By Per Ake Persson WBC light heavy champ Adrian Diaconu is sidelined with an injury and his defence against Italian veteran Silvio Branco that was scheduled for November 15 in Bucharest is cancelled. No word on a new date.
In just two days time, British super flyweight champion Andy Bell has vowed to turn up the heat on challenger Lee Haskins and turn the canvas at Robin Park Centre into a hot coal carpet when the two meet this Friday in Wigan, England. Bell put in a scorching performance to rip the Lonsdale belt…
Former European super bantamweight champion Bernard Dunne has been hit with a change of opponent ahead of his headline appearance on the Hunky Dorys Fight Night at the Breaffy House Resort, Castlebar on November 15. Dunne had been set to face Eduardo Garcia but the Mexican has been forced to pull out after suffering a…
Former world cruiserweight champion David ‘The Hayemaker’ Haye has signalled the importance of the upcoming weeks for British boxing and has warned that fight fans could either witness a glorious renaissance of the sport in this country or a dramatic collapse. Starting with Joe Calzaghe’s light-heavyweight super-fight with Roy Jones, Jr. on November 8, the…
WBA super bantamweight champion Celestino Caballero and undefeated IBF champion Steve “The Canadian Kid†Molitor will battle to unify the title on Friday, Nov. 21, from Casino Rama, in Ontario, Canada, live on ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime 11 p.m. ET/PT.
The undercard has been announced for Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing show at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ on November 7. The card, which is being broadcast live on GoFightLive.tv, and will feature the WBA #5 rated heavyweight in the world Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson, 20-0-1 (7), taking on Matt Greer, 12-3 (11), in…
Former WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Danny “Green Machine” Green has achieved success in another field following his retirement from boxing earlier this year as the Perth hard man has landed in the final round of the Australian version of “Dancing With The Stars” with his dance partner on the show, Natalie.
Tired of the continuous taunting and excessive calls to fight, World Boxing Council Junior Featherweight Champion and “Pound for Pound†candidate Israel Vazquez has agreed to former world champion Jorge Arce’s demands to fight. “It’s getting ridiculous, at first when he started calling me out I didn’t take him seriously but this has been going…
Danny Williams will be joint top of an explosive bill that promises fireworks when he collides with Albert Sosnowski in an international heavyweight bout at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on Saturday, November 8th 2008. Williams is part of the second show from Hennessy Sports that will be screened by ITV Sport following the…
The World Boxing Council’s 46th annual convention opened this morning at the Jinjiang Hotel in downtown Chengdu, the capital of the Sichuan province in southwestern China. With a population of 11 million, Chengdu is one of the most important economic and transportation centers in the area, which is the native habitat of the Giant Panda,…
Cestus Management’s new Junior-Welterweight enforcer Robert “Nightawk†Luna Jr. is in full preparation for his November 8th, 2008, professional debut against New Orleans veteran Dwayne Jones. The bout is slated to be on a fight card promoted by Jessie Ravelo of Class Act Promotions and will take place in Round Rock, Texas.
Standing 8 productions’ “Explosion Over The Midlands” was an elite night of boxing with two championship bouts Saturday night in Columbia, SC. The co-main event of Josh Green vs. Shawn Hawk was anticipated to be an exciting contest as both fighters came in with unblemished records. The fight began with both men feeling each other…