Amir Khan takes on Danny Garcia on the 14th July at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas for the WBA and WBC light welter titles. Prior to this fight, there has been a lot of controversy because Khan was supposed to be fighting Lamont Peterson in a highly anticipated rematch but …
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Attou Clearly Outpoints Vandekerkhove In Poissy
Frenchman Zakaria Attou successfully completed his transition from journeyman to champion last night at the Salle Marcel Cerdan in Paris-suburb Poissy, when he clearly beat Belgian Champion Kobe Vandekerkhove on points to lift the vacant World Boxing Federation International Super Welterweight title.
Read More »Junior Welter Contender Provodnikov Halts Reynoso On ESPN
WBO number-two ranked Ruslan Provodnikov scored a scintillating second round stoppage over Jose Reynoso in a scheduled ten round Jr. Welterweight bout at the Omega Products Outdoor Arena. The bouts were seen live all over America on ESPN 2 and promoted by Banner Promotions & Thompson Boxing Reynoso tried to …
Read More »Ireland’s McKay, Wall European Junior Championship Finalists
Antrim’s Jason McKay advanced to the 48kg final at the 16th European Junior Championships following a thrilling win over Bulgarian light-flyweight Illiyan Kolev in Bulgaria today. The Canal BC stand out earned an 11-10 decision from a toe-to-toe duel to record his third victory on-the trot at the 35-nation tournament …
Read More »CES Announces Huge July Fight Card Schedule
July is shaping up to be another historic month for the hardest-working promotional firm in combat sports. Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports is promoting three professional boxing shows in a span of eight days next month, starting Thursday, July 19th at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, R.I., …
Read More »Wladimir Klitschko, Tony Thompson On July 7 Rematch
WBA/WBO/IBF/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and his opponent, top-rated contender Tony Thompson hosted an international Media Conference Call discussing the upcoming Klitschko-Thompson II world heavyweight championship rematch, which will take place Saturday, July 7, at the Stade de Suisse in Bern, Switzerland, and will be televised live in the U.S. …
Read More »Aydin Makes WBC 30 Day Weigh-In For Guerrero Fight
WBC Silver welterweight champion Selcuk Aydin is already in great shape four weeks before his world title showdown against Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero on July 28th at HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. “We started training camp early and I feel very strong already. I know I’ll be in the …
Read More »Super Flyweight Hokmi Vows To Keep Hard Earned Title
French Super Flyweight Nadya Hokmi is a living example that persistence pays off. A setback is just another opportunity for a comeback, and after five failed attempts at World Championships, some of which could easily have gone her way, she finally succeeded when she won the World Boxing Federation Women’s …
Read More »Hector Camacho Jr Finds A Dream In San Antonio
This past Saturday night in San Antonio, Texas, middleweight Hector Camacho Jr., stopped John David Charles just under a minute into the fight with a vicious body shot. This fight was the first time Camacho Jr. stepped between the ropes following an 18 month layoff, and showed the boxing world …
Read More »Four City Media Tour Announced For Martinez vs. Chavez
Undefeated WBC middleweight champion and Son of the Legend, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., and two-division world champion Sergio Martinez, along with their promoters Bob Arum, Fernando Beltran and Lou DiBella, will embark on a four-city / two-nation international media tour to promote their eagerly-awaited Méxican Independence Day middleweight championship battle, …
Read More »Rockin’ The Chumash: Acosta vs. Hovhannisyan
Gary Shaw Productions in association with Thompson Boxing Promotions will bring another exciting night of professional boxing to the Chumash Resort Casino in Santa Ynez, Calif., on July 20, when undefeated Armenian, Art Hovhannisyan (14-0-2, 8 KOs) and Venezuelan, Miguel Acosta (29-5-2, 23 KOs) fight in the 10-round main event. …
Read More »Lennox Allen Returns To Ring In Pittsburgh July 14
Undefeated super-middleweight prospect, Lennox Allen (15-0-1, 9 KOs) returns to the ring on July 14, 2012, and faces rugged veteran, Michael Walker (19-14-3, 12 KOs) in a six round bout at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Having captured the vacant WBC Cabofe super middleweight title against Kwesi Jones (9-2, 5 …
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