Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada-- Coming into Saturday's CBS afternoon PBC main event, there was little doubt as to the outcome-- Defending WBC light heavyweight champ, Adonis Stevenson was going to win. The question was whether we'd see a fight, a one-sided romp, or an ugly, frustrating stylistic match. As it turned out, we saw a bit of all three. Stevenson … [Read more...]
Adonis Stevenson vs. Sakio Bika: The Boxing Tribune Preview
by Tim Harrison This Saturday, April 4 at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, Adonis Stevenson (25-1, 21 KOs) will take on Sakio Bika (32-6-3, 21 KOs) in a light heavyweight title fight scheduled for twelve rounds. Stevenson’s WBC light heavyweight title will be on the line, and for some, so will the lineal light heavyweight and RING Magazine titles. The fight … [Read more...]
CBS Joins in Haymon Boxing Plan with Multi-Year Commitment
CBS, in conjunction with Showtime, has announced a multi-year commitment to boxing that will see the network broadcast as many as eight boxing cards this year in a Saturday afternoon series. As of right now, the plans are to feature the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) product established by powerful adviser, Al Haymon, who will also have his PBC product placed on NBC, NBC … [Read more...]
Brook Delivers Upset Special To Porter; Showtime Triple-Header Results
StubHub Center, Carson, California-- The main event of Showtime's triple-header featured a world title upset as Kell Brook (33-0, 22 KOs) took the IBF welterweight title from Shawn Porter (24-i-1, 15 KOs) via majority decision by scores of 114-114, 117-111, and 116-112. A close contest through twelve (The Boxing Tribune scored the bout 114-114), it was a tough fight to watch … [Read more...]
Bika-Dirrell II, Figueroa-Estrada Round Out Showtime Broadcast
In one of Showtime’s supporting bouts Saturday night, WBC super-middleweight champion Sakio Bika (32-5-3, 21 KO’s) will defend the title against Anthony Dirrell (26-0-1, 22 KO’s) for the second time. The two fought a 12 round draw in December when they met at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. In the first contest, Dirrell handled himself well early on, his superior … [Read more...]