Unbeaten pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. made it three in a row when he was chosen as the Nevada Fighter of the Year once again by the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame. Mayweather also won the award in 2013 and 2014. The annual Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction gala …
Read More »Lightweights Rojas vs. Singleton Battle August 8 In Waco
Manuel Rey Rojas is set to fight Chris Singleton for the vacant Universal Boxing Organization Latino Lightweight title on Saturday August 8, 2015 at the Waco Convention Center in Waco, Texas. Fighting out of Dallas Texas, Rojas turned professional in 2011 and racked up nine straight victories before hitting a …
Read More »Trainer Fury Says Hughie Must Mature Before He Can Dominate
By Peter Fury My son Hughie Lewis Fury has his sixteenth professional fight this Saturday night at Derby Arena and I’m looking for him to do a professional job on his opponent George Arias. Hughie is still only 20 years of age – and is therefore a work in progress …
Read More »Andrade vs. Mundine? Controversy Abounds During Negoatiations
The war of words continue between representatives of undefeated WBO junior middleweight champion Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (21-0, 14 KOs) and former two-time super middleweight titlist Anthony “The Man” Mundine (47-7, 27 KOs). Team Andrade issued a press release last Saturday night regarding an agreement it alleged Team Mundine had …
Read More »Ramos vs. Marrero Added To PBC On NBCSN Las Vegas Show
Former World Champion Rico Ramos (24-4, 12 KOs) takes on hard-hitting Claudio Marrero (18-1, 13 KOs) in a featherweight battle on Saturday, July 25, at the Pearl at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The bout is part of a full night action headlined by a 12-round cruiserweight showdown between …
Read More »Tarver Aiming To Become World’s Oldest Heavyweight Champ
Five-time world champion Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver (31-6, 22 KOs) honestly believes that he is destined to become the oldest world heavyweight champion in boxing history. Before he gets a world title shot against fellow 1996 Olympian Wladimir Klitschko, the universally recognized world heavyweight champion, Tarver realizes that he has …
Read More »British Champ Blackwell Eyes Winner Of Lee vs. Saunders
Reigning British middleweight champion Nick Blackwell one day hopes to win a version of the world middleweight title, but knows such plans will go up in smoke should he lose his Lonsdale belt to Damon Jones on July 25 at Derby Arena. Still, the talented 24-year-old is allowing himself to …
Read More »GH3 Promotions Releases Statement On Jerry Odom Defeat
This past Friday night at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, Jerry Odom (13-2, 12 KO’s) was stopped in three rounds by Samuel Clarkson (15-3, 9 KO’s) in what was supposed to be a fight contested in the Super Middleweight division. Odom of Washington, DC, did his part to meet his …
Read More »Hughie Fury Backing Tyson To Dethrone Wladimir Klitschko
Heavyweight prospect Hughie Lewis Fury says his latest training camp has been boosted by news of Tyson Fury‘s world heavyweight title shot against Wladimir Klitschko and that he fully expects his cousin to bring the belts back to England when the pair meet on October 24 in Germany. Twenty-year-old Hughie …
Read More »Two Critical Decisions Paying Dividends For Beibut Shumenov
Nearly one year ago, former WBA Light Heavyweight champion Beibut Shumenov (15-2, 10 KOs) made two critical decisions that are now paying dividends as the 2004 Kazakhstan Olympian prepares for this Saturday night’s showdown with B.J. Flores (31-1-1, 20 KOs) at The Palms in Shumenov’s adopted home of Las Vegas.
Read More »Nikki Adler Retains WBC Title Against Szabados In Germany
Germany’s Nikki Adler is the old and new WBC Female Super Middleweight Champion after beating Szilvia Szabados from Hungary by unanimous decision Friday night in front of 1,000 fans at MHP Arena in Ludwigsburg, Germany. After ten hard fought rounds judge Massimo Barrovecchio (Italy) scored the bout 98-90, Francisco Alloza …
Read More »Blackwell vs. Jones Weigh-In Open To The Public In Derby
Middleweights Nick Blackwell and Damon Jones will weigh-in on Friday, July 24 at Derby Arena ahead of their British middleweight title clash the following day. Also appearing at Friday’s 1pm weigh-in – open to the general public – are English flyweight champion Louis Norman and his opponent Brett Fidoe, Bolsover’s …
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