Carlos Toro
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Wrestling
Alexander Povetkin Defeats Christian Hammer To Earn Title Shot Against Anthony Joshua
Alexander Povetkin was close to being shunned from the world heavyweight title conversation, but he ends the year with a win and a likely title opportunity against unified champion Anthony Joshua. Povetkin defeated Christian Hammer in Povetkin’s native of Russia…
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Wrestling
Felix Verdejo To Return On March ESPN Card At Madison Square Garden
For the past 16 months, Felix Verdejo has been the victim of bad luck, but now looks to bounce back next year at Madison Square Garden. The undefeated Puerto Rican boxer will make his return to the ring on the March…
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Wrestling
Zolani Tete, Rising British Prospects To Fight On February Card In London
Frank Warren is ready to roll in the new year with a big boxing card in London, headlined by Zolani Tete’s next WBO Bantamweight title defense. It has been announced that Tete will defend his title against two-division world champion…
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Wrestling
A Look At HBO Boxing’s Early 2018 TV Schedule
This excerpt first appeared in this week’s issue of the Fightful Boxing Newsletter, which releases each Thursday morning at Fightful.com HBO is ready to roll out several world title fights on television for the first couple of months of 2018,…
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Wrestling
Andre Ward On Possibly Coming Out Of Retirement: “I Do Miss” Fighting
Andre Ward may be retired, but he revealed that it has been tough staying retired. Ward spoke to a few reporters after a recent HBO broadcasting gig and did admit that misses fighting and that staying retired while still being in…
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Wrestling
Mikey Garcia Moves Up In Weight, To Challenge For IBF 140-Pound Title
Mikey Garcia got a taste of fighting at 140 pounds and now he wants to win a world title at that weight. Showtime has announced a big February 10 card at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, headlined by Garcia’s…
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Wrestling
Orlando Salido Unretiring Less Than A Week After Doing So
Well it didn’t take long for Orlando Salido to unretire. The former world champion said he was retiring after losing to Miguel Roman on HBO on December 9, but has now said his retirement decision was made in the heat…
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Wrestling
Boxing Fight-size Update: Tyson Fury, Robert Easter Jr., Dejan Zlaticanin
Your Fight-size update for December 15! – According to reports, IBF lightweight champion Robert Easter Jr. is set to defend his title against Javier Fortuna on Showtime’s January 20 telecast at the Barclays Center. The January 20 card will be…
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Wrestling
Details Surrounding UKAD Ruling On Tyson Fury, What Needs To Be Done Before He Can Fight Again
I’m sure most of the boxing community has already seen the news of Tyson Fury getting a backdated two-year suspension by the UKAD and now are thinking that he is now fully cleared to box again. Well, not exactly. Although…
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Wrestling
Katie Taylor Successfully Retains WBA Female Lightweight Title
In the span of a little more than a year, Katie Taylor went from competing in the Olympics to winning her pro boxing debut and eventually winning and defending a pro boxing world title. Taylor retained her WBA female lightweight…
