Tonight at the Little Creek Casino Resort in Shelton, Washington, interim WBA World featherweight champion Jesus Cuellar (26-1, 20 KO’s) retained the title with a fifth round stoppage of Ruben Tamayo (25-5-4, 17 KO’s) in the main event of a Showtime Extreme quadruple header. Tamayo had no answer for the pressure of the defending champion, and despite a four inch … [Read more...]
Jesus Cuellar headlines Showtime Extreme quadruple header this Saturday, December 20
by Tim Harrison Showtime closes out an up-and-down 2014 with a quadruple header on Showtime Extreme. Jesus Cuellar (25-1, 9 KOs) takes on Ruben Tamayo (24-4-4, 17 KOs) in the main event, while Gary Russell Jr. (24-1, 14 KOs) faces off against Chris Martin (28-4-3, 9 KOs) serve as the co-feature. Cuellar’s Interim WBA featherweight belt will be on the line. The card will also … [Read more...]
WSB to PPV…WTF? At least Showtime got it right
by Green Machine Amateur boxing has taken the pay-per-view plunge. The World Series of Boxing, now in its second season, has taken to charging $25 a pop via Integrated Sports for viewing. So what gives? For those of you unfamiliar, the World Series of Boxing is an international, 12-team based boxing competition (the U.S. team is the L.A. Matadors). Amateur boxers … [Read more...]
Malik Scott vs. Kendrick Releford in the Heavyweight Division on Saturday, February 18th
American heavyweights, Malik Scott (32-0, 11 KOs) and Kendrick Releford (22-15-2, 10 KOs), will meet in the ring on Saturday, February 18th. The bout will take place at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas on the undercard of the main event that will feature Paul Williams vs. Nobohiro Ishida. Scott comes into this bout undefeated, with well over half his … [Read more...]