The August 2 split-site tripleheader generated a lot of press for HBO, though almost none of it pertained to the actual matchups that aired live from Atlantic City and Las Vegas. Such was reflected in the ratings, in which the night served as an i...
Bill "Two Scoops" Emes catches up with WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev to discuss his second round TKO of Blake Caparello, the knockdown that he suffered in the first round, the bodyshot that landed on Caparello, the finalized HBO telev...
- In the show’s opener, Hakim Bryant (155 pounds) scored a fourth-round stoppage over Anthony Watson (154 pounds). Bryant put an utter beating on Watson in the third round. For some reason the referee didn’t see a reason for mercy during the round...
Blake Caparello knows what Sergey Kovalev has done to his past opponents. That doesn't mean Caparello is afraid of Kovalev's power or thinks the same consequence will come of him. “I’m just confident in my ability,” Caparello told reporters a week...
A little over four years ago Blake Caparello gave up his job as a carpenter and devoted himself to the dream of winning a light heavyweight boxing world title. The chippy from Melbourne quickly found out life without a regular pay packet was tough...
Blake Caparello doesn’t care that Sergey Kovalev is upwards of a 14-1 favorite to successfully defend his light heavyweight title this weekend, or that he’s going in the ring to face a fighter regarded as among the most feared in the sport today....
Sergey Kovalev and Blake Caparello are fit and ready for Saturday's light heavyweight title fight at Revel Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Both fighters easily made weight for their HBO-televised headliner, which serves as the lead of a split si...
Sergey Kovalev is a power puncher. But his opponent this Saturday, Blake Caparello, will be the second straight opponent he’s faced whose style is more focused on boxing. Nevertheless, Kovalev’s trainer, former fighter John David Jackson, doesn’t...
Blake Caparello: “Saturday night is finally just days away and I couldn’t be more excited or more ready for this fight. This is hands-down the best training camp that I have ever had in my career. I feel stronger, both physically and mentally than I...
A couple of nights ago Australian light heavyweight boxer Blake Caparello was flicking through the TV channels in his Atlantic City hotel suite when he came across Rocky IV. It's the movie when Rocky "The Italian Stallion" Balboa takes on Soviet U...
Lou DiBella, who promotes Blake Caparello, knows that his boxer is in for a tough fight against Sergey Kovalev, the light heavyweight titleholder who has scored knockouts in 22 of his 24 victories. “In terms of knockout power and ruggedness, he’s...
The WBO Light Heavyweight World Chmpionship between Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev, (24-0-1, 22 KOs) and Blake "Il Capo" Caparello (19-0-1, 6 KOs) is on Saturday, August 2nd at Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic, City, NJ. The fight will be telecast as part of...