catBox Entertainment’s super middleweight boxing sensation Bo Gibbs, Jr., undefeated at 7-0 with 4 KOs, will be fighting this Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Winstar World Casino in Thackerville, OK.
The card is being promoted by Top Rank. Gibbs will be fighting Ritchie Cherry of Oklahoma City, OK. Gibbs is from Carney, OK and has a huge following for his exciting fights. (more…)
On Saturday, April 13 at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas’ beloved “Baby Bull,” former World Champion Juan Diaz, returns to the ring for the first time since 2010 to face Pipino Cuevas Jr. in the main event televised on Fox Sports Networks, Fox Deportes and Fuel TV.
A popular figure in his native Texas and around the globe, Houston’s Juan Diaz (35-4, 17 KO’s) made legions of fans not only for his all-action fighting style in the ring, but also for his class outside the ring, where he insisted on getting his college degree while still competing in the world’s toughest sport. (more…)
Lee Selby has signed a promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing.
The British and Commonwealth Featherweight champion will fight for the first time under Eddie Hearn in Blackpool’s Winter Gardens on April 20 as the chief support of Brian Rose’s hometown show live on Sky Sports in ‘The New Life of Brian’. (more…)
Martin Murrray will be coolness personified when he enters the ring against Sergio Martinez next month.
The St. Helens star flies out to Argentina to face the world’s number one middleweight in front of more than 50,000 passionate fans. But Murray’s manager Neil Marsh says it’ll be little more than business as usual for his charge. (more…)
Ricky Burns has signed a promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing.
The two-weight World Champion will fight for the first time under Eddie Hearn live on Sky Sports on May 11, at a venue to be announced soon.
Burns’ last outing was his comprehensive win over Kevin Mitchell at the SECC, Glasgow, in September, where the 29 year old defended his WBO Lightweight title in style with a fourth round stoppage. (more…)
Boxing’s mega-star, undefeated, Eight-Time, Five-Division and current WBC Welterweight Champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather will return to the ring on Saturday, May 4 to defend his title against Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero in “Mayday: Mayweather vs. Guerrero” in a Cinco de Mayo boxing weekend blockbuster. The championship showdown will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. live on Showtime PPV. (more…)
Chris “The Heat†Van Heerden (19-0-0 9 KO’s) is a man of faith and desire, overlooked by international fans but praised by local admirers.
He has forever dreamed of the opportunities bestowed upon him in his boxing career. Winning the IBO (more…)
Hugo “The Boss†Centeno Jr. (18-0, 9 KO’s), of Oxnard, Calif., remained undefeated with a one-sided 10-round decision victory over KeAndrae “Lightning†Leatherwood (17-3, 10 KO’s), of Tuscaloosa, Ala., in the main event Friday on ShoBox: The New Generation live on Showtime from Fantasy Springs Casino Resort in Indio, Calif. (more…)
In preparation for their IBF light heavyweight title clash tonight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, main event fighters Bernard Hopkins and Tavoris Cloud had no problems at yesterday’s weigh-in.
IBF Light Heavyweight Championship, 12 Rounds
Tavoris Cloud: 173.8 lb
Bernard Hopkins: 174.4 lb (more…)
If you know former EBU champion Ermano “ll’l Dottore†Fegatilli (26-5-0 7 KO’s), he isn’t a vengeful man. He craves a world title more than anything, But you wouldn’t know that either. (more…)
Heavyweight contender Manuel Charr has to undergo surgery in Cologne today because of a meniscal tear. He already had the injury going into his last fight against Yakup Saglam on February 22nd in Galti, Romania.
“I was in pain and couldn’t stand properly but I wanted to fight anyways”, says Charr. “Lots of fans recognized that I was overweight. That’s because I could barely move in the last part of training camp. (more…)
Ahead of their 12-round fight for the IBF Light Heavyweight Championship on Saturday, March 9 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, champion Tarvoris Cloud and challenger Bernard Hopkins met members of the press.
Bernard Hopkins:
“Any athlete who goes in there and knows they are 100 percent ready physically has an advantage. Athletes deal with aches and pains, but I was able to rest for the whole summer of 2012 and I had a chance to heal my body 100 percent. (more…)