Kell Brook faces Rafal Jackiewicz in a World title eliminator at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Saturday night in Sheffield – and promoter Eddie Hearn says it could be Brook’s last fight in the UK before he hits America. Brook puts his WBA Inter-Continental title on the line against the rugged former European…
Ashley Theophane has revealed that the opportunity to work with Ricky Hatton persuaded him to join Hatton Promotions. The British light-welterweight champion stunned the boxing world last week when he signed a three year deal with Hatton’s mushrooming company. Other big name promoters were also hunting ‘The Treasure’, but Ash the bash said: “I feel…
Brandon Gonzales, the newly signed Goossen Tutor Promotions and Antonio Leonard Productions fighter, will face Ossie Duran (26-8-2, 9 KO’s) in his first bout under his new team. Gonzales (14-0, 10 KO’s) will also be making his Showtime “ShoBox” broadcast debut on Friday, October 28 at Bally’s Atlantic City.
John Joe Nevin turned on the style to move to within one win of qualifying for his second Olympic Games in-a-row at the the AIBA World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan today. But Irish team captain Ken Egan bowed out after he was retired in the third round of his heavyweight clash with Cuba’s Jose Gomez-Larduet.
In June this year the Malta Boxing Commission became the official professional boxing sanctioning organisation for the Republic of Malta. Shortly after becoming affiliated with the European Boxing Union, MBC President Alexander Zammit expressed his desire to help aspiring Maltese pro boxers, by organising exchange programmes with overseas coaches and gyms.
Darren Barker has thanked fight fans for the ‘overwhelming response’ after his fantastic performance in his fight with middleweight king Sergio Martinez in Atlantic City on Saturday night. The 29 year-old returned to England on Monday after he announced his arrival at World class Middleweight level by taking the fight to the Argentine and answering…
WBF Women’s Welterweight Champion Anne Sophie Mathis decisively defended her title Saturday night in Yutz, France when she beat Puerto Rican-American challenger Cindy Serrano by wide unanimous decision. After ten one-sided rounds, where Mathis controlled almost every second and put on a very impressive display of her boxing skills, judges Dominique Schmitt, Jean-Francois Toupin and…
Gavin Rees defended his European Lightweight title in at the Newport Centre in South Wales on Saturday night as a clash of heads in the fourth round left Derry Mathews with a broken nose and forced the contest to end in a technical draw. It was Rees’ first defence of the title and it was…
David Oliver Joyce recorded Ireland’s second win of the day at the AIBA World Championships and Olympic qualifiers in Azerbaijan this morning. The St Michael’s Athy lightweight posted a 23-11 decision over Mohammad Momevand of Iran in Baku to set up a last-32 clash with Mohammad Khaiber of Afghanistan on Monday.
Ajose Olusegun earned a shot at WBC super lightweight champion and Mexican legend Erik Morales with a unanimous decision victory over Ali Chebah in Friday’s main event of ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime from Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif. In the ShoBox co-feature, No. 5-ranked WBA and 12th-ranked WBO lightweight Darley Perez…
Based on the recent announcement of British Champion, Ashley Theophane signing a multi year fight deal with Hatton Promotions, Cestus Management regrets to say that Theophane entered into this agreement under a cloud of false and incorrect pretenses. At present, Theophane is still under a valid management agreement with Cestus and a promotional options agreement…
European champion Ray Moylette turned in a big third round to maintain Ireland’s unbeaten run at the AIBA World Championships and Olympic qualifiers in Azerbaijan today. The Mayo light-welterweight was 8-7 down going into the third and final frame of his last-64 clash with Arturs Ahmetous of Latvia but hit the target nine times in…