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BoxingScene.com Staff Predictions: Porter vs. Malignaggi

•Apr 19, 2014

An hour or so before Bernard Hopkins attempts to become the oldest fighter in boxing history to win a title unification match, Shawn Porter and Paul Malignaggi do battle with plenty at stake. The pair of welterweights serve as the SHOWTIME-televised co-feature, live from Washington D.C. Porter makes the first defense of the alphabet title he acquired in emphatic fashion, dominating Devon Alexander in their 12-round bout last December. On that same card, Malignaggi remained relevant in the welterweight division with a 12-round win over Zab Judah in their all-Brooklyn matchup. Both fighters are angling for a lucrative showdown with reigning pound-for-pound and lineal welterweight king Floyd Mayweather. It’s a lengthy line, so more than a win but a spectacular performance is in order for the victor to garner any consideration. Will Porter keep the momentum going in his career, maintaining his unbeaten ways while removing a seasoned veteran from the mix? Or will Malignaggi conjure up the type of “last great” performance necessary to bump off a young gun in the sport? Read on to see how the staff at Boxingscene.com believes tonight’s action will go down.

Porter-Malignaggi - CompuBox Historical Review

CompuBox

•Apr 19, 2014

Both Shawn Porter and Paulie Malignaggi throw and land a similar amount of total punches- but the breakdown of punches is significant. 66% of Porter's thrown punches are power shots, while 66% of Malignaggi's thrown punches are jabs. Translation: Porter will need to crowd Malignaggi and smother his jab, while the challenger will want to stay outside and box.

LIVE STREAM: Hopkins-Shumenov Tripleheader Weigh-In

BoxingScene Staff

•Apr 18, 2014

SHOWTIME Sports will offer a live stream of today’s official weigh-in for the light heavyweight world championship unification between future Hall of Famer and IBF champ Bernard "The Alien" Hopkins and WBA Super champ Beibut Shumenov taking place this Saturday, April 19, live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from the DC Armory in Washington, D.C.

Paulie Malignaggi: I Will Rightfully Get What's Mine!

BoxingScene Staff

•Apr 17, 2014

Paulie Malignaggi has vowed to claim his third world title this weekend after he felt he was unjustly stripped of his belt against brash-talking Adrien Broner. The Brooklyn star goes in against the newly crowned IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter on Saturday night and is adamant he will bounce back to win his third world title following the loss of his WBA crown to Broner last year. "I think, as far as I'm concerned, I haven't lost at all in the last three years. Adrien Broner was given my world title, so I feel like I need to win another world title to kind of rightfully get what's mine," said Malignaggi.

Photos/Quotes: Hopkins-Shumenov Triple Workouts

Boxing Photos

•Apr 16, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Several of the featured fighters for Saturday's "History at the Capitol" event at the DC Armory in Washington, D.C. worked out for media members at Bald Eagle Recreation Center in Washington, D.C. The SHOWTIME tripleheader headlined by future Hall of Famer Bernard "The Alien" Hopkins against Beibut Shumenov in an epic light heavyweight world championship unification. Tickets priced at $25, $50, $75, $200 and $300, plus applicable taxes, fees and services charges, are on sale now and available online at http://www.ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations or by calling (800) 745-3000. The DC Armory Box Office will be open on fight night only from 3 p.m.-10 p.m. ET.

Officials Named For Quillin vs. Konecny Title Fight

Jake Donovan

•Apr 15, 2014

Lukas Konecny already faced an uphill challenge the moment he accepted assignment versus unbeaten middleweight titlist Peter Quillin. An additional hurdle has now been put in place, with four U.S.-based officials named for his title challenge in Washington D.C. this Saturday. Veteran referee Kenny Chevalier has been tabbed as third man for this weekend’s middleweight title fight, which serves as the televised opener of a scheduled SHOWTIME tripleheader. The three judges named for the bout are William Lerch, Michael Pernick and Steven Rados. All three judges are from the United States, with Rados (Washington D.C.) and Chevalier (Maryland) locally based. None of the four officials have previously worked bouts involving either fighter.

Video: Shawn Porter on Malignaggi, Training Camp, More

BoxingScene Staff

•Apr 7, 2014

Luis Sandoval stops by the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas and catches up with undefeated IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter to discuss his Showtime televised defense against former two-division champ Paulie Malignaggi on April 19th. Porter goes over his training plans, what he needs to do strategically in the fight to defeat Malignaggi and more.

Malignaggi Plans To Make Porter Pay, Set Many Traps

Edward Chaykovsky

•Apr 6, 2014

Paulie Malignaggi (33-5, 7KOs), a former two-division champion, is looking for redemption when he faces undefeated IBF welterweight beltholder Shawn Porter (23-0-1, 14 KOs) on April 19th as part of the Bernard Hopkins-Beibut Shumenov undercard at Washington’s D.C. Armory. Malignaggi felt he was robbed of his WBA welterweight title last June at the Barclays Center, when Adrien Broner won a close split decision to snatch away the belt. Broner's reign was short-lived, as he lost the strap to Marcos Maidana last December. He sees the opportunity against Porter, who he considers to be a better fighter than Broner, as the perfect opportunity to make things right.

Malignaggi Considers Porter Better Than Adrien Broner

Keith Idec

•Apr 3, 2014

Paulie Malignaggi and Shawn Porter respectfully disagreed about whether Malignaggi deserved a victory over Adrien Broner. Malignaggi and Porter both believe, however, that Porter is a better fighter than Broner, who beat Malignaggi by split decision nine months ago at Barclays Center in Malignaggi’s native Brooklyn. The 33-year-old Malignaggi will try to become a two-time welterweight world champion April 19, when he is scheduled to challenge Porter (23-0-1, 14 KOs) for Porter’s IBF 147-pound crown on the Bernard Hopkins-Beibut Shumenov undercard at Washington’s D.C. Armory.

Shawn Porter: Paulie Malignaggi can't handle my skills!

Ryan Burton

•Mar 31, 2014

BoxingScene.com recently caught up with undefeated IBF welterweight champion Shawn "Showtime" Porter. The Las Vegas based Porter recently reached an agreement to face former two-division world champion Paulie Malignaggi on April 19th in Washington D.C. The Showtime televised tripleheader will also feature Bernard Hopkins and Beibut Shumenov unifying their IBF and WBA light heavyweight titles and WBO middleweight champion Peter Quillen defending his strap against Lukas Konecny.