Erislandy The American Dream Lara elevated to WBA World Champion

Photo By Al Applerose

HOUSTON, TX – Super Welterweight sensation, Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara (19-1-2, 12 KOs) has been elevated to World Champion by the WBA (World Boxing Association) after successfully defending his interim title against Afredo Angulo (22-4, 18 KOs) and Austin Trout (26-2, 14 KOs). The Cuban born fighter, who now resides in Houston, Texas, is happy that the WBA has made their decision to make him a World Champion.

KING SPORTS BRINGS TEN OF BOXING’S BRIGHTEST FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO SANTA MONICA FOR “BOXING AT BARKER”

Entertainment and Syndicated Television Heavyweight Enters Professional Boxing With Stacked April 16 Fight Card

LOS ANGELES – King World Productions former President and CEO Michael King, etched his name in the history of television by distributing and marketing television’s longest-running and most-successful programs, including Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Now, King enters professional boxing with his company, King Sports, and is staging the first of four quarterly boxing events at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif., on Friday, April 16 at 7 p.m.

SHAWN PORTER DEFENDS HIS IBF WELTERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE AGAINST PAULIE MALIGNAGGI

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two world championship fights on one night is great for boxing fans. But Golden Boy Promotions and SHOWTIME believe that three is even better. So, onSaturday, April 19, joining the title fights between Bernard “The Alien” Hopkins and Beibut Shumenov and Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin and Lukas Konecny there will be a battle for the IBF Welterweight World title between champion Shawn “Showtime” Porter and former two-time and two-division word champion and current NABF Welterweight titleholder Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi, making this tripleheader at the D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C. a must see.

WFC 68: Roberts vs. Wallhead

Jimmy Wallhead (Photo: Charli Edwards | Little Red Creative)

A huge welterweight match-up has been set for the main event at Cage Warriors 68.

Danny Roberts and Jimmy Wallhead will collide in the headliner when Cage Warriors Fighting Championship returns to Liverpool’s Echo Arena on Saturday, May 3, 2014.