Martinez in 2013 … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – June 19th – 21st, 2014
6/19 - McWilliams Arroyo (14-1, 12 KO’s) vs. Froilan Saludar (19-0-1, 12 KO’s) - Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico Flyweight up and comer Arroyo looks to get one step closer to a world title shot when he faces the undefeated Saludar. Arroyo is currently the interim WBC Latino flyweight title holder and Saludar has held numerous regional belts for the WBO but … [Read more...]
Double Fantasy: Miguel Cotto vs. Sergio Martinez (The Boxing Tribune Preview)
Often times in boxing, things aren't really as they have been hyped to be. Bad guys can be good, tough guys can really be weak, and the weak can find strength from somewhere deep inside their being. Sergio Martinez (51-2-2, 28 KOs) and Miguel Cotto (38-4, 31 KOs) are both, to a great extent, not the men boxing's publicity machine has made them out to be. Their strong … [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...]