Matty Askin believes he is ready to face British cruiserweight champion – Robert Norton. Askin boxes an eight rounder in his hometown at Blackpool Tower on Friday 19th August against a selected opponent, and hopes victory will lead towards a Norton challenge. Askin, 22, has won all ten professional wins and said: “I seriously think…
“Star Power: Mayweather vs. Ortiz” just got propelled into another galaxy, as it was announced today that rising Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez will defend his WBC super welterweight championship against Alfonso Gomez on the televised undercard of the September 17 pay-per-view extravaganza featuring the WBC welterweight championship mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Victor Ortiz. Making…
Denver’s Mike Alvarado will risk his WBC Continental Americas super lightweight title, his undefeated record and his Top-10 world rating when he takes on Gabriel Martinez in a homecoming rumble, his first in over two years, this Saturday, July 30, at Softball Country. The vacant IBF Latino junior welterweight title will also be at stake….
World Bantamweight Champion and consensus Top-Three pound-for-pound fighter, Nonito “The Filipino Flash†Donaire and Todd duBoef, President of Top Rank, Inc., announced today that they will move forward together in promoting Donaire’s stellar professional boxing career. “I am very happy and pleased to announce a recent reconciliation between Top Rank, and myself, and I am…
The City of Fallon, NV and Let’s Get It On Promotions are pleased to announce the fourth annual “Rural Rumble†Fallon Fights 2011, Saturday August 27th at the Churchill County Fairgrounds. “Rural Rumble 2011†will feature world class professional boxing. “We are thrilled to be presenting the fourth annual “Rural Rumble†once again in Fallon. 
Imagine an average American lawyer, plunged into strange and unchartered territory of Southeast Asia, who decides to live life in a new way, unwittingly becomes a boxer, gets and beats cancer, and even at 55, continues to fight. This is the story of Craig Wilson, whose newly released memoir, “Blood, Steel & Canvas: The Asian…
Boxing’s latest innovation, Cov Glove, has signed IBF Cruiserweight champion, Steve “USS†Cunningham and number-one ranked Welterweight Mike Jones to endorse the product. Cov Glove has all been certified by USA Boxing and the product was worn by all competitors in the just completed United States National Championship tournament “I am ecstatic to have these…
Stevenage teenager Terry Holmes is set for his fourth pro outing this coming weekend, when he takes on Earl’s Court’s Bheki Moyo at the Graham Earl promoted ‘Renaissance’ event at the Liquid Nightclub in Luton. Terry, who is just nineteen year of age, has made an impressive start to his professional boxing career, having already…
Professional boxing’s most driven world champion is WBA and IBA light heavyweight king, Beibut Shumenov, who takes the next step on his mercurial rise in the sweet science Friday night (July 29), headlining “Fire & Fury†against two-time world title challenger Danny “The Bronx Bomber†Santiago, on TeleFutura’s “Sólo Boxeo Tecate†broadcast live from South…
Tyson Fury proved on Saturday night that he’s not only the new star of World boxing after winning the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles but also a major ratings puller for Channel 5. Channel 5 executives were left thrilled by 6ft 9′ Fury’s sensational performance in the victory over Dereck Chisora at Wembley Arena which…
Carl Frampton will challenge Kiko Martinez for the European Super Bantamweight title on September 10 at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast. The fight will be the chief support bout on the Paul McCloskey vs. Breidis Prescott WBA Light Welterweight World title eliminator, and Frampton is confident he can wrestle the title from the Spaniard in…
The West of Ireland is gearing itself up for further boxing success next month when Mayo’s own Henry “The Western Warrior” Coyle takes on Italy’s Elio Cotena for the WBF Light Middleweight title at the Royal Theatre, Castlebar on Friday, August 12th. The West has most definitely been awake where the “sweet science” is concerned…