
Melvin Jerusalem and Siyakholwa Kuse make weight for 'Thrilla in Manila' 50th anniversary show
Melvin Jerusalem couldn’t help but soak in the ambiance on the eve of his latest title defense.
Eumir Felix Marcial: record, next fight and profile →

Melvin Jerusalem couldn’t help but soak in the ambiance on the eve of his latest title defense.

Melvin Jerusalem will defend his WBC strawweight title against Siyakholwa Kuse on a bill staged by Manny Pacquiao Promotions, in partnership with IBA Pro, at the historic Araneta Coliseum on October 29 in Metro Manila, Philippines

Gary Russell Jnr didn’t look like a 37-year-old who had been out of the ring for more than three years as he dominated Hugo Castaneda in a 10th-round stoppage Saturday in Las Vegas..

Stung by his Olympic journey and the dissolution of his marriage, Eumir Marcial found solace in the last place the average person would search for it: the boxing ring.

Marcial is a middleweight who won a bronze medal in the 2021 Olympics while Salcido is coming off a decision loss to lightweight contender Andy Cruz.

Talks are underway for Eumir Marcial to fight at home for the first time as a pro before representing his proud nation for a second time in the Olympics.

27-year-old Eumir Felix Marcial, the Philippines' 2020 middleweight Olympic bronze medalist, declared today that he would be putting his professional career on temporary hold to join the Philippine National Boxing Team training camp in Canberra, Australia and focus fulltime on pursuing his dream of winning a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

David Whitmire’s pro debut didn’t last a round Saturday in San Antonio. The 17-year-old welterweight prospect from Washington, D.C. dropped Keith Foreman twice with left hooks in the opening round and produced a first-round technical knockout. Showtime streamed Whitmire’s victory on its YouTube

O’Shaquie Foster and Rey Vargas eventually had to be separated Friday after they made weight in San Antonio. Vargas and Foster flexed for the cameras, before Foster took exception to Vargas touching him once they met their contractual obligations for a 12-round, 130-pound championship match Saturday night at nearby Alamodome. Mexico’s Vargas and Foster, of Orange, Texas, both officially weighed in at 129½ pounds for their “Showtime Championship Boxing” main event.

A lineup of talented fighters, including a former titleholder, Olympic bronze medalist, Pan American gold medalist and a highly touted prospect in his pro debut, will highlight a four-bout streaming presentation on the Showtime Sports YouTube channel and Showtime Boxing Facebook page this Saturday, February 11 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.