Joseph Agbeko Boxing News

The Boxing Channel, the only all video internet channel completely devoted to boxing coverage, will again provide wall to wall coverage of an important fight, when Hall of Fame Boxing Broadcaster Al Bernstein serves as lead reporter for the August 13th fight between Joseph Agbeko and Abner Mares.

LAS VEGAS (Aug. 10, 2011) – In an eagerly awaited matchup this Saturday, Aug. 13, Joseph King Kong Agbeko will defend his International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight title against unbeaten World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver Bantamweight Champion Abner Mares in The Bantamweight Tournament Final: Winner Takes All live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on [...]

By Jason Kim: Showtime’s bantamweight tournament will finally conclude this Saturday night with International boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko (28-2, 22 KO’s) facing still unbeaten WBC Silver bantamweight champion Abner Mares (21-0-1, 13 KO’s) at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

LAS VEGAS (Aug. 4, 2011) – Boxing promoters Don King Productions and Golden Boy Promotions will include a World Boxing Council United States heavyweight national championship, a World Boxing Association FEDECARIBE regional junior lightweight championship and a handful of boxing’s top undefeated rising stars on the non-televised undercard of the SHOWTIME® Bantamweight Tournament Final: Winner [...]

NEW YORK (Aug. 2, 2011) — International Boxing Federation (IBF) Bantamweight Champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko and undefeated rising star and World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver 118-pound Champion Abner Mares participated in a media conference call on Tuesday to discuss The Bantamweight Tournament Final: Winner Takes All taking place on Saturday, August 13, live on [...]

LAS VEGAS, NEV., (July 14, 2011) – Just steps away from where all the action will take place one month from now at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Joseph King Kong Agbeko and Abner Mares took part in a spirited press conference Thursday at Muse Hall.

NEW YORK (May 27, 2011) – Joseph King Kong Agbeko has been cleared by doctors to return to work and will defend his International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight championship against undefeated rising star and World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver 118-pound titleholder Abner Mares, who will also defend his title, in The Bantamweight Tournament Final: Winner [...]

LOS ANGELES (April 21, 2011) – Two-division world champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan and former International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight champion Yonnhy “El Colombiano” Perez will clash in the new main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING this Saturday, April 23, live on SHOWTIME® (10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from Nokia Theatre L.A. [...]

LOS ANGELES (April 21, 2011)–An untimely back injury sustained by International Boxing Federation (IBF) Bantamweight World Champion Joseph Agbeko earlier this week has forced him out of Saturday’s scheduled title defense—and the SHOWTIME Bantamweight Tournament Final—against Abner Mares. The co-main event bout featuring former world champions Vic Darchinyan vs. Yonnhy Perez will go on as [...]

By Jim Dower: IBF bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko (28-2, 22 KO’s) won’t be able to defend his International Boxing Federation title this Saturday night in Showtime’s Bantamweight tournament against challenger Abner Mares (21-0-1, 13 KO’s) due to Agbeko suffering a case of sciatica after a long plane ride. Agbeko collapsed shortly after the plane flight [...]

By Jim Dower: Showtime’s bantamweight continues this Saturday night with Vic Darchiyan 35-3-1, 27 KO’s) facing Yonnhy Perez (20-1-1, 14 KOs) for the vacant IBO bantamweight title in one fight, and WBC Silver bantamweight champion Abner Mares (21-0-1, 13 KO’s) fighting IBF champion Joseph Agbeko (28-2, 22 KO’s) at the Nokia Theater, in Los Angeles, [...]

Four of the world’s most talented and exciting bantamweights participated in a media conference call to discuss The Bantamweight Tournament Final: Winner Takes All on Saturday, April 23 LIVE on SHOWTIME® (10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles.

SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. (April 11, 2011) – After a spirited 60-minute media workout Monday at the Activity Center here, former International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight champion Yonnhy Perez (20-1-1, 14 KOs), of Santa Fe Springs, proclaimed himself fit and ready for his important 12-round fight against two-division world champion Vic Darchinyan (35-3-1, 27 KOs), [...]

BRONX, N.Y. (April 5, 2011) – International Boxing Federation (IBF) Bantamweight Champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko participated in a media workout today at John’s Boxing Gym in the Bronx, N.Y. as he prepares for Abner Mares in the eagerly anticipated final of The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All on Saturday, April 23 LIVE on SHOWTIME [...]

