Super middleweight contender Andre Ward and dangerous Colombian puncher Edison Miranda will participate in a free public open workout today as they wind down final preparations for their eagerly awaited showdown this Saturday, May 16, at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA. The open to the public workout takes place at The Plaza, located between…
Toshiaki Nishioka, the WBC super bantamweight champion from Japan, will be arriving in Monterrey, Mexico, on Monday, May 18, to defend his WBC championship against mandatory contender and former world champion Jhonny Gonzalez. Nishioka has been praised by the World Boxing Council, especially president Jose Sulaiman, for his professionalism and exemplary commitment during these difficult…
On May 15, Star Boxing’s undefeated heavyweight contender Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson, 21-0-1 (8), will look to take one step closer to fighting for a world title when he takes on highly regarded, undefeated 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Captain, Devin Vargas, 17-0 (7). The bout will take place at Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City, NJ and…
Darren Sutherland is at loggerheads with promoter Frank Maloney over the quality of his opponents. Ireland’s Olympic bronze medallist believes he is ready to step up in class after impressive KO wins against Georgi Iliev and Siarhei Navarka in his first two professional fights.
The devastating punching power of highly touted featherweight prospect Carlos Ivan Velasquez was on display last Friday when the Golden Boy Promotions rising star extended his record to 10-0 (9), flattening Andres Ledesma, 15-14-1 (10), in the first round. In the later half of the first round, Velasquez connected with a left hook to the…
Unbeaten heavyweight sensation Tyson Fury has hit out at his British Heavyweight rivals and says he wants to bring the lustre back to the British Heavyweight title. Fury will have his sixth professional outing at the Watford Colosseum on May 23 on the undercard of Darren Barker’s third defence of his Commonwealth Middleweight title against…
It will almost literally be in his own backyard when Kim Poulsen, 11-1 (2), fights for the first title of his career on June 19. He grew up, and still lives, only a few hundred meters away from Sønderbro Kulturhus in Horsens, where he will take on an opponent TBA for the vacant UBO Intercontinental…
Welsh prospect Gary Buckland will take a jump up tp the next level when he meets Scott Lawton in a British lightweight title eliminator on Friday, May 29. The pair will clash in support of the Chris Edwards vs. Usman Ahmed British flyweight championship bout serving as the main event at Fenton Manor Sports Complex…
© Lawrence Lustig Ovill McKenzie has been handed a surprise opportunity to win £25,000 in the next Prizefighter competition. McKenzie, 29, will be fighting in the Prizefighter Cruiserweights event at the Earls Court in London on Tuesday, May 19 after Mark Krence withdrew due to injury.
Sensational lightweight prospect Bayan Jargal returns to the ring this Saturday night in the co-main event at the seven bout “Triple Threat: Tomorrow’s Champions II†professional boxing event, against veteran Brian Carden in a scheduled six round bout at the Sportsplex in Winchester, VA. The bout against Carden will be Jargal’s third in 2009 and…
Oscar de la Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions and AEG announced today the launch of “Fight Night Club”, a monthly boxing series at the new Club Nokia in Los Angeles.
Prior to the event today at Stadium Khadjimukan in Chimkent, Kazakhstan, most of the principal fighters weighed in yesterday. 12 rounds, various regional light heavyweight titles Beibut Shumenov: 173.2 lb Byron Mitchell: TBA