There was a lot of confusion last weekend, when light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera fought Joe Smith Jr. in an HBO televised opener from The Forum in Los Angeles, California. Barrera went down in the first round, but got up and then dominate...
HBO’s broadcast of the Miguel Berchelt-Takashi Miura main event Saturday night peaked at 729,000 viewers, according to ratings released Tuesday morning by Nielsen Media Research. Their 12-round, 130-pound title fight, which Berchelt won convincingly,...
Los Angeles - Newly crowned WBC Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Champion Sullivan Barrera (20-1, 14 KOs) gave a career-making performance, getting off the deck in the first round to take a 10-round unanimous decision victory over Joe Smith, Jr. (2...
The Forum, Inglewood, California - In a battle for the WBC International light heavyweight title, Sullivan Barrera (20-1, 14 KOs) overcame a first round knockdown to dominate Joe Smith Jr. (23-2, 19 KOs) to a ten round unanimous decision. The scores...
Sullivan Barrera is in the right frame of mind heading into his big clash tonight. Not only does he believe all the pressure is on Joe Smith to pull out a victory, but he finally has someone close to him who he has not seen in years. Barrera also bel...
INGLEWOOD - All six participants for Saturday night's HBO 'Boxing After Dark' telecast made weight Friday afternoon. Miguel Berchelt (31-1, with 28 KOs) will defend his WBC junior lightweight title against Takashi Miura (31-3-2, with 24 KOs). Both fi...
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Main event and guaranteed to provide "Fight Of The Year" material, the WBC World Super Featherweight clash between warriors Miguel "El Alacran" Berchelt (31-1, 28 KOs) and Takashi Miura (31-3-2, 24 KOs) is scheduled for 12-rounds. Co-main event and...
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On Saturday night from the Forum in Inglewood, California, a light heavyweight match-up between Joe Smith and Sullivan Barrera kicks off the HBO 'Boxing After Dark' broadcast. They are fighting for the WBC International light heavyweight title - but...
LOS ANGELES - Fighters from the July 14 LA FIGHT CLUB card and July 15 HBO Boxing After Dark triple header led by Miguel "El Alacran" Berchelt (31-1, 28 KOs) and Takashi Miura (31-3-2, 24 KOs) today hosted a Los Angeles media workout at City of Angel...
Koasicha, 26, hails from San Luis Potosi, Mexico and is looking for another world title shot after his fail bid against Vasyl Lomanchenko in November of 2015, his record stands at 25-6-15 KO's. Veraza, 24, on the other hand is looking for his first b...
Sullivan Barrera knows Joe Smith Jr. can punch. The light heavyweight contender is not so sure Smith can take a punch nearly as well as he delivers one. Barrera considers Smith’s chin a weakness and intends to exploit it when they fight Saturday nigh...
The all-action fighters participating on the stacked tripleheader this Saturday, July 15 have wrapped up camp and begun their journey to Los Angeles for their championship bouts at The "Fabulous" Forum. The night will feature the rugged Miguel "El A...
Following his recent knockout of boxing legend BERNARD HOPKINS, Long Island fan favorite JOE SMITH JR. moved right into the mix in the light heavyweight division, boxing's deepest and most exciting. Working full-time as a union laborer in the New Yo...
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By Thomas Gerbasi - Way before Joe Smith Jr. became a light heavyweight contender by knocking out Andrzej Fonfara in a single round and then halting Bernard Hopkins in eight rounds, his trainer, Jerry Capobianco, believed. “He always told me I had it...
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NEW YORK CITY - Hard hitting light heavyweight contender JOE SMITH JR., (23-1 19 KO's), held court in front of a tremendous crowd of New York City media on Tuesday afternoon at the Mendez Boxing Gym ahead of his highly anticipated 10-round clash with...