LOS ANGELES (Feb. 8, 2011) – Four of the best bantamweights in the world participated in a press conference to formally announce the eagerly awaited The Bantamweight Tournament Final: Winner Takes All on Saturday, April 23 LIVE on SHOWTIME® (10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles.

NEW YORK (Feb. 8, 2011) – Joseph King Kong Agbeko will defend his International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight world championship against undefeated rising star Abner Mares, who defends his WBC Silver bantamweight championship in the eagerly awaited finals of The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All on Saturday, April 23 LIVE on SHOWTIME® (10:30 p.m. ET/PT, [...]

By Francisco Hernandez: The final of Showtime’s bantamweight tournament will happen on April 23, 2011 at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, with Abner Mares fighting Joseph Agbeko. Mares faces a tough test against Agbeko. In his last fight Abner Mares wasn’t able to figure out the style of his opponent Vic Darchinyan. Mares pressed forward [...]

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By Jim Dower: Later on tonight, four of the six best bantamweights will take part in Showtimes’s bantamweight tournament at the Emerald Queen Casino, in Tacoma, Washington. Vic Darchinyan will be facing Abner Mares, and Joseph Agbeko will take on Yonnhy Perez in what promises to be action packed bouts. The problem is that the [...]

The four outstanding, talented athletes who will compete in THE BANTAMWEIGHT TOURNAMENT: WINNER TAKES ALL live on SHOWTIME® made weight on their first attempts Friday at Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash.

TACOMA, Wash. (Dec. 9, 2010) – The promoters and fighters involved with The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All – a two-stage, single-elimination tournament of 118-pounders – took center stage on Thursday in the final press conference to discuss the two Semifinal bouts set to take place on Saturday, Dec. 11, LIVE on SHOWTIME® at 9 [...]

Santa Fe Springs, CA (December 7, 2010) – International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight champion Yonnhy “El Colombiano” Perez (20-0-1, 14 KOs) of Colombia takes on former bantamweight champion Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko (27-2, 22 KOs) of Ghana in a rematch this Saturday, December 11th at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, WA in the co-main [...]

Four of the world’s most talented bantamweights participated in a national media conference call to discuss The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All – a two-stage, single-elimination tournament of 118-pounders – which begins with two Semifinal bouts on Saturday, Dec. 11, LIVE on SHOWTIME® at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from Emerald Queen [...]

TACOMA, Wash. – Four of the world’s top bantamweights will battle it out in The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All semifinal bouts on Saturday, Dec. 11 at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash. The two-stage, single-elimination tournament of 118-pounders will feature International Boxing Federation world bantamweight champion Yohnny Perez (20-0-1, 14 KOs), two-division world [...]

ORANGE, CA (November 23, 2010) – In the midst of what he is calling the best training camp of his life, International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight champion Yohnny Perez is looking forward to leaving his gym and heading to the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington for his December 11th showdown with Joseph “King Kong” [...]

LOS ANGELES — SHOWTIME® Sports hosted a press conference Thursday at The Conga Room , L.A. Live, to formally introduce and discuss “BANTAMWEIGHT TOURNAMENT: WINNER TAKES ALL” that begins Saturday, Dec. 11, live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from Irapuato, Mexico. In attendance was Ken Hershman, SHOWTIME Sports Executive [...]

Live on SHOWTIME® From Leon, Mexico NEW YORK (Sept. 16, 2010) – SHOWTIME Sports officially announced today a series of high-profile fights amongst four of the world’s elite fighters in the exciting and deep bantamweight division. The two-round, single-elimination tournament to determine the best fighter at 118 pounds will begin with two semifinal bouts on [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Last nights’ bout between International Boxing Federation bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko (27-2, 22 KO’s) and undefeated challenger Yonnhy Perez (20-0, 14 KO’s) was one of the worst scored fights I’ve seen since the Carl Froch vs. Andre Dirrell bout on October 17th. Agbeko, the 29-year-old champion, was making his third defense of [...]

Photo: Tom Casino – By Sam Gregory: In last night’s main event on Showtime from the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida, Joseph Agbeko (26-1, 22 KO’s) successfully defended his IBF bantamweight title against Vic Darchinyan (32-1-1, 26 KO’s) in a scheduled 12 round bout in the bantamweight division. Round 1 started out with both [...]

By Jim Dower: International Boxing Federation bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko (27-1, 22 KO’s) defeated challenger Vic Darchinyan tonight by a 12-round unanimous decision tonight at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida. The final judges’ scores were 116-111, 114-113 and 114-113. Darchinyan, 33, who was moving up from the super flyweight division, seemed to bite off [...]