By Jim Dower: Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman will be defending his WBA Super World welterweight … read more
By Jeff Aranow: Trainer Angel Garcia says WBA Super World welterweight champion Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman will be fighting former junior middleweight world title challenger Josesito Lopez next when he makes his comeback. Angel, who is the father/trainer of former two division world champion Danny Garcia, says Thurman will never be the same fighter he once was after he suffered an elbow injury I his close 12 round split decision victory over Danny last year on March 4.
Rugged veteran contender Josesito Lopez (36-7, 19 KOs) won a unanimous decision over Miguel Cruz … read more
By Gav Duthie: Amir Khan’s new promoter Eddie Hearn has done a good job of garnering interest in who Khan might be fighting on his April 21 comeback fight in Liverpool. The Sky Sports and Matchroom promotions will be going head to head with Frampton-Donaire on BT and Eddie Hearn says Amir doesn’t want a tune up.
By Dan Ambrose: Former WBC welterweight champion Victor “Vicious” Ortiz (32-6-2, 25 KOs) says he’ll be back inside the ring in December to fight Josesito “The Riverside Rocky” Lopez (35-7, 19 KOs) in a long-awaited rematch between them.
By Dan Ambrose: 32-year-old former junior middleweight title challenger Josesito Lopez (35-7, 19 KOs) easily beat a badly over-matched journeyman Saul Corral (23-9, 14 KOs) by a one-sided 10 round unanimous decision on Sunday night on Premier Boxing Champions on FSI at the Novo in Los Angeles, California.
By Dan Ambrose: 31-year-old Andre Berto (30-3, 23 KOs) may have temporarily resurrected his boxing career with a 6th round knockout last Friday night on Spike TV in his victory over Josesito Lopez (33-7, 19 KOs) at the Citizens Business Bank Arena, in Ontario, California, USA.
With the victory, Berto captured the interim WBA World welterweight title, and put himself in position to get a world title shot at WBA 147 pound champion Keith Thurman this year.
By Dan Ambrose: This Friday night on Spike TV, former IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter (24-1-1, 15 KOs) will be fighting Roberto Garcia (36-3, 23 KOs) in scheduled 10 round fight in what will likely be the best fight on the card at the Citizens Business Bank Arena, in Ontario, California.
Also on the card is former IBF/WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (29-3, 22 KOs) fighting former world title challenger Josesito Lopez (33-6, 19 KOs) in a 10 round bout. Rounding out the card is heavyweight former world title challenge Chris Arreola (35-4, 31 KOs) facing little known heavyweight Curtis Harper (12-3, 8 KOs) in a 10 round bout.
By Dan Ambrose: Former WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (29-3, 22 KOs) will be trying to resurrect his career next month against the tough but limited former world title challenger Josesito Lopez (33-6, 19 KOs) on March 13th at the Citizens Business Bank Arena, in Ontario, California, USA.
Berto, 31, will be fighting on Spike TV on the Premier Boxing Champions series in what Berto hopes is a fight that will be successful for him. It would be Berto’s second straight win if he can beat the 30-year-old Lopez.
New York, NY, Jan. 22, 2015 – For the past decade, Spike TV has been a prime destination for combat sports on cable, most recently with Bellator MMA and GLORY kickboxing. Now, Spike is expanding its combat sports roster and is getting into the ring with a monthly primetime boxing series “Premier Boxing Champions.” The new series will debut Friday, March 13 at 9:00pm ET/PT.
Spike TV has entered into a multi-year agreement to present the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) series each month for free on Fridays. The network will create compelling monthly shoulder programming for each fight that will help showcase the next generation of boxing stars and energize the sport’s fan base.