by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Nov 3, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Will they or won’t they? That’s been the question on boxing fans’ minds for some time, but there’s now an official answer, folks: Carl Frampton vs Scott Quigg is on! The highly anticipated showdown will unfold on February 27th at the Manchester Arena, UK. And given...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Nov 3, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Guillermo Rigondeaux Completely Stripped Of all his major titles, that is. Sort of. Last week, the Junior Featherweight held three world titles, but the Cuban is now left with just The RING variety. First the WBO pinched back their strap, and now the WBA have followed...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Oct 30, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Timothy Bradley vs Brandon Rios looks to be a tasty Welterweight affair on paper. But Bradley insists that under the tutelage of Teddy Atlas he’ll prove far too much for Rios on November 7th. Bradley, who will be defending his WBO title, feels Rios will need a whole...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Oct 29, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Nothing’s set in stone just yet – thank goodness – but Shane Mosley has stated a potential fight is in advanced talks. And to make things worse, Liam Smith has gone on record to say a rematch clause would be in effect should they square off. Before we check out what...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Oct 29, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Guillermo Rigondeaux Stripped of WBO Title If you still believe fighters are defined by the heavily diluted titles of the sport, then this news might upset you… Guillermo Rigondeaux, the Junior Featherweight division’s unbeaten standout, has been stripped of the...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Oct 29, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Terence Crawford Star Appeal Rising The top-tier Junior Welterweight and Pound-for-Pounder saw a rise in ratings against Dierry Jean at the weekend, 7% higher than his previous clash with Thomas Dulorme. According to Nielsen, the HBO event averaged 1.017 million...
