The 18th of April sees South London golden boy Gary Woolcombe make the first defense of his newly minted British light middleweight title when he faces the one-time star of the division, Ryan Rhodes, formerly known as “Spice Boy”, at Bethnal Green’s historic hotspot of boxing, York Hall, in London, England. This is an intriguing…
It’s not the fight he desired, but if it were all about that, then Jameson “Jamie Kang” Bostic (12-3, 8KO) would never find work. In an effort to stay busy while further surveying the super middleweight landscape, Bostic returns to the ring this Friday, when he faces journeyman Marvin Hunt in a catchweight tune up…
There is just over a week to go until Chris Edwards, Stokeʼs British super-flyweight champion, defends his title for the first time against English titleholder Andy Bell. Last December, Edwards became the first man to bring the coveted Lonsdale belt back to Stoke for 85 years when he defeated Jamie McDonnell on points at Wiganʼs…
It was today announced that former European welterweight champion Christian Bladt will be the fourth Danish boxer to appear on the April 4th promotion in Aarhus Denmark, headlined by Allan Vester vs. Hasan Saku and Fawaz Nasir vs. Maneno Oswald. Bladt, 31-10-1 (8), started his career with a superb 28-2-1 (7) mark but since 2003…
IBF junior welterweight champion Paulie “The Magic Man†Malignaggi hopes to ink a pact early next week to confirm his dream deal: a two-fight arrangement culminating with a showdown against the world’s recognized No. 1 junior welterweight, Ricky Hatton, The Ring magazine and IBO title-holder.
Fresquez Productions, Inc. concluded its three-city media tour today in Las Vegas with a press conference at The Luxor to formally promote the “Finally†pay-per-view event, headlined by Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter†Holm and Mary Jo Sanders in “The Battle for Pound-for-Pound Supremacy,†June 13 live from Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
By Per Ake Persson On Friday in Odense, Denmark, Danish cruiser Anders Hugger moved to 10-0 with a close, unanimous decision over much more experienced American Louis Azille. It was scored 115- 112 on two cards and 116-112, which looked a bit generous to the localite – and many disagreed.
It’s been a long couple of years for Glen Johnson as he’s waited for his chance to regain the world light heavyweight championship. Along the way he’s watched the big names at 175 pounds duck and dodge him while all he did was win, recently stopping the likes of Montell Griffin and Hugo Pineda in…
Kentucky based veteran Cory “The Cobra†Phelps 11-3 (6 KO’s) has been named as the March 22nd opponent for former IBA cruiserweight champion and WBO title challenger Bobby Gunn 18-3 {15 KO’s}. The scheduled ten round contest will be the main event on a FelKO Promotions card which features five bouts in total. Upon hearing…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Irish middleweight champion Matthew Macklin and former World Champion Yori Boy Campas will come face to face for the first time at 1pm on Tuesday (March 18th) for a press conference and public workout at the Blanchardstown Shopping Centre ahead of their Ladbrokes.com Fight Night at the National Stadium,…
A shoulder muscle tear has forced “Baby†Joe Mesi to withdraw from his April 4th fight against Terry “Hurricane†Smith, headlining an ESPN2 Friday Night Fights pro boxing show, at Twin River Events Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island. Mesi is under doctor’s orders to rest his injured shoulder for three to four weeks.
A Fresquez Productions, Inc. press conference was held yesterday at the Isleta Casino & Resort to formally announce “Finally,†the pay-per-view event (10 PM/ET-8 PM/MT), headlined by Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter†Holm and Mary Jo Sanders – “The Battle for Pound-for-Pound Supremacy†-on June 13th live from Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque, New Mexico.