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New York - Welterweight Shawn Porter (26-2-1, 16 KO’s) is already training hard for his upcoming WBC final welterweight world title eliminator with Andre Berto (31-4, 23 KO’s), and the two former welterweight champions will collide at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on April 22nd. The fight will be televised by Showtime.
New York - Welterweight Shawn Porter (26-2-1, 16 KO’s) has been out of the ring since June of 2016 when he lost a decision to newly unified WBC, WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (28-0, 22 KO’s), which took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
New York - Showtime Executive Vice President and General Manager Stephen Espinoza was on hand at the unveiling of Comosa AG’s World Boxing Super Series, a bracket-style elimination tournament that will feature the world’s best boxers and a total of $50 million dollars in prize money split between two weight classes annually with the winner of the tournaments winning the Muhammad Ali Trophy.
New York - On Thursday, Comosa AG announced the launch of the "World Boxing Super Series" - a revolutionary bracket-style elimination tournament featuring the world`s best boxers and a total of $50 million in prize money. The winner will receive the GREATEST prize in boxing – the Muhammad Ali Trophy. Kalle Sauerland will serve as Comosa’s Chief Boxing Officer with Richard Schaefer being the Chairman of the Americas.
New York - This past weekend the welterweight division and its path for clarity as to which fighter is the best in the division became a bit clearer when Keith Thurman (28-0, 22 KO’s) won a split decision against Danny Garcia (33-1, 19 KO’s) and unified the WBA and WBC world titles.
New York - During his career, Adrien Broner (33-2, 1NC, 24 KO’s) picked himself up and bounced back from two losses and continues to remain relevant in boxing by headlining televised events on various networks.
New York - The welterweight division is still the home for the premier talent pool in boxing. One fighter looking to emerge to the top of the welterweight ranks is United States Olympian Errol Spence Jr (21-0, 18 KO’s).
New York - It’s dubbed Showtime on CBS. That is the magnitude of the WBA/WBC welterweight unification between Keith Thurman (27-0, 22 KO’s) and Danny Garcia . The two will square off on primetime on CBS this Saturday from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
New York - If there was a network that has hit the ground running in the first quarter of 2017, it's been Showtime. So far the network has televised main event fights like the draw between Badou Jack (20-1-3, 12 KO's) and James Degale (23-1-1, 14 KO's), the rematch between Leo Santa Cruz (33-1-1, 18 KO’s) and Carl Frampton (23-1, 14 KO’s) where Santa Cruz exacted revenge on Frampton, and most recently Adrien Broner (33-2, 24 KO’s) slightly edging Adrian Granados (18-5-2, 12 KO’s).
New York - One of the best weapons in boxing is the vicious left hook of Danny Garcia (33-0, 19 KO’s). It sent Amir Khan tumbling to the ground and made Eric Morales do a helicopter spin. That weapon will be one of the key elements that his opponent on Saturday, Keith Thurman(27-0, 22 KO’s), will have to look out for when the two of them meet inside the Barclays Center.