Chad Dawson

According to promoter Gary Shaw, the light heavyweight bout between WBC champion Jean Pascal (25-1, 16KOs) and mandatory Chad Dawson (29-0, 17KOs) will take place on August 14 in Montreal, Canada on HBO. The fight date has been pushed back a number of times because Pascal's shoulder was injured in the rematch with Adrian Diaconu and he needed additional time to heal read more ...

Undefeated IBF light heavyweight champion Tarvoris Cloud (20-0, 18 KOs) says IBO/WBC interim champ “Bad” Chad Dawson is ducking him. “Chad Dawson won’t be able to run 12 rounds against me,” Cloud said. “My pressure will be unbelievable read more ...

Tonight was a different story, and had everything to do with Dawson remaining poised, even if at the risk of upsetting the paying patrons on hand. “I did what I was said I was going to do,” Dawson insisted. “The first fight was a brawl. I didn’t want to make this fight this way. I wanted to outbox him and use my legs read more ...

This time there was no question. IBO light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (29-0, 17 KOs) defended his IBO belt and won the vacant WBC interim belt with a twelve round unanimous decision over Glen Johnson (49-13-2, 33 KOs) on Saturday night at the XL Center in Hartford, CT. Johnson tried to pressure Dawson, but Chad was too fast, too mobile and too skilled to let “The Road Warrior” turn it into a brawl as he did in their first fight. Scores were 115-113, 115-113, 117-111 read more ...

Chad Dawson 175 vs Glen Johnson 173.5 (WBC interim/IBO light heavyweight championship) Alfredo Angulo 153.5 vs Harry Joe Yorgey 153.25 (WBO interim jr middleweight championship) Tyrone Brunson 157 vs Jose Medina 157.5 read more ...

Chad Dawson: “The first fight I did what I had to do. I stacked up the rounds. It’s like any fighter. You get hit, you want to hit back. My whole goal for this fight is to hit and not to be hit. Stick and move. I’m not a knockout puncher. I’m not going in there looking for the knockout. I will keep out-boxing you. I will out-point you read more ...

Junior middleweight contenders “Lightning” Harry Joe Yorgey (22-0-1, 10 KOs) and Alfredo “Perro” Angulo (16-1, 13 KOs) will meet in the co-feature on the big Chad Dawson-Glenn Johnson II card in Hartford, Connecticut, on November 7. Both bouts will be televised on read more ...

Undefeated two-time light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson informed the International Boxing Federation (IBF) that he has vacated its title, effective immediately. Promoter Gary Shaw personally delivered the letter to the IBF at its annual convention which is being held in Panama City, Panama read more ...

Sources close to the situation have advised BoxingScene.com that early discussions have taken place for the anticipated rematch between IBF light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson and Glen Johnson, the former champion. From what I was told, the rematch would land in the fall and HBO, due to Dawson's current deal with the network, would televise the event read more ...

After two dominating decision wins over Antonio Tarver, IBF light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson is hoping for two fighters in particular to accept his challenge. Dawson made his HBO debut by outpointing Tarver on Saturday night in Las Vegas. The fight was the first of a two-fight deal with the network. He hopes the second will come against Bernard Hopkins or the recently retired Joe Calzaghe. read more ...