Unbeaten cruiserweight contender Craig ‘The Kid’ Kennedy will box in an eight-rounder on November 14 at Bristol’s City Academy as part of the huge “Bang Bang: Blackwell vs. Matthews” undercard, Hennessy Sports and Sanigar Events are pleased to announce.
The fight, televised live on Spike, will act as a tune-up for the 30-year-old ahead of a shot at the British cruiserweight title early next year. (more…)
Former world champion and Brooklyn-native Yuri Foreman (32-2, 9 KOs) will return to the ring for the first time since 2013 as part of a stacked undercard featuring a diverse group of fighters from across the boroughs and regions of New York on Saturday, December 5, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The slew of additional talented fighters featured on the card include undefeated rising star from Staten Island and 2012 U.S. Olympian “Sir” Marcus Browne (16-0, 12 KOs), undefeated Brooklyn-native Heather “The Heat” Hardy(14-0, 3 KOs) and Queens’ firefighter Will “Power” Rosinsky (19-2, 10 KOs) who takes on Long Island’s Joe Smith Jr. (19-1, 16 KOs) in a 10-round light heavyweight contest. (more…)
Super welterweight world champion Jermall Charlo (22-0, 17 KOs) will defend his title in his home state against “Silky” Wilky Campfort (21-1, 12 KOs) as Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC comes to The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Saturday, November 28. Televised coverage begins at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT.
Also featured, Dallas-native and 2012 Olympian Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. (18-0, 15 KOs) takes on Mexico’s Alejandro “El Elegido” Barrera (28-2, 18 KOs) in a 12-round contest. (more…)
Bristol-born light-middleweight Dan Sarkozi is yet to box outside his home city as a professional and hopes that one day he will be able to reward his loyal supporters with a British title.
The 26-year-old’s sixth professional outing takes place on November 14 at Bristol’s City Academy and, though he’s happy to take it one step at a time, his goal remains the same as it was back when he turned pro in November 2013 – win that British title. (more…)
Before the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBCSNfight card this Saturday, some of the fighters hosted a media workout at Charlo Brothers Boxing Academy. The card will feature a main event showcasing undefeated rising star Jermell “Iron Man” Charlo (26-0, 11 KOs) out of Houston, Texas, taking on former world champion Joachim Alcine (35-7-2, 21 KOs).
Televised coverage will begin at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT with the hard-hitting Tony Harrison (21-1, 18 KOs) taking on Cecil McCalla (20-2, 7 KOs).
Here is what Jermell Charlo had to say before stepping in the ring on Saturday: (more…)
Marshall Kauffman’s King’s Promotions is proud to announce the signing of ten top prospects to promotional contracts.
In the fold, are undefeated fighter’s Super Middleweight Antowyan Aikens, Lightweight Mykal Fox, Super Middleweight Terrance Williams, Super Welterweight Junior Castillo, Super Lightweight David Gonzales, Heavyweight Wesley Triplett, Super Bantamweight Thomas Snow, Lightweight Carlos Rosario, Featherweight Roberto Irizarry and Lightweight Victor Vasquez.
“We are very excited about this group of fighters that we have added to our roster,” said King’s Promotions CEO Marshall Kauffman. “We have promoted more shows then anybody in the country this year, and we will continue at that pace. Because of that, I am able to promise opportunities to fighters who fight under the King’s Promotions banner.” (more…)
Making the first defense of his IBF Bantamweight Title, Randy “El Matador†Caballero (22-0, 13 KOs) will headline the preliminary undercard of the Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Alvarez event on Saturday, November 21 as he faces off against Bristol’s Lee Haskins (32-3, 14 KOs) at The Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
The 12-round world championship bout will be available to view digitally on HBO Boxing’s YouTube Page, Tidal.com and GoldenBoyPromotions.com.
“I am excited to be fighting in one of the biggest cards of the year,†said Caballero. “I have been out of the ring for about a year and it has been hard watching all the great shows, but I am ready to come out strong and defend my title. I know Lee is a tough guy, there is a reason why he is my mandatory, but his style will make me shine on fight night. (more…)
Former world champion and Long Island-native Chris Algieri (20-2, 8 KOs) returns to Barclays Center in Brooklyn to take on Ecuador’s Erick Bone (16-2, 8 KOs) in a 10-round welterweight bout on Saturday, Dec. 5.
The Algieri vs. Bone fight is promoted by DiBella Entertainment in association with Star Boxing and will be part of a stacked undercard featuring top regional talent that will be announced in its entirety soon. The undercard supports the Showtime Championship Boxing event headlined by the all-Brooklyn battle between middleweight world champion Daniel “The Miracle Man” Jacobs (30-1, 27 KOs) and former world champion Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin (32-0-1, 23 KOs). (more…)
Antoine Douglas (18-0-1, 12 KOs) held a media workout at The Enigma Boxing on Tuesday, as he prepares for his November 6 bout on Showtime.
Douglas, a world-ranked rising middleweight prospect, will put his undefeated record on the line against veteran Les Sherrington (35-7, 20 KOs) in the main event of the prospect-oriented series ShoBox: The New Generationon Friday, Nov. 6, live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/PT from the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC), across from the D Las Vegas in iconic Downtown Las Vegas.
Antoine Douglas:
“I know my opponent is a tall southpaw. He likes to fight on the inside and smother his opponents with his punches. It’s a good matchup. I can adjust to any boxer face. (more…)
Two-division world champion Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley Jr and his new trainer Teddy Atlas hosted their first-ever Media Workout today at the Tim Bradley Boxing Gym in Indio, Calif.
Bradley (32-1-1, 12 KOs), of Palm Springs, Calif., is 10 days away from for his WBO welterweight title defense against former world champion Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios (33-2-1, 23 KOs), of Oxnard, Calif. Coincidentally, both Bradley and Rios have fought in Fights of the Year in 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Here is what Bradley and Atlas had to say:
Tim Bradley:
“Rios can bring on the pressure all night long and we will deal with it. We are prepared for intense pressure. The only chance Rios has is a lucky punch and that’s not going to happen. Teddy Atlas brought in two sparring partners who have put pressure on me every single second for the last three weeks. Rios is living on a prayer and he knows it (more…)
Ahead of their ten round heavyweight battle tonight on BounceTV, veterans Tony Thompson and Malik Scott weighed in yesterday along with the undercard lineup.
Heavyweights, 10 rounds
Tony Thompson: 263 lb
Malik Scott: 235 lb
Super Lightweights, 10 rounds
Haskell Rhodes: 138.8 lb
Sergey Lipinets: 139.8 lb (more…)
Midlands Area bantamweight champion Ashley Lane hasn’t had it easy so far in his four-and-a-half-year professional career, but has rebounded from set-backs, learnt from defeats and now has sights set on winning the British title in 2016.
The 25-year-old, originally from Northampton, boxes in Bristol, his adopted home city, on November 14 and is keen to use the performance to put him in the mix for more domestic title shots.
“I’ve got some big ambitions and a big future ahead of me,†he said. “This time next year I’d like to be British champion. I lost in an English title fight against Ryan Farrag, which was probably the worst performance of my career, and I’d love to get another shot at that belt early next year. After that, I’ll be looking to get my hands on the British title. (more…)