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Former world champions Peter Quillin and Luis Collazo were joined by WBA Women’s Super Middleweight Champion Alicia Napoleon at a media luncheon in Manhattan Thursday to discuss their respective showdowns taking place Saturday, August 4 from NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.… Read

WBA Women’s Super Middleweight World Champion Alicia ‘The Empress’ Napoleon, (9-1, 5 KO’s), of Lindenhurst, NY will make her first defense against WBC Silver Middleweight titlist Hannah Rankin, (5-1, 1 KO) of Glasgow, Scotland on Saturday, August 4 at NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.… Read

Former 147-pound world champions Andre Berto (31-5, 24 KOs)and Devon Alexander (27-4-1, 14 KOs) will battle in a 12-round showdown that headlines a stacked night of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes live in prime time on Saturday, August 4 from NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The telecast begins […]

By Tim Royner: A fight on PBC headlined between former world champion Devon Alexander and Andre Berto, light heavyweight contender Marcus Browne and Lenin Castillo, and former middleweight champion middleweight Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin vs. J’Leon Love is being finalized for August 4, according to Dan Rafael. … Read

By Jim Dower: Former welterweight world champions Devon Alexander and Andre Berto will be facing each other next month on Showtime Boxing on July 28 on the undercard of the Mikey Garcia vs. Robert Easter Jr. car at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.… Read

By Dan Ambrose: Former welterweight world champion Andre Berto (31-5, 24 KOs) will be facing former I40 and 147 world champion Devon Alexander (27-4-1, 14 KOs) will be fighting on June 16 on the undercard of IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence’s title defense against mandatory challenger Carlos Ocampo (22-0, 13 KOs) on Showtime in Dallas, […]

By Dan Ambrose: The ratings for last Saturday’s welterweight contest between Danny Garcia (34-1, 20 KOs) and Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios (34-4-1, 25 KOs) were arguably poor for Showtime Boxing. The Garcia-Rios fight averaged 516,000 viewers with a peak of 558,000.… Read

Former World Champions Victor Ortiz & Devon Alexander Fight to Majority Draw in Action Packed Main Event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX & FOX Deportes Saturday Night from Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas Unbeaten Caleb Plant Dominates Rogelio Medina on His Way to Unanimous Decision in Super Middleweight World Title Eliminator & […]

By Jim Dower: In a battle of former champions, Victor Ortiz (32-6-3, 25 KOs) and Devon Alexander (27-4-1, 14 Kos) fought to a 12 round majority draw on Saturday night on Premier Boxing Champions on Fox at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. … Read

By Jim Dower: At Friday’s weigh-in, former WBC welterweight title holder Victor Ortiz (32-6-2, 25 KOs) weighed in at 146.4 pounds for his 12 round contest against former 2 weight class champion Devon Alexander (27-4, 14 KOs). Alexander weighed in at 146.6 lbs. Both fighters looked visibly thin at the weigh-in. Ortiz, 31, appeared to […]