JOSEPH AGBEKO & ABNER MARES FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES JOSEPH KING KONG AGBEKO – “I don’t understand why Mares is a (near 2-1) favorite. I’m the champion. I just want a fair fight.’’ Photos: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME LAS VEGAS – You beat the best, you are the best and this Saturday, Aug. 13, the best…
ABNER MARES – “A chance to become the first homegrown Golden Boy world champion is very exciting to me. I definitely would like to be the first, but I don’t feel any nervous pressure.” Photos: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME LAS VEGAS – In an eagerly awaited matchup this Saturday, Aug. 13, Joseph King Kong Agbeko will defend…
WORLD TITLE FIGHT BETWEEN JOSEPH AGBEKO & ABNER MARES RESCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 NEW YORK – Joseph King Kong Agbeko has been cleared by doctors to return to work and will defend his International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight championship against undefeated rising star and World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver 118-pound titleholder Abner Mares, who…
FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES: VIC DARCHINYAN AND YONNHY PEREZ, JOSEPH AGBEKO & ABNER MARES Photos: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME LOS ANGELES – Two-division world champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan and former International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight champion Yonnhy “El Colombiano” Perez will clash in the new main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING this Saturday, April 23, live…
IBF Bantamweight Champion Joseph Agbeko Forced to Postpone Saturday’s Bantamweight Tournament Final Doctors Blame Sudden Onset of Sciatica as Likely Cause of Injury LOS ANGELES—International Boxing Federation bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko arrived in Los Angeles on Monday in preparation to defend his title on Saturday but has been forced to withdraw after suffering what doctors…