While scanning through Facebook the other day I ran across a posting from a friend that caught my interest and needed further follow-up. It is an industry standard in the boxing business when looking for information on a fighter's record, or his competition…

Gleason’s Gym was a beehive of activity Tuesday as fighters on the June 22 Malignaggi-Broner card shook it out for the media amongst gym regulars who pounded through their usual routines. Sakio Bika (31-5-2) started the action in the showcase ring, and faces…

When the waiting was over, despite all the weigh-in drama and disappointment, Juan Manual Lopez (33-3, 30 KOs) failed to capitalize on his opportunity, suffering a fourth round KO by the hands of Mikey Garcia (32-0, 27 KOs) . In four rounds of constant…

Kelly Swanson Thank you. We are ready to rock and roll, and this call today will be very exciting. Saturday, June 22nd Paulie Malignaggi versus Adrien Broner at Barclay Center in Brooklyn. So I'm really looking forward to this fight and this whole entire show…

NBC Fight Night was a mixture of upsets, quick TKO's, and hard-fought battles. Sergey Kovalev made short work of a game Cornelius White, beasting his way through "The Beast" in three rounds of punishing, pin-point accurate power shots that had White off…

ENTIRE JULY 13 EVENT AT BARCLAYS CENTER IN BROOKLYN CANCELLED BROOKLYN, (June 14, 2013) - Due to number two rated IBF Light Heavyweight Contender Karo Murat being declared ineligible to receive a visa by the United States Department of State, and his…

What to Contemplate When Signing with a Boxing Promoter There was a time when Don King’s signing of a well-regarded prospect would not have raised many eye brows, as he was essentially the godfather of the sport and responsible for many of its largest events…

Joseph Parker (6-0, 5 KO’s) upset the “White Buffalo” Francois Botha (48-10, 29 KO’s) today at the Trusts Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand, by was of a convincing 2nd round KO. The 21 ywear old Parked impressed and the performance may spell the end for the 44…

Canadian rising star lightweight Michael “Mick” Gadbois has agreed to a bout on three days’ notice and will face Poland’s Maurycy Gojko on Friday, June 14th at the Centre Sportif Empire in Quebec City. “L’Unique” Gadbois will be making his first appearance…

Francois Botha and Joseph Parker weighed in today in advance of their Thursday night eight round bout at the Trusts Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. The 44 year old “White Buffalo” Botha (48-9-3, 29 KO’s) is coming off of a controversial loss to rugby star…

NABO Lightweight title is on the line this Saturday on HBO's Boxing After Dark at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, when undefeated Terence Crawford (20-0,15ko) faces Alejandro Sanabria (34-1-1, 25ko) Crawford burst onto the scene with a boxing clinic…

Keith Terceira with photos by Stacey Verbeek On Saturday,Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion MIKEY GARCIA (31-0, 26 KOs) of Oxnard, Calif., former WBO junior featherweight and WBO featherweight champion JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ (33-2,…

Kelly SwansonThanks, everybody, for joining in. I'm so excited about this particular show in general, Saturday, June 22nd at the Barclays Center featuring as its main event, Paulie Malignaggi against Adrien Broner, but I'm really excited about this fight…

The 1924 games in Paris would go down as one of the most controversial in history due mainly to officiating. This was the firs time that the judging was being decided by a multi-national set of judges from mainly from Europe, North America, and South Africa.…

Hall of Fame Top Rank promoter Bob Arum (R) announces the signing of 2012 Japanese Olympic Medalist Middleweight Ryota Murata(L) at the Beverly Hills Hotel Monday. Murata captured the Olympic gold medal in the middleweight division at the 2012 Olympics held…

Lee Selby will face unbeaten Viorel Simion on the Betfair’s ‘The Homecoming’ bill at the MS3 Craven Park in Hull on July 13, live on Sky Sports. The Welsh featherweight star switches from the Bolton show on June 29 to meet the Romanian on the bumper outdoor…

In June 8th action from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Adonis “Superman” Stevenson (21-1, 17 KOs) claimed the WBC light heavyweight title with a devastating one punch KO of “Bad” Chad Dawson (31-3, 17 KOs). It took a whopping 76 seconds and a brutal left hand…

Weights for tomorrow’s HBO’s WBC light heavyweight title defense of “Bad” Chad Dawson vs. challenger “Adonis “Superman” Stevenson: . Chad Dawson 173.4 vs. Adonis Stevenson 174.2Yuriorkis Gamboa 134.2 vs. Darley Perez 134.6 Sebastien Bouchard 154 vs. Francesco…

Saturday night’s event at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California is full of promise for boxing fans. Marcos Rene Maidana (33-3, 30ko) versus Josesito Lopez (30-5, 18ko) for the WBA Inter-Continental welterweight title should be an electric fight, as long…

Acadmey Award and Emmy Award nominee Rosie Perez, in my opinion, was put here on Earth for a lot of reasons. Her acting career speaks for itself, but it's more than just that. Rosie has a passion to right wrongs, and she's got a track record of doing just…

