Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada-- For the first four or five rounds of Saturday's HBO welterweight main event between Timothy Bradley (31-1-1, 12 KOs) and Diego Chaves (23-2-1, 19 KOs) it was all headbutts, flying fists, and awkward clashes. By the sixth round, though, a facially swollen Bradley-- who had ugly headbutt-caused bumps under the left eye, on the … [Read more...]
Tim Bradley and Diego Chaves headline HBO tripleheader this Saturday
by Tim Harrison HBO will close out a lackluster 2014 with a tripleheader this Saturday, December 13 beginning at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT from the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. Former two division champion Timothy Bradley (31-1, 12 KOs) will headline against hard-hitting Argentinean Diego Chaves (23-2, 19 KOs) in a non-title fight set for 12 rounds. The broadcast will open with … [Read more...]
Ted the Bull’s Boxing Awards for 2014
"Terence Crawford is the nearest thing we will get to Floyd once he leaves."—Alan Peddie "Lomachenko is a guy who makes you believe that you're watching something out of the ordinary when you see him fight."—Max Kellerman "When I first met him [Anthony Joshua] I couldn’t believe he was bigger than me – an inch taller at 6ft 6in. I thought oh my God. Then I thought oh … [Read more...]
Herrera-Benavidez, Korobov-Lee on Bradley-Chaves Undercard, 12/13?
The Boxing Tribune has learned that two undercard bouts are close to being finalized for the December 13 Timothy Bradley-Diego Chaves card at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. First, a key junior welterweight clash is close to being finalized between veteran battler Mauricio Herrera (21-4, 7 KOs) and 22-year-old prospect Jose Benavidez Jr. (21-0, 15 KOs) for Herrera's interim … [Read more...]
Provodnikov Back in Action 11/28, Judah and Herrera Remove Themselves from Consideration
Apparently out of the running for any major bouts the rest of this year, former world titlist Ruslan Provodnikov (24-3, 16 KOs) will stay busy with a November 28 bout in Moscow against an opponent to be named. According to Provodnikov's promoter, Artie Pelullo, efforts were made to bring Zab Judah and then Mauricio Herrera over for the Moscow card, but both fighters balked … [Read more...]