WBC interim heavyweight champion Samuel "The Nigerian Nightmare" Peter (28-1, 22 KOs) got more than he bargained for with late sub Jameel McCline (38-7-3, 23 KOs) on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City. McCline dropped Peter with an uppercut to the the neck at the end of round two then floored Peter twice more in round three. Peter, however, was able to regroup, while McCline began to slow down and the bout read more ...

Don King and SHOWTIME will come out strong at the first bell of the year on Saturday, January 6th with a championship doubleheader featuring #1 contender Sam Peter battling #2 WBC challenger James Toney in a heavyweight WBC title eliminator rematch plus WBA super welterweight champion Jose Rivera against world champion-in-recess and mandatory challenger Travis Simms. Also tentatively scheduled is IBF super welter champ Cory Spinks read more ...

WBA super welterweight champion Jose Antonio Rivera (38-4-1, 24 KOs) has once again challenged International Boxing Federation 154-pound title-holder Cory Spinks to fight him in a unification bout. "I'm willing to fight any of the top 154-pounders," Rivera said, "but, for whatever reason, we haven't been offered one deal. read more ...

Jose Antonio Rivera (37-3-1, 24 KOs) dethroned two-time WBA super welterweight champion Alex "Terra" Garcia (25-2, 24 KOs) with a very exciting twelve round unanimous decision Saturday night at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. Rivera, a former WBA welterweight champ, dropped Garcia twice in the first round, first with a jab, then with a right hand. Both fighters landed big shots in round two. Garcia dropped Rivera in the read more ...

A final press conference was held today in Westborough, Mass. for Saturday night's Don King "Dynamite At The DCU" Worcester, Mass. fight card. The card will be headlined by two 12-round world championship fights. IN the main event former WBA welterweight champ, and local favorite, Jose "El Gallo" Rivera challenges for power punching Alejandro "Terra" Garcia's WBA super welterweight title, while IBF junior bantamweight titlist Luis Perez read more ...

WBA super welterweight champion Alejandro "Terra" Garcia and #3-ranked Jose Antonio Rivera both had light workouts and spoke to the press on Tuesday at Camp Fitzy's boxing gym in Worcester, Mass. Garcia defends his 154-pound title against Rivera in the second half of a world championship doubleheader Saturday on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). Luis Perez risks his IBF junior bantamweight crown against Dimitri Kirillov read more ...

While most boxing fans were able to watch the recent Eric Morales - Manny Pacquiao epic battle on HBO Pay-Per-View (Morales UD12 - 3/19/05), the Showtime Network decided not to televise the Jose Antonio Rivera vs. Luis Collazo WBA welterweight championship fight at the DCU Center in Rivera's hometown of Worcester, Ma. Not only was this error in judgement a mistake for the network, it was also a big loss for all boxing fans. Making the first defense of his hard earned title read more ...