Three of the fighters who’ll be fighting on CBS Television Network’s portion of an unprecedented boxing marathon on CBS and Showtime this Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena participated in a media workout Monday at the Ponce De Leon Boxing Gym in Montebello, Calif. The three …
Read More »Malta Calling: Smith To Prepare Martin For Title Shot
Trad TKO coach Barry Smith has left the cold of London behind, for the much warmer and sunnier climes of Malta, where he will undertake the final preparations of Steve Martin, ahead of the twenty five year old from Pieta’s first tilt at Championship honours this coming Friday. Barry, whose …
Read More »Pascal vs. Kuziemski December 14 In Montreal
Jean Pascal (26-2-1, 16 KOs), the proven WBC Light Heavyweight champion from 2009 to 2011, is returning to the ring to battle former Olympian and two-time WBO world challenger Aleksy Kuziemski, live and exclusively on WealthTV Friday, December 14 at 7 PM EST from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. …
Read More »Heavyweight Hanks Hammers Smith In Costa Mesa
Undefeated heavyweight contender Joe “The Future” Hanks won a dominant six round decision over Maurenzo ‘T. Diddy” Smith on Thursday night at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, California. Winning by scores of 60 -54 on all three judges scorecards, Hanks dominated Smith from the opening bell to improve …
Read More »Women’s Welter Champ Holm Wins 140 Pound Belt
Pound-For-Pound number-one female boxer Holly “The Preachers Daughter” Holm captured her second World Boxing Federation championship on Friday night, December 7, in Albuquerque, New Mexico when she won a unanimous decision over game Australian Diana Prazak at the Route 66 Casino Hotel to lift the vacant World Light Welterweight title. …
Read More »Marali Defeats Funeka In South African Rematch
In a rematch the 2011 WBF Fight Of The Year, Zolani Marali got his revenge when he dethroned fellow countryman Ali Funeka to win the World Boxing Federation Light Welterweight title on Saturday, December 8, at the Orient Theatre in East London, South Africa. Funeka had won a controversial split …
Read More »Singyu Retains Regional WBC Bantam Crown in Thailand
OneSongchai TigerGroup put on a night of fights at Bangla Stadium, Kratu district in Phuket Province on Friday. In the main event, rising star Bualuang Sor Singyu defended his WBC Asian Boxing Council bantamweight title against Indonesian challenger Arief Blader by unanimous decision.
Read More »Hyland Spirits High After Competitive Fortuna Loss
Patrick Hyland will return home to Dublin without the WBA title belt he came to Las Vegas for but he leaves the Nevada desert with his reputation very much enhanced after a points defeat to Javier Fortuna last night. The two unbeaten fighters put their perfect records on the line …
Read More »Pacquaio In Good Health Following Marquez KO Loss
Following his knockout loss to Juan Manuel Márquez, Manny ”Pacman” Pacquiao made a precautionary visit to University Medical Center. “Manny was given a CT scan and the results were negative,” said Michael Koncz, Pacquiao’s advisor. “We were in and out in just over an hour and Manny was in excellent …
Read More »Irish Amateur Star Katie Taylor Gets Another Honor
Current Olympic, World and European lightweight champion Katie Taylor was today named as AIBA Women’s Boxing Ambassador. The nomination was announced by AIBA President, Dr Ching-Kuo Wu at the 2012 AIBA Annual Awards Ceremony held in Yerevan, Armenia where Taylor received her third Best AIBA Elite Woman Boxer of the …
Read More »Pacquiao vs. Marquez 4 Sells Out MGM Grand Garden Arena
The people have spoken and they voted unanimously for Saturday’s welterweight battle between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez 4, Act Four of their exciting and fistoric rivalry. Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum announced today that the MGM Grand Garden Arena and its 16,000-plus seats have completely sold out, …
Read More »Primetime To Broadcast Pacquiao vs. Marquez 4 Live In UK
Boxing’s most contentious rivalry is set to end with a knockout this Saturday night, live on Primetime, Channel 498 on Sky & Virgin On Demand. Both Manny Pacquiao and Mexican warrior Juan Manuel Marquez insist that they will flatten the other to conclusively prove who the superior fighter is as …
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