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Old School Meets New School
Former WBC heavyweight champion Bermaine Stiverne - 24-2-1, 21 KOs - will fight for the first time since losing his belt to Deontay Wilder this past January. According to oddsmakers, it’ll be easy for him to regain some of his lost confidence against an overmatched opponent in Derric Rossy - 30-10, 14 KOs....
We’ve got a big night of boxing coming up this Saturday headlined by Timothy Bradley and Brandon Rios, so make sure to head over to the sportsbook now to place your bets. Because boxing cards typically take some time to fill out, it can be hard to keep track of all the night’s fights. Let’s take a look at the confirmed matchups and their odds.Please note: BookMaker updates their odds daily, so these money lines may have shifted after this article was written....
In just five fights, featherweight Vasyl Lomachenko - 4-1, 2 KOs - already has a world title. But he’ll have to wait a bit longer for big-name opponents and unification bouts. For now, he’ll have to settle for an unheralded opponent in Romulo Koasicha - 25-4, 15 KOs - this Saturday on the Timothy Bradley-Brandon Rios undercard. Obviously, the Ukrainian is a ridiculous favorite to defend his title....
The Ring Magazine’s No. 2 cruiserweight, Denis Lebedov - 27-2, 20 KOs - will defend his WBA title against unheralded-but-undefeated Lateef Kayode - 21-0, 1 NC, 16 KOs - next Wednesday in Lebedov’s native Russia. The fight takes place on a card headlined by heavyweight contender Alexander Povetkin, but Lebedev is looking to steal the spotlight....
We all want to see former WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin - 31-7, 17 KOs - collide with WBC champ Deontay Wilder. But first, Povetkin has to take care of business against Mariusz Wach - 29-1, 21 KOs in Russia. Currently, Povetkin is Wilder’s mandatory challenger, and Wach is a fantastic tune-up for Russian contender....
Undefeated junior middleweight contender Jermell Charlo - 26-0, 11 KOs - is looking to follow the footsteps of his twin brother, world champion Jermall Charlo. Beating a former titleholder like Joachim Alcine - 35-7-2, 21 KOs - can help him. And according to oddsmakers, it shouldn’t be too hard for Charlo to do so....
Oddsmakers are thinking that IBF welterweight champ Kell Brook - 35-0, 24 KOs - is a pretty sure thing in his title defense against Diego Chaves - 23-2-1, 19 KOs - this Saturday. WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley begs to differ. The American champion spoke out recently on why Brook should not be overlooking Chaves - indirectly speaking to gamblers on why he’s a compelling underdog bet....
ESPN’s 2014 fighter of the year and two-division world champion Terence Crawford - 26-0, 18 KOs - is coming home to defend his belt. The undefeated junior welterweight will step into the ring against Montreal contender Dierry Jean - 29-1, 20 KOs - this Saturday in his hometown of Omaha. Oddsmakers have Crawford as high as a 20-to-1 favorite in some sportsbooks....
With Floyd Mayweather now “retired”, it’s time for a new fighter to take his place as the hallowed No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter. While it’s title based on opinion and not grounded in gold belts, a few major media outlets, including ESPN, Ring Magazine and USA Today have settled on a guy you may never heard of: Roman Gonzalez - 44-0, 38 KOs. It’s time you get to know the name....
There might not be a scarier fighter these days than undefeated WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin - 33-0, 30 KOs. Watch some of his highlights and it’s not hard to see why - the guy has unnatural power that nobody wants to feel. Luckily for us, another slugger, Canadian David Lemieux - 34-2, 31 KOS - has stepped to to give “GGG” another showcase fight. You don’t want to miss this fight....
While all eyes are on Gennady Golovkin going into Saturday’s pay-per-view card, it’d be a shame to miss flyweight champion Roman Gonzalez - 43-0, 37 KOs - defend his belt against against former two-time champion Brian Viloria - 36-4, 22 KOs - on the undercard.Gonzalez was recently annointed as THE RING’s pound-for-pound best fighter, taking the retired Floyd Mayweather’s spot. It’s time for the world to meet the man some consider the best pure boxer in the world....
Undefeated heavyweight contender Luis “ King Kong” Ortiz - 22-0, 19 KOs - was supposed to face former world titleholder Bermaine Stiverne in what would have been a compelling test for the up-and-comer, but that bout made too much sense for the world of boxing. So naturally, he’ll face an unknown Matias Ariel Vidondo - 20-1-1, 18 KOs on the Golovkin-Lemiuex undercard - and it’ll be for a vacant interim world title....
