Welterweight Boxing News

Pomona's Sugar Shane Mosley returned to the boxing ring after a less than one-year retirement and defeated Mexico's hard-nosed Pablo Cano by unanimous decision.

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer has no intention of waiting any longer.

Dominican star Joan Guzman 33-1-1 continues training for his upcoming bout against experienced Panamanian Vicente "Loco" Mosquera 32-2-1 , which is going to take place in June for the interim-WBA junior welterweight title.

At Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Conn. , Delvin Rodriguez vs. Freddy Hernandez, 10, junior middleweights; Issouf Kinda vs.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. _ Anyone who has ever attended a NASCAR race knows there is a world of difference between watching the sport on television and being there in person.

On Saturday night, Argentina's Lucas Matthysse once again impressed, blitzing out a very formidable Lamont Peterson in under three rounds.

Junior welterweight destroyer Lucas Matthysse is very focused on his run at 140-pounds. Golden Boy Promotions is trying to match him in a mandatory fight against WBC/WBA champion Danny Garcia on September 7th.

"Sugar" Shane Mosley of Pomona will one day land in the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

England's Lee Purdy has his first chance to fight for a world crown on Saturday while countryman Amir Khan looks to another main event bout to see about future world title opportunities.

WBA welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi, and members of his team, have released several photos on the social networks, which they claim shows "proof" that WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner once supported the Brooklyn boxer several years ago.

San Antonio, Texas will once again be the site of a major boxing event when SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXINGA returns to the Lone Star State on Saturday, July 27 with "KNOCKOUT KINGS II," a spectacular night of world-class fights at the AT&T Center featuring a tripleheader starring some of the sport's brightest stars live on SHOWTIME.

Welterweight fighter "Sugar" Shane Mosley will challenge interim IBC welterweight champion Pablo "Cesar" Cano at the Grand Oasis Resort in Cancun Mexico Saturday night.

"KNOCKOUT KINGS II" FEATURING FORMER TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION ANDRE BERTO FACING PERENIAL CONTENDER JESUS SOTO KARASS AND UNDEFEATED RISING STARS KEITH THURMAN AND DIEGO CHAVES SQUARING OFF FOR WBA INTERIM WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LANDS AT THE AT&T CENTER IN SAN ANTONIO ON JULY 27 SAN ANTONIO, May 15, 2013 - San Antonio, Texas will once again ... (more)

Hard-hitting Ray Narh steps in against Ronald Cruz in a scheduled 10-round welterweight fight on Friday evening, June 14, at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem.

ATLANTIC CITY , May 15 - The explosive May 18 match-up between unbeaten contenders Shawn Porter and Phil Lo Greco at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey will air as part of the event's SHOWTIME EXTREMEA telecast live at 7 p.m. ET/PT . 2012 British Olympic Bronze Medalist Anthony Ogogo will also participate one of the featured undercard ... (more)

Paul Malignaggi and Adrien Broner sparred during their May 4 Las Vegas presser, ahead of their June 22 clash at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

A fan-friendly, action-packed fight card highlighted by three important 12-round bouts which is presented by Golden Boy Promotions on Saturday , June 8 , live on SHOWTIME from The Home Depot Center in Carson , Calif ., was formally announced by Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya today at La Fonda Restaurant in Los Angeles.

When it comes to being boxing's pay-per-view king, it seems Floyd Mayweather Jr.

On Friday, May 17, in Moscow, undefeated Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin will meet undefeated Polish prospect Andrzej Wawrzyk.

According to Jose "Chepo" Reynoso, trainer of WBC/WBA 154-pound champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez , there is a weight issue that has to be worked out in order to fight WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.