Jason Booth makes the first defence of his British super-bantamweight championship when he faces all-action brawler Rocky Dean at York Hall, Bethnal Green on Tuesday, June 30. The action packed card also features a fierce British featherweight title eliminator between Harrow’s Sikh slugger Akaash Bhatia (14-0) and Welshman Jamie Arthur (14-2).
Former WBA super middleweight champion Manny Siaca is offering present IBO title-holder Anthony Mundine an opportunity to avenge one of his three pro losses, even if it means fighting Mundine again in his hometown of Sydney. Five years ago, Siaca captured the WBA super middleweight belt from Mundine, by way of 12-round decision, in Sydney.
The red, white and blue will be flying high Friday night for a rare Massachusetts Pro-Am boxing show, “Brawl At The Hall,†presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports (CES) Inc., at historic Memorial Hall. Iraqi War veteran Chris Traietti (7-1, 4 KOs), a light heavyweight from Quincy, is in the 6-round main event…
Fully recovered from a minor training injury, sensational junior welterweight prospect Ramiro Carrillo will make his highly anticipated return to action on Friday, June 26th at “Windy City Fight Night 3” at the UIC Pavilion, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. The 18 year old former amateur standout made…
Essex crowd-pleaser Tom Glover will be out for revenge in Wigan this weekend as he looks to reverse a defeat to Nadeem “Golden Boy†Siddique in a battle of champions on the undercard of Hennessy Sports “Rule Britannia†event. Glover, the reigning Southern Area Welterweight Champ clashes with current Central Area Lightweight title holder Siddique…
Despite having clocked up over 60 years in boxing Brendan Ingle’s infectious enthusiasm for the sport shows no sign of diminishing. The Ingle name has become synonymous with the careers of renowned champions such as “Prince†Naseem Hamed, Junior Witter, Johnny Nelson and Herol “Bomber†Graham and the conveyor belt of champions from the legendary…
Former British and European Champion Jon Thaxton believes the pressure is all on John Murray ahead of his British Lightweight title clash with Scott Lawton in Wigan this weekend. Murray makes the second defence of his title against reigning English Champ Lawton on Hennessy Sports “Rule Britannia†event at the Robin Park Arena in Wigan…
World class professional boxing returns to the Youngstown, Ohio area as Chet Koerner’s TKO Boxing Promotions presents the “Steel Valley Rumble†on Saturday, June 27th at the Memorial Field House in Campbell, Ohio. Said Koerner, “This is our first event in the Youngstown area and just as we’ve done across the country, we’re planning an…
Former world title challenger Mike Arnaoutis will face Puerto Rican veteran Doel Carrasquillo in a ten round junior welterweight bout in the main event at “Summer Rumble†on Thursday, June 25th at Schuetzen Park in North Bergen, New Jersey. Arnaoutis, 21-3-2, is looking to climb back into the world rankings in 2009. The flashy southpaw,…
World ranked Alex Valdez returned to action on Saturday night in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico and was dominant earning a seventh round stoppage of Genaro Carmago. Working angles, using his height and reach advantage and a terrific, radar-like jab, Valdez controlled the action from the outset bloodying the brawling Carmago’s face before his corner called…
Former two-time world champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero now has a new opponent for his June 12th fight at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, after original foe Johnnie Edwards withdrew from the bout due to a back injury. Stepping up to the plate for the ESPN “Friday Night Fights” main event is veteran…
Former IBF Intercontinental light welterweight champion Peter Semo (19-4, 14 KOs) has pulled out of Risum Boxing and Brian Mathiasen Boxing’s Fightnight Horsens show on June 19 in Horsens, Denmark. Semo has sustained an arm-injury, and will be replaced by another Sweden-based Ugandan, undefeated reigning African lightweight champion Sam “Rocky†Rukundo (13-0-1, 6 KOs), who…