Undefeated contenders Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez, Óscar Valdez and Jose Ramirez, former world champion Evegeny Gradovich and Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum hosted a Los Angeles Media Workout on Tuesday at Fortune Gym. The fighters worked out and discussed their upcoming championship fights on the Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley III pay-per-view undercard. Gilberto Ramirez:…
WBA Interim Cruiserweight champion Beibut Shumenov (16-2, 10 KOs) is targeting the May 21 unification title winner between WBA titlist Denis Lebedev (28-2, 21 KOs) and IBF champion Victor Emilio “El Tyson de Abasto” Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 KOs).
Nick ‘Bang Bang’ Blackwell has hit back at Chris Eubank Jr. for labelling him ‘bland’ and pouring scorn on his reign as British middleweight champion. Earlier this week Eubank Jr. claimed Blackwell’s tenure as British champion didn’t do the famous Lonsdale belt justice, but Blackwell, who defends his belt for the third time against Eubank…
On Saturday afternoon, May 7, Anthony Crolla will make the first defense of the WBA Lightweight Championship when he takes on hard punching and undefeated challenger Ismael Barroso at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England in a bout that will headline a full afternoon of boxing on AWE – A Wealth of Entertainment. “We are…
Lightweight contender Ivan Redkach (19-1, 15 KOs) will face-off against Puerto Rico’s Luis Cruz (22-4, 16 KOs) in a 10-round headlining event on Tuesday, April 19 on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) Toe-To-Toe Tuesdays on FS1 and Boxeo De Campeones on Fox Deportes from Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem, Pa. Televised coverage begins at 9…
In light of today’s news regarding Hughie Lewis Fury’s appearance on a BoxNation show on April 30, Hennessy Sports would like to clarify that Mick Hennessy remains Fury’s promoter and manager and will continue to guide the unbeaten heavyweight’s career alongside Hughie’s father and trainer, Peter Fury. An opportunity for Hughie to box in the…
Undefeated heavyweight Nick Webb has yet to go beyond the two-minute mark as a professional boxer – stopping all four of his opponents within the very first round – and is out to make quick work of his next victim on March 26 at The SSE Arena, Wembley, England. Twenty-eight-year-old Webb turned professional in March…
Even the very best in the business experience setbacks. Alex Miskirtchian found himself enjoying his momentum up the featherweight ladder before he hit a pothole in the road last summer. The Georgia-born fighter with a 26-4-1 mark got caught by vet Cornelius Lock and had to assess himself. He did so, and licked his wounds…
Gary Russell Jr. will return to the ring to defend his WBC Featherweight Title against Irish contender Patrick Hyland on Saturday, April 16, live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT. In the co-feature, undefeated IBF Super Featherweight Champion Jose Pedraza will defend against mandatory challenger Stephen…
Chris Eubank Jr. believes British champion Nick Blackwell is merely keeping the throne warm and that, on March 26, he will be relieved of his duties and a superior division ruler will be crowned. Blackwell and Eubank Jr. collide at The SSE Arena, Wembley, live on Channel 5, and the challenger, a former WBA interim…
Explosive super-featherweight prospect Yusuf ‘Yut’ Safa returns to the ring on March 26 at The SSE Arena, Wembley, eager to make his way towards title opportunities and represent Afghanistan and Britain on the biggest stage. The 22-year-old from Bexleyheath was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, before moving to England with his parents at five years of…
Nick ‘Bang Bang’ Blackwell is two weeks away from defending his British middleweight title against Chris Eubank Jr. at The SSE Arena, Wembley and claims the hotly-anticipated grudge match is “better than a world title fightâ€. Blackwell and Eubank Jr. lock horns on March 26, following months of heated back-and-forth, and promoter Mick Hennessy’s long-held…