Lee Haskins (28-3, 12 KO’s) vs. Jason Booth (37-12, 15 KO’s) – U.K. Haskins is the current BBBofC British bantamweight champ. He’s lost once in his last 12 outings; an eighth round stoppage to Stephane Jamoye that cost him his EBU bantamweight crown. He’s also held the BBBofC British super flyweight title, the Commonwealth super flyweight title, Commonwealth flyweight title, … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – September 13th, 2013
With the huge Mayweather-Alvarez pay-per-view this weekend,”The ONE”, everything else is under the radar. Golden Boy Promotions kicks off the big fight weekend Thursday night with a televised card at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. By the time you read this, the show will have already taken place. Shawn Porter (22-0-1, 14 KO’s) vs. Julio Diaz (40-9-1, 29 … [Read more...]
Jacobs stops Lorenzo, Gomez stops Chambers on “Golden Boy Live!”
Brooklyn’s Golden Child Danny Jacobs (26-1, 23 KO’s) capped off the premier of “Golden Boy Live!” in impressive fashion, knocking out Giovanni Lorenzo (32-6, 24 KO’s) in the third round of tonight’s main event at the Best Buy Theater in Manhattan. The two middleweights kept a close contest over the first two rounds, with Lorenzo making an attempt to roughen things up in the … [Read more...]
Danny Jacobs Headlines “Golden Boy Live!” Premier Monday Night
There’s a new sports network in town, and it brings live boxing with it. This Monday night, “Golden Boy Live!” will premiere on the Fox Sports 1 network live from the Best Buy Theater in New York City. Headlining the card is Brooklyn’s own “Golden Child”, aka the “Miracle Man”, Danny Jacobs (25-1, 22 KO’s). Jacobs will meet Giovanni Lorenzo (32-5, 24 KO’s) in a scheduled 10 … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines- July 19, 2013
Yesica Bopp (24-1, 11 KO’s) vs. Anastasia Toktaulova (14-11, 2 KO’s) light flyweights - Argentina Unless you live in South America, you most likely knew nothing about this one. Bopp is the reigning WBA & WBO light flyweight champion, and one of the top female boxers worldwide. Coming off a tough decision loss (her first) to Jessica Chavez in June, she looks to get back to … [Read more...]