Daniel "Danny" Evangelista Jr. (20-10-2, 16 KOs) of Mexico City, Mexico will step in to fight welterweight prospect Ferdinand "Lucky Boy" Kerobyan (11-1, 6 KOs) of North Hollywood, Calif. in the eight-round main event of this Friday's special edition of Golden Boy DAZN Thursday Night Fights. Kerobyan was initially scheduled to fight Oscar Molina, but a last-minute injury forced him to step out the fight.
Welterweight contender Yordenis Ugas (19-3, 9 KOs) scored a dominant second round stoppage of Nelson Lara (17-8, 7 KOs) in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes Tuesday night from the Fitz Tunica Casino & Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi.
Jarrett Hurd had Oscar Molina down early. He didn’t finish him until much later. Hurd, a 154-pound prospect, countered Molina’s left jab in the first round with a right uppercut, scoring a knockdown. Despite that, it wasn’t the right time to try to close the show, he said afterward.
This past Saturday’s fight between Jarrett Hurd and Oscar Molina was one of those nights where, besides a draw, one of the junior middleweight prospect’s “oh”s would have to go. In the end, it was Molina who suffered his first pro defeat after Hurd scored the 10th-round stoppage.
Keith Thurman continues the steady transition from "One Time" to primetime. The unbeaten welterweight titlist was forced to walk through hell and beyond in order to prevail over Shawn Porter in their Fight-of-the-Year level 12-round war Saturday evening at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The CBS-televised headliner carries even more good news, with the fantastic battle pulling in an average of just over 2.4 million viewers according to the first round of ratings results provided by Nielsen Media Research, making it the most watched bout of 2016 to date.
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York - In a battle of undefeated junior middleweight contenders, Jarrett Hurd (18-0, 12KOs) dropped and stopped Oscar Molina (13-1-1, 10KOs) in the tenth and final round.
Molina, Hurd Videos - BROOKLYN - The stacked undercard for the highly anticipated Keith Thurman vs. Shawn Porter welterweight showdown is complete and will feature a pair of popular Brooklyn fighters as heavyweight Adam Kownacki (13-0, 10 KOs) battles hard-hitting Jesse Barboza (11-1-1, 7 KOs) in an eight-round bout while crowd-pleasing featherweight Heather "The Heat" Hardy (16-0, 4 KOs) takes on Colorado's Kirstie Simmons (8-1, 2 KOs) in an eight-round contest on Saturday, June 25 from Barclays Center.
The undercard of tomorrow night’s Premier Boxing Champions broadcast on CBS was supposed to include a featherweight title fight between Jesus Cuellar and Abner Mares.
Thurman vs. Porter Weighin Photos - Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter both made weight for their welterweight title bout, though Porter had to drop his underwear before jumping on the scales.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference before their eagerly anticipated welterweight world title showdown this Saturday, June 25 in primetime as SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, comes to Barclays Center in Brooklyn.