This weekends Showtime Bantamweight final between IBF bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko and finalist Abner Mares has been called off. Various sources reported earlier that Agbeko had collapsed Monday night in Los Angeles after a doctors examination. It was found out that Agbeko has sudden onset sciatica. A lower back condition that results in weakness or […]
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This up-coming Saturday April 23, Fight Hub TV will be live from the Nokia Theater at LA Live in Los Angeles to witness who will be crowned the number one Bantamweight contender in the world. While many will say this tournament will reveal that top Bantamweight in the world, one has to take a step […]
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It has been the year of the tournament in the world of Combat sports. Boxing kicked off the trend last year with the debut of the Showtime Super Six Middleweight tournament. The tournament did wonders not only for the competitors, who now enjoy a higher level of fame and regard but unveiled one of the […]
Former flyweight and super flyweight champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan of says his experiment with being a boxer is now over. “I’m coming back to show everyone how strong I am,” he explains. “In my last fight, I wanted to prove I have skills by moving around and that’s not me. It was my first […]
IBF Bantamweight Champion Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko participated in a media workout today at John’s Boxing Gym in the Bronx, N.Y. as he prepares for Abner Mares in the eagerly anticipated final of The Showtime Bantamweight Tournament on Saturday, April 23 from The Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. In the must-win co-feature, former Two-Division World […]
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Joseph King Kong Agbeko will defend his International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight world championship against undefeated rising star Abner Mares, who defends his WBC Silver bantamweight championship in the eagerly awaited finals of The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All on Saturday, April 23 LIVE on SHOWTIME® (10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from […]
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Showtime and the promoters of their respective bantamweight fighters held a press conference in Los Angeles today to hype up the Showtime Bantamweight finals between Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko who will defend his IBF bantamweight title against WBC Silver bantamweight chamption, undefeated Abner Mares. The under card will feature Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan and former […]
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Congratulations Abner. It was very disappointing for me to lose the fight against a good young fighter like Abner Mares. Congratulations to Abner, he is a tough kid who fought a great fight. Even after winning seven world titles I have learned something valuable and that is not to leave the decision in the hands […]
The Showtime Bantamweight tournament now has it’s two finalists. Joseph King Kong Agbeko and Abner Mares emerged as winners and will now face each other in the tournament finals. The former IBF champion, Joseph Agbeko won the rubber match between him and Yhonny Perez to reclaim his title on all judges scorecards. Being considered the […]
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Yonnhy Perez 118 vs Joseph Agbeko 117.5 Vic Darchinyan 118 vs Abner Mares 117.5 Eric Morel 119.5 vs Juan Jose Beltran 120 Chris Avalos 121 vs Cecilio Santos 121 Fred Tukes 156 vs Timothy Hall 157 Jorge Espinoza 129 vs Rob Diezel 130 Cesar Seda 116 (must re-weigh) vs Ernie Marquez 114.5 […]
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