Claire Grace guaranteed herself at least a bronze medal at the EU Women’s Senior, Youth and Junior Championships in Keszthely, Hungary today. The Irish welterweight beat Croatia’s Jovana Vucic on a unanimous decision to book her ticket into Friday’s semi-finals. But there was last-eight disappointment for Kelly Harrington and Sinead Kavanagh after they lost their…
This Saturday questions will be answered as will it be repeat or revenge when Tony Thompson takes on David Price in a rematch of Thompson’s shocking second round knockout of Price that took place on February 23 in the same Echo Arena ring in Liverpool where Saturday’s bout will take place.
Ireland won seven of thirteen bouts at the European Union Women’s Senior, Youth and Junior Championships in Keszthely, Hungary today. Amy Broadhurst, Ciara Ginty, Kristina O’Hara, Christine Desmond, Cathy Higgins and Christine Gargan claimed quarter-finals wins. All six are now guaranteed to be taking home at least bronze from the 23-nation tournament.
Fans remained the biggest winners as “The One: Mayweather vs. Canelo†press tour continued Monday with two stops in Texas. In Housto , a couple hundred fans began lining up at 3:00 a.m. for a press conference that started at 1:00 p.m. By the time the press conference officially commenced at Union Station At Minute…
On Thursday night July 11, world renown cutman and boxing promoter Joey “Eye†Intrieri will be taping the pilot of his new talk show, “The Joey Eye Show†in Philadelphia.
It will be a battle of former world title challengers on July 26 as Juan Carlos Burgos will square off with Daulis Prescott in a twelve round bout for the WBO Intercontinental Jr. Lightweight title that will be held at the beautiful Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Sacramento, California. The fight is promoted by Banner…
IBF/IBO/WBO/WBA Heavyweight Champion – Wladimir Klitschko, will meet with WBA “regular†Heavyweight Champion Alexander Povetkin at the SC Olimpiyskiy arena in Moscow on October 5. After extended negotiations, an agreement for one of the most eagerly awaited world boxing bouts between two Olympic and reigning heavyweight champions has finally been reached.
Washington, D.C., welterweight Dusty Hernandez-Harrison, 19, kept his undefeated record intact with a six-round unanimous decision victory over 32-fight veteran Ben Ankrah of Accra, Ghana.
On Saturday afternoon July 6, former two-time Heavyweight championship challenger, Tony Thompson will try to make it two for two when he takes on 2008 Olympic Bronze Medal Winner David Price in the most anticipated heavyweight rematch of the year.
Well-travelled former world champion Souleymane M’baye (40-4-1, 22 KOs) has promised Khabib Allakhverdiev (18-0, 8 KOs) the fight of his life when they contest the WBA and IBO light welterweight title in Monte Carlo on July 13. The fight is the co-feature on the “Monte Carlo Million Dollar Super Four†final bill, taking place in…
‘Celtic Warrior’ calls on Irish boxing fans to get behind Steve Collins Jr. on his pro debut, at York Hall this Friday. Over the past few months legendary two time, two division World Champion, Steve Collins, has been receiving some serious column inches in the press, due to his proposed return to action against Roy…
Tomorrow (Saturday), defending WBA/IBO champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (26-0, 23KO’s) meets Ireland’s top-rated former world title challenger Matthew “Mack The Knife” Macklin (29-4, 20KO’s) in their much-anticipated middleweight championship showdown at the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods ® Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.