WBA cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev (25-1, 19 KOs), from Chekhov, Russia, and WBA cruiserweight champion in recess Guillermo “El Felino†Jones (38-3-2, 30 KOs), from Colon, Panama, are set to meet on May 17 at Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia.
Co-promoter Don King has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin and Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli to attend the event. (more…)
South African Stanley Chistodoulou will be the third man the ring for the WBA Cruiserweight title fight between Denis Lebedev, regular champion and Guillermo Jones, champion in recess, Lebedev vs Jones takes place in the Crocus City Hall, Myakinino, Russia on May, 17.
The officials in charge of the scoring are: Giuseppe Quartarone from Italy, Oliver Brien from Germany and Leszek Jankowiak from Poland. (more…)
When World Boxing Federation Women’s Light Welterweight Champion Holly Holm, 32-2-3 (9), makes her first defense of this particular championship on May 11 at the Route 66 Casino Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico, it will also be her last.
She is favored to defeat opponent Mary McGee, 20-1 (11), on Fresquez Productions “Mayhem†show, but “The Preachers Daughter†has decided that this will be her last bout, win or lose, and that she will in the future concentrate on her career in Mixed Martial Arts: (more…)
The four confident boxers who will compete on ShoBox: The New Generation tonight, live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, participated in a press conference /weigh-in Thursday at Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Okla.
In the ShoBox main event, undefeated Dierry “Dougy Style†Jean (24-0, 16 KOs), of Quebec , Canada , will meet southpaw Cleotis “Mookie†Pendarvis (17-3-1, 6 KOs), of Los Angeles , Calif. , in a 10-round elimination bout for the No. 1 spot in the IBF’s 140-pound division. (more…)
Find A Dream —a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that reaches out to community children and provides them a healthy channel to find and work towards fulfilling a dream—has recently announced that within the month they will be relocating their headquarters to the Los Angeles area. (more…)
Ricky Burns and José González both tipped the scales at 9st 8lbs ½oz [134 pounds] ahead of their clash for Burns’ WBO lightweight title in ‘Fighting Pride of Scotland’ from the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, live on Sky Sports HD1 from 7pm.
Burns’ third title defence sees him tackle the unbeaten mandatory challenger from Puerto Rico – his second clash with a fighter from the United States commonwealth, and the Scot appears in a Ringside special on his epic clash with ‘Rocky’ Roman Martinéz tonight at 6.30pm on Sky Sports HD1. (more…)
Choi Tseveenpurev says he’ll prove that age is nothing but a number and show the divide in class between him and John Simpson as they clash for the WBO International featherweight title live on Sky Sports, in ‘Fighting Pride of Scotland’ at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, on Saturday, May 11.
‘The Mongolian Warrior’ is 41 years of age but shows no sign of tiring in his pursuit of major honours in the game, and took Daud Yordan all the way in his challenge for the Indonesian’s IBO belt in November. (more…)
Undefeated WBO featherweight champion Mikey Garcia will make his first title defense, against former two-division world champion Juan Manuel Lopez, Saturday, June 15, at the American Airlines Center.
Mikey Garcia vs Juan Manuel Lopez will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark, beginning at 10:45 p.m. ET/PT. This will be the first time HBO has televised a boxing event from the American Airlines Center (more…)
Lucian Bute suffered an injury to his left hand that has forced the postponement of his May 25th bout vs. Jean Pascal. Lucian will undergo surgery this week to remove bone fragments from his hand and recovery is anticipated to take a few weeks.
Motivated like never before, Lucian Bute was in the middle of the best training camp of his career. “I am very disappointed by this injury. I have never been in better shape. My preparation was ahead of schedule until late last week. (more…)
Unbeaten Japanese star Kazuto Ioka (12-0, 8 KOs), 108, impressively scored the first defense of his second world throne when he dispatched Thai veteran Wisanu Kokietgym (43-9-2, 11 KOs), 108, with a wicked body shot at 2:51 of the ninth round on Wednesday in Osaka, Japan.
Ioka, still 24, had acquired the WBC 105-pound belt in his seventh pro bout, and won the WBA 108-pound diadem in his eleventh. (more…)
Long Island fan favorite and perrienal contender Vinny Maddalone is in final preparations for his scheduled ten round heavyweight clash on Saturday, May 11 against undefeated prospect Richard Carmack of Kansas City, Missouri in the main event of “Rockin Fights 8” at The Paramount in Huntington, New York.
“This is a terrific opportunity for me, while I haven’t fought at The Paramount yet, the Star Boxing events there are always sold out and it’s a great atmosphere to fight in” said Maddalone. “It’s only 25 minutes from my house and I’m expecting a great deal of support” said the Queens native. (more…)
Australian boxing trainer Gareth Williams believes his charge Damien Hooper can go on to become one of the country’s greatest ever fighters.
Hooper, a 2012 Olympian, entered the professional ranks in a blaze of glory last month, stopping the experienced Garth Murray inside five rounds. (more…)