DEVASTATING DARCHINYAN DOMINATES PEREZ IN ONE-SIDED SLUGFEST, WINS FIFTH-ROUND TECHNICAL DECISION
Saturday, April 23, 2011, Live on SHOWTIME® Nokia Theatre, L.A. LIVE, Los Angeles, California; Replay Is Tuesday, April 26, At 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on SHO EXTREME LOS ANGELES (April 23, 2011) – In one of the most powerful performances of his career, two-division world champion Vic“Raging Bull” Darchinyan dominated former International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight titlist Yonnhy […]
Shaw Supremely Confident of Geale Victory
Shortly after tonight’s fights in Los Angeles, promoter Gary Shaw of Gary Shaw Productions will follow his fighter, ‘The Real Deal’ Daniel Geale, to Berlin in advance of Geale’s May 7 clash with IBF Middleweight Champion Sebastian Sylvester at the Jahnsport Stadium in Neubrandenburg, Germany. Shaw says he likes Geale’s chances in this fight. […]
Shaw: I’ll Petition Winner of Saturday’s Main Event to Fight Mares Next
Regardless of who wins tonight’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING broadcast from the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles (10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast), between former IBF Bantamweight Champion Yonnhy “El Colombiano” Perez and two-division world champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan, promoter Gary Shaw says he’ll petition the IBF to sanction an Interim title […]
INJURY FORCES JOSEPH AGBEKO OUT OF SHOWTIME® BANTAMWEIGHT TOURNAMENT FINAL AND WORLD TITLE DEFENSE AGAINST ABNER MARES
Vic Darchinyan vs. Yonnhy Perez To Headline Saturday’s SHOWTIME Telecast From Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE LOS ANGELES (April 21, 2011)–An untimely back injury sustained by 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 […]
OPEN MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES: ABNER MARES, VIC DARCHINYAN AND PROMOTER OSCAR DE LA HOYA
Tuesday, April 19, 2011, Westside Boxing Gym, Los Angeles, Calif. LOS ANGELES (April 20, 2011) –Undefeated WBC Silver Bantamweight Champion Abner Mares and two-division titleholder Vic Darchinyan participated in an open media workout Tuesday at Westside Boxing Gym with Oscar de la Hoya,president of Golden Boy Promotions/ Mares’ promoter in attendance. This Saturday, April 23, Mares and Darchinyan will compete […]
The Bantamweight Tournament: The Semifinals Revealed – SHOWTIME BOXING
Before the April 23 BANTAMWEIGHT TOURNAMENT FINAL LIVE at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) on SHOWTIME Revisit the Emotional Highs and Lows of the Semifinals …Abner Mares Roaring Back from a Bloody Gash, Knockdown and Point Deduction… …Vic Darchinyan’s Disheartening Loss and Backstage Drama… …Plus the Round of the Year Candidate Between Joseph […]
JOSEPH KING KONG AGBEKO & ABNER MARES VIC DARCHINYAN & YONNHY PEREZ: THE BANTAMWEIGHT TOURNAMENT FINAL – Winner Takes All CONFERENCE CALL HIGHLIGHTS
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. International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight world champion Joseph […]