Fifty years ago, Bob Arum promoted his first fight, Muhammad Ali’s heavyweight bout against George Chuvalo on March 29, 1966, in Toronto. He is arguably the best of all time at what he does. At 84, he’s showing no signs of slowing down, much less stopping.
After Jessie Vargas won the vacant WBO welterweight title March 5 over Sadam Ali, he called out Timothy Bradley Jr., who previously owned the belt. Bradley had handed Vargas his only loss in June when they fought for the title.
Boxer Zab Judah and promoter Roy Englebrecht remained suspended Wednesday by the Nevada Athletic Commission pending a disciplinary hearing, after both falsified statements on Judah’s boxing license that would have allowed him to fight March 12.
Kevin Arnold had three minutes to prove himself worthy of reaching the Golden Gloves national Tournament of Champions, and the 28-year-old Las Vegan made the most of those minutes.
Andre Ward, the former super middleweight world champion, has moved up to light heavyweight and will fight at 175 pounds for the first time March 26 against Sullivan Barrera at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.
Zab Judah’s manager fired back at the Nevada Athletic Commission after it suspended Judah for allegedly providing false information on his license application. Judah was scheduled to headline a boxing card Saturday at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center.
It has been a week since Las Vegan Jessie Vargas stopped Sadam Ali in the ninth round in Washington, D.C., to win a world championship in a second weight division. The Las Vegan said it felt good to perform at such a high level with so much riding on the outcome.
The Nevada Athletic Commission pulled the plug on Saturday’s boxing card at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center after it discovered Thursday that Zab Judah and promoter Roy Englebrecht misrepresented information on Judah’s licensing application.
The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame announces its class of 2016 with Riddick Bowe, Boom Boom Mancini and Pernell Whitaker leading the 11-member class.
Jessie Vargas of Las Vegas knocked down Sadam Ali of Brooklyn three times and stopped him at 2:09 of the ninth round Saturday to win the WBO welterweight title in Washington, D.C.
