Following his shock points loss (29-28 twice and 28-27) to John ‘Buster’ Keeton in the quarter final of Tuesday’s spectacular Prizefighter 7 – The Cruiserweights tournament, at Earl’s Court 2 in West London, former British, Commonwealth and WBU International Cruiserweight Champion, Bruce ‘Lionheart’ Scott is to continue with his planned comeback, after a three year…
© Lawrence Lustig Ovill McKenzie has won the Prizefighter Cruiserweights title after an exciting night of knockdowns and shocks. Former Commonwealth Champion McKenzie defeated John Keeton on points in a thrilling final in front of a capacity crowd at the Earl’s Court in London to scoop the £25,000 top prize. Every one of the eight…
As part of their three city press tour, Floyd Mayweather Jr and Juan Manuel Marquez will arrive in London this Thursday to help promote their hotly anticipated clash to be held on Las Vegas on Saturday, July 18. Of special note is Mayweather’s first public workout since coming out of retirement, to be held on…
Scott Belshaw is planning on gate crashing the heavyweight title picture by ending the unbeaten run of Tyson Fury in their “battle of the big prospects†at the Watford Colosseum on Saturday night. Both men’s statistics stack up well ahead of the weekend’s showdown which is a special attraction on the undercard of the Darren…
Former English light welterweight titlist Scott Haywood makes his return to the ring on the undercard of the Chris Edwards vs. Ahmed Usman British flyweight title clash on Friday, May 29 in Stoke, England. Haywood, 19-3 (4), was last seen in the squared circle at Barnsley Metrodome in February during an unsuccessful bid to unseat…
On Saturday, June 27th, Golden Boy Promotions returns to Los Angeles’ Staples Center with two World Championship bouts that will kick off the summer fight season in explosive fashion. In the main event, Oxnard’s “Vicious” Victor Ortiz faces Marcos Maidana for the interim WBA Super Lightweight Title and in the co-feature, Chris John and Rocky…
© Lawrence Lustig Former heavyweight Micky Steeds is the heaviest contender in Barry Hearn’s next all-in-one-night Prizefighter tournament. Eight cruiserweights will be competing in the knockout event tonight at the Earl’s Court in London where the last man standing earns £25,000.
Darren Sutherland bids to get one over bitter Olympic rival James DeGale at Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke-on-Trent on May 29. The Dubliner will face Georgian Vepkhia Tchilaia (9-8) who took Olympic gold medallist DeGale the distance on his professional debut in February.
Click for larger image © Gene Blevins Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions Floyd “Money” Mayweather has returned to the sport of boxing and will put his undefeated record on the line when he faces the dangerous and highly touted five-time world champion Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez in Mayweather vs. Marquez: “Number One/Numero Uno” Saturday, July…
Super middleweight “Irish†Joe McCreedy has developed into one of New England’s favorite fighters, based on support he’s received from his growing legion of passionate fans from Lowell, the same Massachusetts city that produced one of boxing’s all-time most popular ring warriors, “Irish†Micky Ward.
Washington, DC based spoiler Demetrius Davis will attempt to continue his recent hot streak against Baltimore’s Corey Cummings May 29 at Du Burns Arena. Davis, who has a deceptive record at 19-14-5 (7 KO’s), defeated 14-0 Rowland Bryant, 16-6 Brian Norman and battled to a draw with well regarded prospect Tommy Karpency during his last…
© Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro John Rooney Jnr. head coach and owner of the World Famous Gleason’s Gym London near Tower Bridge, spoke out on the upcoming Prizefighter 7 – The Cruiserweights, which takes place at Earl’s Court on Tuesday May 19th, and the chances of his charge, former British, Commonwealth and WBU International Champion…