New York, New York - Not many people including the man himself, Charles Martin (22-0-1, 20KOs), thought he would be getting a shot at a piece of the heavyweight championship this soon.
BROOKLYN - A dramatic fight week continued Thursday as WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder and bruising Polish contender Artur Szpilka participated inthe final press conference before they enter the ring this Saturday, January 16 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center.
This Saturday night from the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, New York, Vyacheslav 'Czar' Glazkov faces Charles Martin for the vacant IBF heavyweight title. They are fighting for a belt that was stripped from Tyson Fury - who won the belt on November 28th against Wladimir Klitschko - who has a rematch clause with the former champion that precluded him from fulfilling his IBF mandatory obligation against Glazkov.
BROOKLYN - A dramatic fight week continued Thursday as WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder and bruising Polish contender Artur Szpilka participated inthe final press conference before they enter the ring this Saturday, January 16 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center.
BROOKLYN - A dramatic fight week continued Thursday as WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder and bruising Polish contender Artur Szpilka participated inthe final press conference before they enter the ring this Saturday, January 16 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast begins at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT with unbeatens Charles Martin and Vyacheslav Glazkov fighting for the vacant IBF Heavyweight World Championship.
BROOKLYN - A huge fight week featuring the first two heavyweight world title fights in Brooklyn in 115 years kicked off Tuesday with media workouts at world famous Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn.
BROOKLYN - A huge fight week featuring the first two heavyweight world title fights in Brooklyn in 115 years kicked off Tuesday with media workouts at world famous Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn.
Brooklyn, NY: As undefeated heavyweight Vyacheslav "Czar" Glazkov (21-0-1, 13 KOs) prepares to face southpaw Charles Martin (22-0-1, 20 KOs) at the Barclays Center on Saturday for the vacant IBF Heavyweight World Title, the 2008 Olympic bronze medalist is feeling no pressure because he has already competed on the sporting world's biggest stage in Beijing.
Charles Martin (22-0-1, 20 KOs) will attempt to become the IBF heavyweight champion of the world when he squares off with Vyacheslav Glazkov (21-0-1, 13 KOs) this Saturday night at the Barclays Center in New York. Camp Coordinator Paul Cain spoke to BoxingScene.com last week about his man’s huge opportunity and expressed his firm belief that Glazkov simply won’t be able to defeat the Missouri native.
by David P. Greisman - The two fights topping this coming Saturday’s boxing card on Showtime have been marketed as "a history-making night." But let’s not mistake any historical significance as meaning the two fights - the main event of Deontay Wilder vs. Artur Szpilka and its preceding co-feature of Vyacheslav Glazkov vs. Charles Martin - are incredibly historical or...