Heavy hitters Murat Gassiev and Jordan Shimmell to meet in 200-pound title eliminator
Murat Gassiev and Jordan Shimmell are a couple of hard-hitting 200-pound contenders who have been on the fast track to a world title opportunity. Well, that track just got a little bit faster.
Dirrell brothers team up for action-packed card on April 29
The last time brothers Andre and Anthony Dirrell fought on the same night, Barack Obama was barely 60 days into his first term as president. That drought is about to end.
Heavy hitter Ivan Redkach to battle Luis Cruz in 140-pound clash on April 19
In his last fight, Ivan Redkach added an important accomplishment to his professional résumé: He proved he’s capable of rebounding from a defeat. Of course, the rising 140-pound prospect hopes he’ll never have to prove it again.
With title shot looming, Julian Williams insists he’s laser focused on Marcello Matano
Think about your ultimate lifelong goal—the one thing you’ve been working for years to achieve. Now imagine being one step away from it. Of course the imminent accomplishment would be front of mind 24/7. Unless you were Julian Williams.
With each vicious knockout, Julian Williams may have done as much harm to himself as his foes
From the moment they first lace up the gloves, boxers are taught a very simple, very important lesson: If you can take your opponent out, you take him out. Julian Williams was the living embodiment of this lesson in his last fight.
At long last, 154-pound terror Julian Williams finds himself on the precipice of a coveted world title fight
The perfect record. The nine stoppage victories in his past dozen fights. The more than two years that have passed since he last lost a round. Yeah, you pretty much need to look through a microscope—with binoculars—to find so much as a scratch in Julian Williams’ armor.
Adrien Broner to put 140-pound title on the line against Ashley Theophane on April 1
If ever a boxer and a city were made for each other, it would be Adrien Broner and Washington, D.C. After all, the nation’s capital has long been home to large personalities—something with which the loquacious Broner can certainly identify.
Budding 140-pound star Sergey Lipinets to risk perfect record against Levan Ghvamichava on March 15
Usually, it takes a boxer more than a dozen fights to morph from promising prospect to legitimate contender. Sergey Lipinets appears to be one of the rare exceptions to that rule.
