Matchroom Boxing and the Casino de Monte-Carlo are delighted to announce a blockbuster night of World championship boxing on November 12 at Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Monte-Carlo in ‘Monte-Carlo Boxing Bonanza’, live on Sky Sports. One of the world’s most dangerous and exciting Heavyweights, Luis Ortiz, tops the bill as …
Read More »Big Plans: McDonnell Vows To KO Kameda, Then Face Quigg
Jamie McDonnell says he will KO Tomoki Kameda in their WBA Bantamweight title rematch in Texas on Sunday September 6 live on Sky Sports, before moving up to Super Bantamweight to face WBA champ Scott Quigg. McDonnell defends his belt against Kameda in a rematch of their gripping encounter in …
Read More »McDonnell, Kameda Discuss Plans For Their Texas Rematch
After a razor-thin decision in their first fight, top bantamweights Jamie McDonnell (26-2-1, 12 KOs) and Tomoki “El Mexicanito” Kameda (31-1, 19 KOs) will square-off again on the Sunday, September 6 edition of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on CBS live from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. The …
Read More »Team McDonnell Confident Of Defeating Kameda Again
It was back in May that Doncaster’s Jamie McDonnell pulled off one of British boxing’s most majestic away days when he overcame the challenge of Tomoki Kameda in Texas. This weekend, McDonnell returns to the scene of his most accomplished performance to date as he aims to oust the Japanese …
Read More »Coldwell Plots Course For World Champion Jamie McDonnell
After overseeing Jamie McDonnell’s Texas triumph back in May, Dave Coldwell is ready to plot Doncaster’s unlikely hero’s next move with a voyage over familiar waters a serious option. Tomoki Kameda has been earmarked as a likely opponent as he guns for revenge over McDonnell following his shocking loss to …
Read More »Haskins Targeting World Opportunity After European Clash
Bristol bantamweight Lee Haskins knows a European title win later this month could set him up for a shot at a version of the world title, as well as a potential domestic blockbuster with WBA champion and old rival Jamie McDonnell. Thirty-one-year-old Haskins faces Omar Lamiri on February 21 in …
Read More »World Weekend Boxing Roundup: Pacquiao, Gonzalez, Muira, Bellew
It was another installment of the Manny Pacquiao show on Sunday as the Filipino legend lit up Cotai Arena in Macau, China with a dominating WBO welterweight title defense. Upstart American Chris Algieri, 20-1 (8), came into his challenge of Pacquiao, 57-5-2 (38), after unseating WBO light welter boss Ruslan …
Read More »Ramos Out, Chacon In For McDonnell WBA Title Test In Liverpool
Javier Chacon will challenge Jamie McDonnell for the WBA Bantamweight title at the sold-out Echo Arena in Liverpool on Saturday night live on Sky Sports Box Office. McDonnell is defending his WBA crown for the first time after he landed the belt with a spectacular KO win over Tabtimdaeng Na …
Read More »McDonnell Signs To Fight Kameda In Bantam Unification Clash
Jamie McDonnell has signed up to meet Tomoki Kameda in a World Bantamweight title unification clash next year – providing he beats Walberto Ramos at the sold-out Echo Arena in Liverpool on November 22, live on Sky Sports Box Office. McDonnell tackles Ramos in his first defence of the WBA …
Read More »World Weekend Roundup: Froch, Donaire, Soliman, Walters Win
Good action on tap for this past weekend, with a total of seven world title fights that took place! First and foremost was the IBF/WBA super middleweight title rematch on Saturday in London, England as defending champion Carl Froch once again faced his nemesis George Groves, this time in front …
Read More »Back On The World Stage: Jamie McDonnell Gets WBA Title Shot
Jamie McDonnell will face Tabtimdaeng Na Rachawat for the vacant WBA Bantamweight title at Wembley Stadium on May 31, live on Sky Sports Box Office. McDonnell faces the Thai star on the undercard of Carl Froch’s blockbuster rematch for the WBA and IBF Super Middleweight titles against George Groves. The …
Read More »Ex-Champs McDonnell, Smith Knocked Back To Eight Rounders
Jamie McDonnell and Stephen Smith will box on the undercard of Carl Froch’s IBF/WBA Super Middleweight blockbuster live on Sky Sports Box Office from the sold-out Phones 4u Arena in Manchester. Former IBF Bantamweight champion McDonnell and former British Featherweight and Super Featherweight champion Smith will both fight in eight …
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