London 2012 Olympian Cameron Hammond is looking to wow promoter Ricky Hatton this weekend.
The stylish Aboriginal boxer faces experienced Kiwi Daniel Roy Maxwell at the Royal International Convention Centre in Brisbane on Saturday night, April 20. (more…)
With the Super Welterweight World Championship Unification fight between Canelo Alvarez and Austin Trout coming up this weekend on Saturday, April 20 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, followed by the Unified Super Lightweight World Championship between Danny Garcia and Zab Judah at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday, April 27 and the culmination of the back-to-back-to-back championship fight weekends, “May Day: Floyd Mayweather vs. Robert Guerrero” on Saturday, May 4 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, predictions are swirling around on the internet, in newspapers and on television from boxing scribes and fans doing their best to make their calls on what will happen in the upcoming fights. (more…)
Gary Buckland wants to secure a place in Welsh boxing history.
In recent years a number of boxers from the Principality have followed the examples of greats such as Jimmy Wilde, Percy Jones and Howard Winstone by having success at world level. (more…)
Goodwin Promotions are delighted to announce a further addition to their ever expanding team with the signing of a three-year promotional deal with unbeaten middleweight prospect ‘Smoking’ Joe Mullender.
26 year-old Mullender, from Brentwood in Essex, has won all four of his pro contests. (more…)
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum announced today that the WBC No.1-rated welterweight contender Carlos “El Potro†Abregu had signed an exclusive contract with Top Rank.
Abregu, one of the division’s most exciting fighters, will make his Top Rank and his 2013 debut next Saturday, April 27. He’ll be facing Top-Five contender Antonin Decarie, in Buenos Aires, in a 12-round welterweight bout for the vacant WBC Silver Championship. (more…)
Brian Rose says he is ‘honoured’ to be the first British boxer to wear the ‘Lonsdale badge’ on their shorts as an outright holder of the Lord Lonsdale belt in his clash with Joachim Alcine. Rose headlines ‘The New Life of Brian’ event live on Sky Sports HD1 from 8pm on Saturday night, from the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
Rose became the proud owner of the coveted belt when he beat Sam Webb in the same venue in December, and when he steps up to World level to face Alcine for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental light middleweight belt on Saturday, he’ll have the belt in the ring with him as well as the motif on his shorts and gown. (more…)
Matty Askin wants to win a British title in memory of his late grandfather.
The 24-year-old boxes for the English crown against Leeds’ China Clarke at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool this Saturday night.
The victor has been ordered by the British Boxing Board of Control to defend against unbeaten Walsall man Chris Keane, but Askin believes it’s only a matter of time before he gets a shot at the Lonsdale belt and he’s got more determination than ever. (more…)
Eighteen year old UK boxing star Junior Saba has arrived in Las Vegas to start a one month training camp at the Mayweather Boxing Club. After an intense gym workout there today, Saba is looking ready to take the American boxing scene by storm.
“Junior Saba is looking good in the gym, he is a young man on a mission who came to America to turn pro and become a future world champion. The boxing talent of Junior Saba is well beyond his age of eighteen. Boxing fans around the world lookout for Junior Saba he is a future world champion.” said Macke Roberts, U.S. based advisor for Junior Saba. (more…)
Tickets officially went on sale yesterday for the highly anticipated middleweight championship showdown between defending WBA and IBO champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (26-0, 23KO’s) and Ireland’s top-rated former world title challenger Matthew “Mack The Knife” Macklin (29-4, 20KO’s).
Golovkin and Macklin will meet on June 29th at the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. The world title bout will be part of a live HBO Boxing After Dark triple-header, with the first televised bout beginning at 9:45 PM ET/PT. (more…)
Brian Rose has vowed to prove he is ready to mix it at World level when he faces former World light middleweight champion Joachim Alcine in ‘The New Life of Brian’ at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, live on Sky Sports on Saturday, April 20.
Rose and Alcine clash for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental title in front of a packed hometown for ‘The Lion’ and topping a brilliant bill in Lancashire, the Lonsdale belt holder intends to show he’s got the goods to fight for a World title. (more…)
On the heels of Tax Day, two-division world champion Vic “Raging Bull†Darchinyan is looking to file a happy return to the ring when he makes his Top Rank and 2013 debut.
The former flyweight and super flyweight world champion and current Top-Three contender will take on Tijuana toughman Francisco Javier Gallo in a 10-round super bantamweight rumble, on Saturday, May 11, under the stars at the Uni-Trade Stadium in Laredo, TX. (more…)
On Saturday night May 4, Boxing returns to the beautiful Resorts World Casino New York City in Queens, New York for a great night of action promoted by New Legend Boxing, Old World Boxing and W.O.N Promotions.
In the main event, undefeated Super Bantamweight Juan “Baby Tito†Dominguez will see action in a bout scheduled for ten rounds. (more…)