Johann Duhaupas was game, but he stood no chance against WBC champion Deontay Wilder - 35-0, 34 KOs. The heavyweight champ doled out a punishing beatdown before securing an 11th round knockout. Now, it looks like he’ll be facing the streaking No. 1 contender, Alexander Povetkin in a mandatory title defense. This is gonna be a fun and more importantly, meaningful fight....
While most of boxing’s biggest stars reside in lighter weight divisions, nothing quite captivates the interest of fans like the heavyweight championship. And the current kingpin, Wladimir Klitschko - 64-3, 53 KOs, will be back in action to defend his belts against the brash, undefeated Tyson Fury - 24-0, 18 KOs.For his part, Fury is doing everything he can to royally piss off the champ before their November 24 bout....
Don’t have anything to do next Wednesday night? ESPN has a pretty good Premier Boxing Champions card slated for October 14. We’ll get to see former two-division titleholder Devon Alexander - 26-3, 14 KOs, current featherweight champ Lee Selby - 21-1, 8 KOs - and heavyweight prospect Joseph Parker - 15-0, 13 KOs - on free cable television. Let’s break down the odds for each fight....
The first time Danny O’Connor met Gabriel Bracero in 2011, he was a promising fighter with a 14-0 record. He left the ring with the first loss of his career - but now he can reap his vengeance.The welterweights are scheduled to meet on October 10, more than four years later as the headliner of a nationally televised Premier Boxing Champions card on NBC Sports Net....
John Thompson - 17-1, 6 KOs - was a longshot to win the eight-man ESPN Boxcino junior middleweight tournament this past May, but he shocked the boxing world by knocking out Brandon Adams in the second round of the finale. Now, he’s got an opportunity to take the world title from England’s Liam Smith - 20-0-1, 10 KOs - on the October 10 Saunders-Lee card in Manchester....
WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin - 33-0, 30 KOs - has long wanted to unify major world titles, but the sport’s most terrifying puncher hasn’t been able convince any of other champions to fight. That all changes now. Montreal hitman and IBF champion David Lemieux, also a fearsome puncher, has stepped up to face “GGG”....
WBC international light heavyweight champion Andrzej Fonfara - 27-3, 16 KOs - is making sure not to overlook his next opponent, the No. 12 ranked Nathan Cleverly - 29-2, 15 KOs. He might not have much convincing to do, as oddsmakers aren’t making him much of a favorite so far in the sportsbooks....
Gerald Washington - 16-0, 11 KOs - was nearly 30 when he made his pro boxing debut. And that’s something that has many doubting whether the former USC football player is the real deal, even with an undefeated record.The American can prove a lot of the naysayers wrong when he meets the well-respected Amir Mansour - 22-1, 16 KOs - in Washington on October 13....
Former two-division titleholder Devon Alexander - 26-3,14 KOs - is on a mission to become a champion again. To do that, he’ll have to get through 33-year old Aron Martinez - 19-4-1, 4 KOs - in a headlining bout on ESPN. It’s the perfect opportunity for the former champion to get back on track in front of a national audience....
The center of the boxing world will be in England on October 10 for a card that has not one, not two, but three WBO title fights. Headlining the event is middleweight champion Andy Lee, who’ll defend his strap against Billy Joe Saunders. Lightweight champion Terry Flanagan will face off against Diego Magdaleno. Last but not least is a bout between Michael Soro and Liam Smith for the vacant junior middleweight strap. And guess what, you can bet on those fights right here....
Six months after being stripped of his 140-pound title for failing to make weight and losing to Danny Garcia in a catchweight bout, Lamont Peterson - 33-3-1, 17 KOs - will move up a weight class in hopes of greener pastures. He’s jumping right into the fire, opting to face undefeated 2008 Olympic gold medalist Felix Diaz Jr. - 17-0, 8 KOs - in a PBC card on NBC....
What do you get when you match a power puncher against a punching machine? We’ll find out when the hard-hitting Lucas Matthysse - 37-3, 34 KOs - meets the relentless Viktor Postol - 27-0, 11 KOs - in Los Angeles on October 3. The vacant WBC junior welterweight title will be on the line as well, adding high stakes to an already intriguing matchup....