Sanigar Events are proud to present ‘Dragon Fire’, a night of Championship Boxing on Saturday 4th October at the Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Dai Davies will make a triumphant return to the ring following his thrilling rematch win over Robbie Turley to retain his Welsh featherweight …
Read More »Piriyapino Named As Challenger For WBO Feather Champ Lomachenko
Thailand’s “Dangerous River” Chonlatarn Or Piriyapinyo, the #1 ranked WBO Featherweight, got good news when promoter Madame Oh Pariyakorn Ratanasuban signed a contract with Bob Arum from Top Rank to match Piriyapino with WBO Featherweight Champion Vasyl Lomachenko from Ukraine on Saturday, November 22 at Venetian Macau Hotel in China.
Read More »Klitschko vs. Pulev Rescheduled For November 15 In Hamburg
The title defense of IBF/IBO Heavyweight Champion and WBO/WBA Heavyweight Super Champion Wladimir Klitschko against Kubrat Pulev has been rescheduled for November 15th 2014, at O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Germany. Originally, the fight was supposed to take place on September 6th, also in Hamburg, but had to be postponed …
Read More »Empire Fighting Chance Gets New Knockout House
Empire Fighting Chance, a Bristol sports charity that uses non-contact boxing to transform the lives of young people, is celebrating a hat-trick of summer successes after picking up the keys to its new home, winning a national award and receiving nearly half a million pounds in grants.
Read More »Rossington Prospect Maxi Hughes Gets Laryea Test
With promoter Dave Coldwell working hard behind the scenes to provide a solid test, Rossington’s Maxi Hughes has finally been matched with former world title challenger, Joseph Laryea. After efforts to make an excellent trade fight with Manchester Olympian, Joe Murray, were shelved, Coldwell has rescheduled the bout between Hughes …
Read More »Iron Mike Tyson Heads To Texas For Next Promotion
Boxing Legend Mike Tyson and Iron Mike Productions, in association with Mario Davila Media and Big Card Promotions present “Big Texas Throwdown” on Friday, September 26 at the Mesquite Arena in Mesquite, Texas. “The state of Texas is the home to some of the toughest fighters and best boxing fans …
Read More »Find A Dream Partners With BC Boxing To KO Drugs
To combat the growing drug epidemic that continues to plague the Northwestern Pennsylvania area, Find A Dream, a registered nonprofit organization that reaches out to community children and provides them a healthy channel to find and work towards fulfilling a dream, has partnered with BC Boxing of Brockport to offer …
Read More »Mission Impossible? Irish Squad Draws Tough Chinese Assignment
Cork middleweight Christina Desmond has received a bye into the semi-finals of the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. The Macroom BC southpaw is slated to meet Chen Nien-Chen of Chinese Taipei on Sunday in the last-four of the tournament.
Read More »George, David Go Head To Head In Chicago Potboiler
Just days before from the highly anticipated “B96 Boxing at the Ballpark” event set for this Saturday night, August 23 at U.S. Cellular Field, Home of the Chicago White Sox, the main participants held court at the Final Press Conference. The Final Press Conference was held in front of a …
Read More »Philippine Supreme Court Issues TRO in Pacquiao Tax Case
The Philippine Supreme Court issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to stop the enforcement of the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) ruling which ordered Saranggani Congressman Manny Pacquiao and his wife Jinkee to post a cash bond in the amount of P3,298,514,894.35 (US $74.9 Million) or a surety bond in …
Read More »Crossroads Clash For Thompson vs. Solis In October Rematch
2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Odlanier Solis will get a “last chance” to work his way back to the top of the world rankings. The Cuban defector, who suffered a bad knee injury in the first round of his WBC heavyweight championship bout against Vitali Klitschko in March 2011, lost to …
Read More »Britain’s Kell Brook Dethrones Shawn Porter In Big Upset
Turns out, Shawn Porter was correct, it was Showtime after all…but for “The Special One,” Kell Brook. In a major upset, Britain’s Kell Brook (33-0, 22 KOs), of Sheffield, England, won a battle of undefeated welterweights and the IBF title with a majority 12-round decision over defending champion “Showtime” Shawn …
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