Peter ‘Kid Chocolate’ Quillin has hit back at ‘King’ Gabriel Rosado – vowing to knock him out before conquering middleweight marvel Sergio Martinez. The undefeated WBO middleweight champion faces hardened Philadelphian Rosado on the undercard of the Bernard Hopkins vs. Karo Murat clash this weekend, at the Boardwalk Hall in …
Read More »“Rural Rumble 2011” Undercard Announced For Fallon Fights
The “Rural Rumble 2011” fight card is shaping up to be one of the best yet. This will be the fourth installment of the annual series presented by the City of Fallon and Let’s Get It On Promotions. “Rural Rumble” 2011 is this Saturday at the Churchill County Fairgrounds in …
Read More »Is Vitali Klitschko The Death Of The Heavyweight Division?
He is the reigning WBC heavyweight champion, he has the highest knockout percentage in heavyweight boxing history and he has a huge fight lined up on September 10 against Tomasz Adamek; but does anyone really care about Vitali Klitschko? The heavyweight division has been losing its staple as the most …
Read More »Matthew Macklin Signs Promotional Deal With DiBella Entertainment
DiBella Entertainment has added Irish middleweight contender Matthew “Mack the Knife” Macklin to its ever-growing stable of fighters. Macklin, 29, is an intelligent boxer-puncher, who has shown that he is not afraid to engage or press the action when necessary. He is currently ranked #4 by the WBA, #7 by …
Read More »Rees and Mathews kick-off great British boxing night in October
Welshman defends European title before Barker faces Martinez in America Gavin Rees will defend his European Lightweight title against Derry Mathews at the Newport Centre in South Wales on Saturday 1 October. The duo were set to meet in July but a hand injury forced Rees to withdraw from the …
Read More »Barker Confident About Martinez WBC Title Clash
Dazzling Darren Barker believes he can shock the world when he challenges Sergio Martinez for the Mexican’s WBC Diamond Middleweight title on October 1 at the historic Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, live on Sky Sports. The unbeaten European champion makes his debut in the States against the …
Read More »Williams Defeats Lara On Controversial Points Decision
Light middleweight Paul Williams posted a debatable majority decision last night over highly touted prospect Erislandy Lara last night in the main event of a big show at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. Williams was coming off a crushing second round KO in a rematch with WBC middleweight champ Sergio Martinez …
Read More »Is Sergio Martinez The New Crossover Superstar?
He was named Fighter of The Year by the Boxing Writers of America and he has captured the imagination of fans on boxing forums from HBO to ESPN. But is Sergio Martinez the next savior that boxing desperately needs? Lets`s face it, since Oscar De La Hoya, Mike Tyson and …
Read More »Macklin Gets Big Support In Wake Of Controversial Strum Decision
Matthew Macklin hopes that the uproar surrounding his controversial points defeat to WBA Middleweight Champion Felix Sturm in Germany at the weekend will decrease the chances of David Haye suffering a similar fate against Wladimir Klitschko in Hamburg this Saturday. Macklin appeared to have done more than enough to rip …
Read More »Sturm, Macklin Spar With Words In Germany Before Saturday Fight
Three-time middleweight champion Feliz Sturm (35-2-1, 15 KOs), of Germany, makes his 10th defense of his WBA middleweight title against top-rated contender Matthew “Mack the Knife” Macklin (28-2, 19 KOs), of the UK, this Saturday June 25. It will be televised Live to the U.S., from the Lanxess Arena in …
Read More »Martin Murry told Darren Barker to prove himself
Martin Murry has told arch domestic rival Darren Barker to prove himself as the best in Britain before taking on the world’s best. Barker’s promoter Eddie Hearn is in talks for Barker to face WBC middleweight title holder Sergio Martinez this autumn. But WBA ranked number four Murray believes the …
Read More »Newly Minted USBO Champ Quillin Relishing Brinkley Victory
Newly-crowned USBO Super Middleweight champion and undefeated prospect, Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin (24-0, 18 KO’s), finds himself in a sweet position after his electrifying knockout of former world title challenger Jesse Brinkley (35-7, 22 KO’s) on April 30 in Reno, Nevada in a fight televised live on TeleFutura’s “Solo Boxeo …
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