Gavin Rees will defend his European lightweight title against Anthony Mezaache in Paris on Friday March 23, live on Sky Sports. The Welshman won the vacant belt in June against Andy Murray in Cardiff and the 31 year-old heads to the northwest of the French capital at the Gymnase Georges Racine in Clichy la Garenne,…
Top promoter – Ricky Hatton, believes his bumper bill in Sheffield next month will give British boxing a boost. ‘The Hitman’ stages what will be a sell-out night at Ponds Forge Arena on Saturday March 24, with Sky Sports broadcasting the action.
Ricky Hatton believes his protégé – Adam Little, is ready to move up in class despite having had less than 12 months professional experience. The Blackpool welterweight bids for his fifth straight win at Bury’s Castle Leisure Centre, on Friday March 2, when he meets a selected opponent. The card is the latest in Hatton…
Paul Truscott isn’t short of confidence, boasting that few British rivals can match his skills. The silky Middlesbrough fighter believes he’ll back up the bragging when he challenges British super-featherweight champion – Gary Buckland, at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge Arena, on Saturday March 24. He says: “I believe I am the best pure boxer in the…
IBF Light Heavyweight Championship, 12 rounds Tavoris Cloud: 175 lb Gabriel Campillo: 173.5 lb
Seven-Time, Five-Division World Champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather and reigning WBA Super Welterweight Champion Miguel “Junito” Cotto will officially announce their May 5 mega-fight with a press tour making stops in San Juan, New York City and Los Angeles beginning Monday, February 27.
A packed crowd attended the final press conference on Thursday at American Bank Center Arena to witness the jarring between promoters Don King and Dan Goossen and the fighters participating in Saturday’s Showtime Championship Boxing event, live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast.
Undefeated IBF light heavyweight champion Tavoris “Thunder†Cloud (23-0, 19 KOs), from Tallahassee, Fla., will make his fourth title defense on Saturday against former WBA light heavyweight champion Gabriel Campillo (21-3-1, 7 KOs), from Madrid, Spain, at American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas on Showtime Championship Boxing at 10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the…
Kell Brook’s ‘War of the Roses’ clash with Matthew Hatton at the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield on March 17 has been given added endorsement as Sky will screen the show in stunning 3D. The news that the Yorkshire vs. Lancashire clash will be in the new format confirms the magnitude of public interest that ‘War of…
Boxing fans can expect many happy returns this tax season. Former world lightweight champion Brandon “Bam Bam†Rios and former featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa will collide in a battle of the undefeated for the vacant WBA lightweight championship, Saturday, April 14, at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
WBC No. 10-ranked heavyweight Eric “Drummer Boy†Molina (18-1, 14 KOs), from Lyford, Texas, will face the toughest challenge of his young career on Saturday when he tangles with WBC No. 1- ranked heavyweight Chris “The Nightmare†Arreola (33-2, 29 KOs), from Riverside, Calif., at American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas on Showtime Extreme…
An ESPN telecast will represent the first ever boxing event held at University of Texas at Arlington’s brand new College Park Center, which opened its doors this past December. The state of the art 6,200 seat stadium is home to UTA’s Mavericks men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams.