«I felt okay in the Cunningham fight. I got the win, the KO, and my timing felt good, so I’m satisfied. 2012 will be my biggest year yet, I feel,» stated super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell, who gave us a quick update on his future plans as we kick off this new year of boxing. "I want to be back in the ring soon, definitely within the next three months, and as far as who’d I want next, whoever will help boost my career read more ...

Taylor weighed 161 pounds, while opponent Jesse Nicklow was at 159. Dirrell weighed 169 pounds and opponent Cunningham was 167.5 pounds. For the TV opener, Luis Garcia’s official weight is 174.5 pounds and Alexander Johnson weighed 172 read more ...

Last boxing telecast of the year! Tune in to a year-end special edition of ShoBox featuring the return of Jermain Taylor and Andre Dirrell. Live on SHOWTIME, Friday at 11PM ET. Watch Jermain Taylor vs. Jessie Nicklow, Andre Dirrell vs. Darryl Cunningham, and Luis Garcia vs. Alexander Johnson read more ...

Andre Ward said after his victory over Sakio Bika that he injured his left index finger a couple weeks ago, and getting it fixed could delay his fight with Arthur Abraham. Showtime and Dan Goossen, Ward’s promoter, have talked about Ward fighting Abraham in March, in one of the Super Six semifinals, but Ward said that may not be possible read more ...

World super middleweight contender Sakio Bika spoke to Fightnews and stated that he is confident of defeating WBA 168lb champion Andre Ward on November 27th in a bout televised by SHOWTIME. Bika will be fighting for the WBA championship in a bout outside SHOWTIME’s Super Six tournament where Ward has already secured a semi-final berth read more ...

Andre Ward will have a new opponent on November 27 after Andre Dirrell pulled out with an alleged undisclosed injury. Ward and Dirrell (former Olympic teammates) were originally scheduled to meet September 25, but no agreement could be reached between the respective camps and the bout was rescheduled for November 27. Ken Hershman, Executive Vice President and General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports read more ...

The Group Stage 3 matchups in the Super Six World Boxing Classic, the unprecedented boxing tournament from SHOWTIME Sports® featuring the world’s best super middleweights, have been rescheduled for November 27, it was announced today by Ken Hershman, Executive Vice President and General Manager for sports programming on the network read more ...

As previously reported on BoxingScene, the upcoming Super Six clash between Arthur Abraham and Carl Froch, scheduled for October 2, will likely have the vacant WBC super middleweight title at stake. The general manager for Sauerland Event, Chris Meyer, advised BoxingScene that Kessler will likely vacate his WBC title - and because Andre Dirrell [WBC #1] is scheduled to fight WBA champion Andre Ward read more ...

WBC Super Middleweight champ Carl Froch (right) weighed in at 167 ¼ pounds (75.9 kg) and former middleweight champ Mikkel Kessler measured 167 pounds (75.8 kg) during Friday’s weigh-in in Herning, Denmark. The two 168-pounders will collide in a Group Stage 2 showdown of the Super Six World Boxing Classic on Saturday, April 24 on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m., ET/PT, same-day coverage) from MCH Arena, in Herning, Denmark read more ...

In a nationally Foxtel televised promotion Fijian based Joseph Kwadio (13-1, 9 KOs), formerly of Ghana, stopped Jamie Pittman (19-2, 8 KOs) in seven rounds at the La Montage Reception Center in Sydney, NSW, Australia on Thursday. Southpaw Pittman controlled all the rounds as he scored with power shots to the head and body of Kwadjo read more ...