Promoter Spencer Fearon today announced the impressive lineup for his upcoming Premier Sports broadcast mega event ‘Shamrock Showdown II’ which takes place at the Troxy in Limehouse, London on Friday 23rd March. Never shy about beating his own drum – rightly so since he gives the fans exactly what they …
Read More »Froch Ready For Nottingham Homecoming Against Bute
Carl Froch is delighted to be back fighting in Nottingham – and believes in his IBF super middleweight title challenge with Lucian Bute on May 26 at the Capital FM Arena Nottingham – with tickets on sale now. Froch returns to the venue of his last UK fight, which was …
Read More »Heavyweight Towers Gets Seasoned American Sconiers
Hatton Promotions heavyweight hope Richard Towers will face tough American Harold Sconiers this weekend. Their eight rounder is on the undercard when Gary Buckland risks his British super-featherweight title against Paul Truscott at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge Arena on Saturday (March 24).
Read More »Martinez Halts Macklin In Madison Square Garden Firefight
Before a house filled with Irishmen celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, World Middleweight Champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez scored a dramatic come-from-behind stoppage of a game Matthew “Mack the Knife” Macklin Saturday night in the Theater at Madison Square Garden. “The Real Middleweight Championship – Get Your Irish Up,” presented by DiBella …
Read More »Prospect McNickles Wins On Martinez vs. Macklin Undercard
Grind 2 Def Entertainment is proud to congratulate lightweight boxer Carl “Chi-Town Assassin” McNickles (8-3 6 KOs) on getting a big victory by 6 round majority decision over tough New Jersey based fighter Danny McDermott (9-4-2, 4 KOs) on the undercard tonight of Martinez vs Macklin at Madison Square Garden …
Read More »Cruiserweight Flores Targeting WBC Silver Title
World Ranked Cruiserweight contender BJ Flores will be keeping a close eye on Italy today as he is line to meet the winner of the WBC Silver Belt fight between fellow Italians Giacobbe Fragomeni and Silvio Branco. The fight will be a battle of world champions as Fragomeni (29-3-1, 12 …
Read More »Irish Amateur Boxing Star Ward Shines At Chemistry Cup
Joe Ward gave himself a St Patrick’s Day to remember after claiming gold and the Best Technical Boxer award at the 39th Chemistry Cup in Germany this afternoon. The Moate BC southpaw, the current European champion, beat Russian number one Egor Mekhontsev 20-14 to finish on top of the light-heavyweight …
Read More »Figueroa, Caballero Victorious On California ShoBox
Omar Figueroa (15-0-1, 11 KO’s) overwhelmed Ramon Ayala (22-3-1, 11 KO’s) with brutal body shots to score a second-round TKO in the main event of ShoBox: The New Generation. In the co-feature, Randy Caballero (14-0, 7 KO’s) kept his perfect record intact with a tough unanimous decision victory over veteran …
Read More »Juan Manuel Marquez, Brandon Rios Headline April 14 PPV
Méxican legend and three-division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez and undefeated former World Lightweight Champion Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios will headline a world championship pay-per-view event that’s so big its main events are originating from two different countries!
Read More »Ex-Champ Holt Guns Down Coleman On ESPN
Live form the Morongo Casino in Cabazon, Calif., and televised live on ESPN “Friday Night Fights”, former WBO junior welterweight champion Kendall Holt (28-5, 16 KOs) and Tim Coleman (19-2-1, 5 KOs) went toe to toe in a scheduled 10-round main event bout that ended early. Gary Shaw Productions and …
Read More »Kell Brook and Matthew Hatton Weigh-In
©Lawrence Lustig Meadowhall shopping centre stood still yesterday as Kell Brook and Matthew Hatton weighed in for tonight’s War of the Roses clash at the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield, live on Sky Sports 1, HD1 and in 3D. Both men took to the scales live on Sky Sports News, Hatton making …
Read More »Jermain Taylor Returns Against Prospect Truax On ShoBox
On Friday, April 20, DiBella Entertainment, in association with Golden Boy Promotions, will present a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation when former undisputed middleweight champion Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor (29-4-1, 18 KO’s) takes on the undefeated Caleb “Golden” Truax (18-0-1, 10 KO’s) in a 10-round middleweight matchup.
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