Agbeko-Mares

No Controversy In Rematch; Moreno Decisions Darchinyan In Co-Feature Don’t Miss The Replay On Tuesday Dec. 6, At 10 P.M. ET/PT on SHO EXTREME _____________________________________________________________________________________ Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, Live on SHOWTIME® From Honda Center, Anaheim, Calif. ANAHEIM, Calif. (Dec. 3, 2011) – In the first defense of his International Boxing Federation bantamweight world title, [...]

By Eric Thomas: Photo: Casino/Showtime – International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight champion Abner Mares (22-0-1, 13 KO’s) left no doubts this time in his rematch against Joseph Agbeko (28-3, 22 KO’s) on Saturday night, defeating him by a 12 round unanimous decision at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

Honda Center, Anaheim, California, United States Abner Mares UD 12 Joseph Agbeko Anselmo Moreno UD 12 Vic Darchinyan WBA bantamweight title 16-111, 117-110, 120-107 Sakio Bika RTD 3 Alfredo Contreras Omar Henry TD 2 Lester Gonzalez Richard Contreras TKO 4 Juan Sandoval Carlos Molina UD 10 Manuel Leyva Frankie Gomez TKO 3 James Hope

By Allen Fox: 26-year-old IBF bantamweight and WBC Silver bantamweight champion Abner Mares (22-0-1, 13 KO’s) is favored to beat Joseph Agbeko (28-3, 22 KO’s) on Saturday night in their rematch at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

By Allen Fox: IBF bantamweight champion Abner Mares (22-0, 13 KO’s) feels that he’s got it under control in terms of his terrible habit of tagging his opponents low left and right in his fights, and he’s not going to stop throwing to the body even if it means he’ll likely lose points this Saturday [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Top Rank CEO Bob Arum is furious with Golden Boy Promotions and its CEO Richard Schaefer. The reason for Arum’s ire is that Golden Boy has decided to go ahead with the International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight championship rematch between current title holder Abner Mares and Joseph Agbeko on December [...]

By Jason Kim: The rematch between IBF bantamweight champion Abner Mares and former IBF belt holder Joseph Agbeko looks as it’s going to be taking place on December 3rd on Showtime. Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, is on board with his fighter Mares fighting Agbeko in a rematch on that date.

By Eric Thomas: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, the promoter for IBF bantamweight champion Abner Mares (22-0, 13 KO’s), says that he has no problems with Mares fighting Joseph Agbeko (28-3, 22 KO’s) again in a rematch and that he’s open to it.

By Eric Thomas: IBF and WBC Silver bantamweight champion Abner Mares (22-0, 13 KO’s) got some really news today from the International Boxing Federation, who is ordering the 25-year-old Mares to give an immediate rematch with former IBF champion Joseph Agbeko (28-3, 22 KO’s) by December 14th, according to Boxing Talk. Mares and Agbeko aren’t [...]

As the boxing world continues to debate one of the year’s most controversial matches … Fight fans can judge for themselves!

By Dan Ambrose: Oscar De La Hoya, the promoter of IBF bantamweight champion Abner Mares (22-0, 13 KO’s), believes that Mares deserved to get the decision over Joseph Agbeko (28-3, 22 KO’s) last Saturday night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Eric Thomas: It looks as if IBF bantamweight champion Abner Mares won’t be getting a big money unification fight against WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire after his promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank pretty much shot that idea down because of the circumstances surrounding Mares’s win over Joseph Agbeko last Saturday night.

By Eric Thomas: Newly crowned IBF bantamweight champion Abner Mares (22-0, 13 KO’s) says he’s open to giving Joseph Agbeko (28-3, 22 KO’s) a rematch after beating him by a 12 round majority decision in a low-blow plagued fight last night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mares wants to [...]

LAS VEGAS (Aug. 13, 2011) – In a great action fight Saturday marred by puzzling officiating by the referee that left fans at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, those watching on SHOWTIME® and the telecast team themselves totally perplexed, Abner Mares won The Bantamweight Tournament Final: Winner Takes All and the International Boxing Federation [...]

By Jason Kim: World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver bantamweight champion Abner Mares (22-0, 13 KO’s) put on a clinic in throwing beautiful low blows on Saturday night in defeating International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko (28-3, 22 KO’s) by a very controversial 12 round majority decision on Saturday night in the finals of [...]

After weighing 118.4 pounds on his first try and then, immediately thereafter, 118.2 (fully stripped with Ghanaian flag in front of him), Joseph King Kong Agbeko returned to the digital scale (with shirt on) approximately 45 minutes later and made 118 for his International Boxing Federation (IBF) title defense tomorrow/Saturday, Aug. 13, against undefeated Abner [...]

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.

LOS ANGELES (Aug. 4, 2011) – Undefeated rising star and World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver 118-pound titleholder Abner Mares participated in a Los Angeles media workout on Thursday, just nine days before he will take on International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight champ Joseph King Kong Agbeko in The Bantamweight Tournament Final: Winner Takes All on [...]

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 (JULY 14, 2011) – Joseph King Kong Agbeko has been cleared by his doctors and has resumed training to 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 Takes [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]