Author: Mike Sloan

In downtown Las Vegas on Wednesday afternoon, the next installment of Combate Americas was made official as all the combatants on the card made weight. The new series, dubbed, ”Road to the Championship,” on Spanish language network NBC Universo, will embark on its maiden voyage from the D in downtown Las Vegas on Thursday night.

Premier Boxing Champions on Wednesday announced that unbeaten heavyweight prospect Gerald Washington will return to the ring on Oct. 13 to face Amir Mansour in a 10-round affair. The bout will headline PBC’s “Toe-To-Toe Tuesdays” card on Fox Sports 1.

Premier Boxing Champions on Tuesday announced that undefeated heavyweight prospect Dominic Breazeale will fight in the opening bout of the next PBC on NBC card.

Peter Quillin was pleased, but it came with a caveat. The former WBO middleweight champion looked on as Aussie Michael Zerafa was being lifted out of the ring on a stretcher after “Kid Chocolate” stopped in the fifth round of the main event of the PBC on NBC card from Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Conn.

Peter Quillin was pleased, but it came with a caveat. The former WBO middleweight champion looked on as Aussie Michael Zerafa was being lifted out of the ring on a stretcher after “Kid Chocolate” stopped in the fifth round of the main event of the PBC on NBC card from Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Conn.

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It was the result virtually everybody expected: Tommy Karpency being taken off his feet and one way or another, being stopped in the main event of PBC on Spike’s latest Friday Night Lights Out telecast.

The MGM Grand Garden Arena wasn’t quite as raucous — or filled — as all of his previous major weigh-ins, but the world’s best pound-for-pound fighter didn’t seem to care or notice. Floyd Mayweather Jr. was all business as he weighed in for tomorrow’s showdown with Andre Berto and both men easily made the welterweight limit.

Invicta Fighting Championships’ 14th event will no longer be headlined by a bantamweight title fight.