Lee Selby will defend his Commonwealth featherweight title against unbeaten Australian champion Corey McConnell on April 20 at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens, in ‘The New Life of Brian’, live on Sky Sports.
McConnell (11-0-1) took the Aussie belt with a points win over Ernie Gonzales Jr. in October and will be Selby’s first opponent under his new promoter Eddie Hearn. (more…)
Tony Bellew and Isaac Chilemba will fight again in an official final eliminator for the WBC light heavyweight title on the sold-out Carl Froch vs. Mikkel Kessler bill “Warriors’ Call” at the O2 Arena in London, live on Sky Box Office on May 25.
The pair clashed at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on March 30 with the contest ending in a draw, and now Bellew says he intends to grab his second chance with both hands. (more…)
Ricky Hatton will offer fight fans the chance to learn some of his boxing skills and techniques on May 10 when he hosts his own Hatton Academy workshop.
Scott Quigg and Martin Murray have already put fight fans through their paces by holding their own sessions and now it’s time for the boss to show off the circuits he uses to get his fighters in tip top condition. (more…)
On Friday March 29, Ermano Fegatilli (27-5-0 5 KO’s) needed to make a statement, and boy did he deliver with a lopsided eight round thrashing of French veteran Karim Chakim (25-9-0 11 KO’s) at the Topsporthal in Liege, Belgium.
Chakim lied on the retreat from the opening bell, eating Ermano’s sharply angled punches at will. After the final bell went off, Chakim looked a defeated man, unable to land any substantial blows on the actively adjusting Fegatilli. (more…)
On Saturday, 27 April at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, former Australian Light Welterweight Champion, Dean Irish Lightning Byrne, is set to challenge for his first domestic title, when he faces Jay IOW Assassin Morris for the vacant International Masters Welterweight crown on the Dave Murphy promoted Thunder & Lightning event.
Globe trotting Byrne started his pro career in Australia, where he won the New South Wales State Light Welter title on just his fourth outing, before going on to secure the Australian title, with a convincing points win over Chris McCullen, on his next fight. (more…)
Two of Hall of Fame promoter Don King’s most promising, undefeated young prospects, lightweight Angelo “The Cobra†Santana and super lightweight Amir “Young Master†Imam will compete in featured fights this Friday, April 12, on ShoBox: The New Generation live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast.
Both boxers, highly regarded and packed with potential, are in tough. (more…)
From the makers of All Acess Showtime Sports takes viewers behind the scenes and into the lives of undefeated WBC Super Welterweight Champion Canelo Alvarez and unbeaten WBA Super Welterweight Champion Austin Trout with a sneak peek of their highly anticipated fight in a special All Acess: Canelo vs. Trout Preview. (more…)
For the second time in three months middleweight world champion Gennady “GGG†Golovkin has been named the WBA’s Fighter of the Month, following his impressive third round knockout of former world titleholder Nobuhiro Ishida on Saturday, March 30 in Monaco.
The stoppage was the seventh defense of the WBA Middleweight Title by Golovkin and was broadcast live in over sixty countries from the Salle des Etoiles. Many VIP guests were in attendance at this exclusive event, including Marvin Hagler, Princess Charlene and Prince Albert of Monaco. (more…)
Tonight, Wednesday, April 10 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, Showtime Sports debuts the first episode of the highly anticipated documentary series All Access: Mayweather vs. Guerrero in the lead-up to the presentation of Showtime PPV May Day: the mega-event headlined by boxing’s No. 1 pound-for-pound titlist Floyd “Money” Mayweather in his welterweight world championship defense against Six-Time and Four-Division World Champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero.
Multi-Grammy award winning musician, noted actor, author, activist and longtime sports fan Common has signed on to narrate the five-part series. Common lends his smooth and poetic voice to Showtime for the first time. (more…)
Kell Brook will challenge Devon Alexander for the IBF welterweight title at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on May 18, live on Sky Sports.
The long-awaited clash between Brook and Alexander has been cancelled twice due to both men succumbing to training injuries, but now ‘The Special One’ from Sheffield and number one rated contender finally gets the chance to face the champion, and he’s determined to rip the title from his hands. (more…)
Sheffield puncher Adam Etches believes his fan base is growing so rapidly, it won’t be long until he’s topping the bill on big arena shows.
“The Bomber” challenges for his first professional title on Saturday night (April 13) when he faces tough Andrei Abramenka for the IBF youth middleweight crown. Tickets for the show were in such hot demand that all 2,000 seats at Ponds Forge were sold with more than a month to go. (more…)
British Featherweight Marianne Marston is to dedicate her upcoming fight, against Latvia’s Aleksandra Jasjukevica at York Hall, Bethnal Green in London on Saturday 27th April 2013, to the memory of her recently departed mentor, Legendary Heavyweight Champion of the World Smokin’ Joe Frazier. (more…)