Henry “The Western Warrior” Coyle believes that the phenomenal success of the Irish boxers at the Olympics can inspire him to victory at the Royal Theatre, Castlebar this Friday night when he makes the first defence of his WBF Light Middleweight title against Marcelo Rodriquez. The two men will come face to face for the…
Former world lightweight champion Juan Diaz will join Steve Farhood and Barry Tompkins as a special guest analyst on ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, August 24. Diaz, who retired in July 2010, will join the telecast team for a quintessential ShoBox doubleheader headlined by unbeaten bantamweight rising star Randy Caballero against Manuel Roman live…
John Joe Nevin lost out in his bid for Olympic gold versus Great Britain’s Luke Campbell at the ExCel in London. The Hull bantamweight was awarded a 14-11 decision from a cracking three rounds of boxing. Campbell took the first 5-3, Nevin responding well with two combos near the end of a frame in which…
Three members of the Elite Heat Boxing team took home titles at the renowned Ringside World Championships Boxing Tournament in Kansas City. In the 9-10 Year old / 70 lb Open division, Vito Mielnicki won three bouts; in the 11-12 /70 lb open division Malik Nelson had four wins. In the 13-14 Year old /…
On Friday night, Gary Shaw Productions and Thompson Boxing Promotions’ showcased a great show on ESPN2 “Friday Night Fights” at the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa in Cabazon, Calif. The 10-round main event, featuring Columbia’s Darley Perez against Houston’s Bahodir Mamadjonov ended in a dramatic split decision. In the early rounds, Mamadjonov used his boxing…
Argentina Cordoba Boxing Federation is a big ally of the WBA. The agency has set the mission to keep active the sport in Argentina region, and, also organize, every aspect related to boxers activity. The board of director has ten members, whom also count with several allies in order to carry off all activities including…
The World Boxing Association sends its warmest greetings and words of admiration to all Olympic boxers who made history in London 2012, especially to the three champions, Nicola Adams, Katie Taylor and Claressa Shields. Undoubtedly, all participants had a dream to reach the top sporting event, and are now part of history being the first…
John Joe Nevin is through to the 2012 Olympic bantamweight final after producing an absolute masterclass against Cuban southpaw Lazaro Estrada-Alvarez in London this afternoon. But Belfast braveheart Paddy Barnes bowed out after bringing China’s Zou Shiming, the current Olympic and AIBA World champion, all the way down to the wire and beyond at the…
The Méxican Independence Day Weekend boxing extravaganza headlined by the Julio César Chávez Jr. vs. Sergio Martinez World Middleweight Championship will feature four exciting bouts on the live pay-per-view undercard, including two world championship showdowns.
The IBF have ordered Kell Brook to face Hector Saldivia on October 20 in a final eliminator for the mandatory position for the welterweight title at the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield, live on Sky Sports. Brook maintained his unbeaten record with a hard fought win over Carson Jones in July and the Sheffield star is already…
© Lawrence Lustig Martin Lindsay will challenge Lee Selby for the British and Commonwealth featherweight titles at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on September 22 live on Sky Sports. The Belfast man welcomes the Welshman into his hometown on a huge night of action with their title clash part of the huge bill topped by…
Katie Taylor is the new – in every sense of the word – Olympic lightweight champion. The Bray woman beat Russian southpaw Sofya Ochigava at the ExCel in London today to become the second Irish boxer in the 101-year history of the Irish Amateur Boxing Association to win Olympic gold. Taylor, who beat Ochigava in…