In one of the more-dramatic turn of events in a fight, Antonio DeMarco stopped Jorge Linares in the 11th round to win the vacant WBC lightweight title. Linares dominated the first five rounds of the fight, utilizing his speed and accuracy. DeMarco (26-2-1, 19 KO’s) hung in there, rallying in the sixth round to open a cut on the bridge of the nose of Linares. A cut later opened over the right eye of Linares read more ...

Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KOs) believes that he will successfully defend his light heavyweight world title belt against Chad Dawson on October 15th at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. Dawson (30-1, 17 KOs) does not believe he will. The fight will headline an aptly-titled «Believe it or not» fight card, presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Gary Shaw Productions read more ...

Humberto Soto has decided to give up the WBC lightweight world title and move up to the super lightweight in search of another world title. Soto, who defended last Saturday against Motoki Sasaki, has sent official notication to the World Boxing Council, announcing his decision to leave the division and thanking the WBC for the opportunities in his career read more ...

In a WBC lightweight eliminator, 1 rated Antonio DeMarco (25-2-1, 18 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over 2 rated Reyes Sanchez (20-4-1, 11 KOs) bout in front of a packed house at the Heartland Events Center, Grand Island, Nebraska. Sanchez was cut over the left eye by a DeMarco straight left in round one, but the cut didn’t hinder him much. Sanchez was the aggressor and the busier fighter over the second half of the fight read more ...

Integrated Sports Media, North America’s undisputed leader pay-per-view distribution of major boxing events, is teaming-up with KO Entertainment to bring American fans the ring return of Mexican great Erik “El Terrible” Morales, who headlines the March 27th “The Champion Returns” pay-per-view event live from Monterrey, Mexico read more ...

The WBC lightweight championship is now vacant. Reigning world champion Edwin Valero (27-0, 27 KOs) has been designated as a “champion in recess,” due to a severe cut on his forehead which will keep him out of the ring for some time, as well as Valero’s desire to test the waters in the super lightweight division read more ...

Former interim WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (23-2-1, 17KO) offered no excuses once he touched down in his hometown of Tijuana, MX, Sunday afternoon, after his loss against the now full-fledged WBC king Edwin Valero (27-0, 27KO) last Saturday night in Monterrey, MX. “I don’t have an exact read more ...

WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero (27-0, 27 KOs) put on a brilliant display of boxing as he dominated interim champion Antonio DeMarco (23-2-1, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at the Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. Valero was cut under the right eye in round one and suffered a nasty gash on the forehead in round two from an elbow read more ...

WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero and interim champion Antonio DeMarco both weighed in at 135 pounds for their much anticipated world title showdown on Saturday night in Monterrey, Mexico. The bout will be televised on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING (9PM ET/PT) Complete Weights: Edwin Valero 135 vs. Antonio DeMarco 135 read more ...

The always-exciting Edwin Valero will defend his World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight title against undefeated, once-beaten WBC 135-pound interim titleholder Antonio DeMarco in the main event this Saturday, Feb. 6, on SHOWTIME Championship Boxing on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). The undefeated read more ...