After pound for pound king Floyd “Money” Mayweather (48-0, 26 KOs) mentioned Karim “Hard Hitta” Mayfield (19-2-1, 11 KOs) as one of his possible opponents for his final contracted fight with Showtime, the San Francisco native says is ready to step up and give Mayweather his first loss. “I’m always …
Read More »WBA Appoints Ring Officials For Chagaev vs. Pianeta
One week before WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev steps into the ring to defend his title against Francesco Pianeta at Getec Arena in Magdeburg, Germany, the WBA appointed the ring officials. Russell Mora from Las Vegas will be the third man in the ring, the judges are Philipp Verbeke (Belgium), …
Read More »“Relentless” Russell Henshaw Coming Forward At Cruiserweight
Ilkeston’s ‘Relentless’ Russell Henshaw knows all about hard work, and is willing to pay his dues, both inside and outside the ring, in pursuit of cruiserweight titles. The amiable 30-year-old balances a burgeoning boxing career with jobs as a bricklayer and tree surgeon and will next appear, in the ring, …
Read More »GH3 Promotions Signs Prospect O’Shanique Foster To Contract
Vito Mielnicki’s GH3 Promotions is proud to announce the signing of undefeated Jr. Lightweight O’Shanique Foster to an exclusive promotional contract. Foster, 6-0 (3), is from Beaumont, Texas, and trains out of Houston. He was a former amateur star where he was a two-time national Jr. Golden Gloves champion, five-time …
Read More »British Prospect Woodall Off To Promising Career Start In America
Unlike most British boxers who first establish themselves at home in the United Kingdom before fighting in the United States, middleweight Steed “The Stallion” Woodall packed up and moved over a year ago from Birmingham, England to Miami, Florida in order to pursue his boxing dream. As an amateur, Woodall …
Read More »Docherty vs. Kelly Lands In Paisley August 15
Glasgow’s former Commonwealth Champion Craig Docherty is set to challenge Dundalk, Ireland’s Michael Kelly for the WBU Super Welterweight title, on the Thomas Melville’s Colloseum Promotions “The Comeback” event at the Lagoon Leisure Centre in Paisley on Saturday 15th August. For Docherty it could be deemed a case of back …
Read More »Luis Collazo Next Up For Welter Champ Keith “One Time” Thurman
Undefeated Welterweight Champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (25-0, 21 KOs) is ready for his July 11 Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on ESPN fight, the first PBC fight on ESPN. Thurman will meet former world champion Luis Collazo (33-6, 19 KOs) on ESPN at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT live from …
Read More »Jones Vows To Dethrone British Middleweight Champ Blackwell
Middleweight challenger Damon Jones believes age will be no barrier when he steps up in class to face British champion Nick Blackwell on July 25 at Derby Arena, live on Channel 5. The promising 22-year-old has looked faultless so far in his professional career – winning 13 bouts on the …
Read More »Shumenov vs. Flores July 25 PBC On NBCSN From Las Vegas
Former world champion Beibut Shumenov (15-2, 10 KOs) meets cruiserweight contender and NBC boxing analyst B.J. Flores (31-1-1, 20 KOs) on Saturday, July 25 on Premier Boxing Champions on NBCSN live from The Pearl at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas with televised coverage beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. …
Read More »Roy Jones Jr. Set To Headline September Liverpool Event
Stephen Vaughan Jr. announced earlier today that five Division World Champion Roy Jones Jr. will be coming to Liverpool, England to headline his upcoming event at the Aintree Equestrian Centre in Liverpool on Saturday 12th September 2015. Jones Jr, claimed his first World title with a unanimous points victory over …
Read More »Soliman vs. Wade Headlines Tonight’s Washington ShoBox
Tonight’s ShoBox: The New Generation tripleheader live on Showtime at 10:35 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, from Little Creek Casino in Shelton, Wash., will feature promising undefeated middleweight prospect Dominic “Lights Out” Wade (17-0, 12 KOs), of Washington, D.C., against Sam “King” Soliman (44-12, 1 NC, 18 KOs), …
Read More »Ex-World Champ Bailey, Alfonso Shine In Georgia KO Fest
Coming off 19 months of inactivity and making his junior middleweight debut last weekend, Randall “KO King” Bailey (45-8, 38 KOs) served notice that he’s making a serious run at yet another world title in a different weight class. Three-time, two-division world champion Bailey stopped veteran Gundrick “Sho-Gun” King (18-15, …
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