The “Hillyard Hammer” Chauncy Welliver struck again as he took a fight on three days notice and knocked out the Bolivian Heavyweight Champ Saul Farah in the 3rdround of a scheduled 10 rounder on Sunday at the Teatro Caupolican in Santiago de Chile, Chile.…

IBF Junior Middleweight world champion Ishe Smith (25-5-11KO) sat down with 8CN and talked about his upcoming title defense against the mandatory challenger, top contender Carlo Molina. Smith tells 8CN that he's looking forward to getting back into the ring…

Fight Fans are familiar with MMA bantamweight Nick Pace from his stints with the UFC, Bellator, and WEC. The 26 year old Pace, who trains out of Tiger Schulmann Fight Team and fights out of Staten Island, forged a 6-3 record before splitting with the UFC in…

Former undisputed middleweight world champion Kelly Pavlik is known to be a bit of a prankster, and he got yours truly with a recent Facebook posting. Pavlik posted that he just signed a contract to fight Carl Froch. Naturally, I called the champ up to…

Undefeated Canadian lightweight Mick Gadbois has joined the stable of Quebec’s Eye of the Tiger Management. The 26 year old “L’Unique” Gadbois is a perfect 9-0 in a professional career that began in February of 2011. Hailing from Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec,…

David Hopper of 8CN caught up with featherweight prospect Miguel Flores (11-0, 6 KOs). The 20-year old from Houston, Texas is coming off a win over Guadalupe De Leon last month on the undercard of Alvarez-Trout at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Flores plans to…

8CN’s Darren Barcomb caught up with Queens Native Wayne Barrett (1-0, 1 KO) as he prepares for his middleweight kickboxing matchup with France’s Mike Lemaire (9-0, 3 KO’s) at GLORY 9 on June 22nd at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, N.Y. The 27 year old…

Floyd Mayweather Jr announced VIA his Twitter that he has chosen Canelo Alvarez to be his next opponent. Mayweather is coming off of an impressive win over Robert Guerrero, and now sets his sights on the hard charging rising star Alvarez. The fight is…

Junior middleweight contender Carlos Molina (21-5-6KO-2D) is one of most avoided fighters in boxing. The reason being? He beats just about everyone that he faces. He dropped a fight Vs. James Kirkland, but anyone who saw that fight clearly saw Molina winning…

The pre-fight theatrics that fighters display before their scheduled date are all apart of the fight game. The trash talking, the intense stare downs, a little pushing and shoving and more featuring of male bravado, we’re all used to it by now. However, the…

Quebec Boxing Promoter Douggy Berneche and the Club de Boxe de l'Est return to the Chapiteau CCSE Maisonneuve in Montreal on Friday, June 21st with his latest installment “The Comeback”. Following his popular series “Up and Coming” and “Emergence” the past…

In an absolute thriller in front of 18 thousand screaming fans, Carl Froch banged out a very impressive unanimous decision victory over former world champion Mikkel Kessler. Froch established his jab early in the fight and was able grab rounds early on. Froch…

In Friday action from the Gymnase du Clos de l’Arche in Noisy-le-Grand, France, hometown favorite Carlos Takam (28-1, 22 KO’s) impressed with an 8th round TKO of Michael Grant (48-5, 36 KO’s) to claim the WBF heavyweight title. The 32 year old Takam brought…

Date: Friday, May 24th, 2013 Venue: Mohegan Sun Broadcast: ESPN 2 Friday Night Fights hits ESPN tonight with a main event of Delvin Rodriguez vs. Freddy Hernandez in a clash for the IBF North American Junior Middleweight title. Weights: Delvin Rodriguez (154)…

The 1920 games marked the return of the American boxing team, but also boxing altogether in the Olympics. Matches consisted of two three minute rounds, and a third round of four minutes. Additional rounds were used to decide draws that were two minutes. The…

“Sugar” Shane Mosley (47-8-1, 39 KO’s) defeated Pablo Cesar Cano (26-3-1, 20 KO’s) by unanimous decision at the Grand Oasis Arena in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico on May 18th to claim the vacant WBC International welterweight title. The 41 year old Mosley took…

Lucas Matthysse hits like a freight train, and Lamont Peterson found out the hard way tonight. Peterson got nailed with a left hook in the 2nd round, and went down again in the 3rd round. Matthysee is an extremely hard hitting, heavy handed fighter that can…

David Hopper of 8CN caught up featherweight prospect Guy Robb (10-1, 4 KOs). The 24-year old will fight John Herrera (4-6-1, 2 KOs) this Friday at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. DH: How’s training camp going? GR: Training camp has been good, a lot…

Heavyweight contender and fan favorite, Chris Arreola (35-3-30KO) spoke with 8CN about his recent fight Vs. Bermane Stiverne (23-1-20KO-1D) Arreola broke his nose very early in the fight. He got cracked by Bermane right in the nose by a punch that he didn't…

Officials in NY have dropped the gun charges against 4 division world champion Robert "Ghost" Guerrero. Guerrero was arrested on a stupid gun charge back in March, this after he had already informed airport officials that he had one with him. The firearm was…