Ricky Hatton landed at Boston’s Logan airport at 1:00 P.M. today. At 5:00 P.M. he was at Suffolk Downs, New Englands’s only thoroughbred racetrack, where a race was named in his honor on Derby Day. The tenth and final race of the day, a six-furlong allowance race, was named the “Ricky Hitman Hatton Classic.â€
Both Bouts to Be Replayed on SHO EXTREME Monday, May 8, at 8 PM ET/PT SHOWTIME kicked off its Cinco de Mayo celebration with two action- packed fights Friday on “ShoBox.†In the main event, late substitute Glenn Donaire captured the North American Boxing Association (NABA)/North American Boxing Organization (NABO) flyweight title with a 12-round…
Click for larger image© Jane WarburtonSaddo Boxing Ricky Hatton’s trainer Billy Graham heads to America fully confident of victory going into The Hitman’s WBA Welterweight title challenge of Champion Luis Collazo on a joint Fight Academy/Banner Promotions venture at Boston’s TD Banknorth Garden on Saturday, May 13. Having previously trained World, European, Commonwealth and British…
The Sold-Out signs are now up for Sports Network’s forthcoming championship boxing events on Saturday 13th May at the York Hall and the following week at the Kings Hall in Belfast. Dagenham Destroyer Kevin Mitchell headlines the Brat Pack show alongside young stars Ross Minter and Danny Hunt at the York Hall when he defends…
Ruben “Hollywood” Williams out-pointed rugged veteran Richard Grant in Ybor’s Main Event III Friday night before another excellent crowd in the series of pro boxing events co-promoted by Silverhawk Championship Boxing and Ringsports Boxing. The beautiful ladies, well dressed men and world championship boxing were featured under a bright red and white tent to the…
Fight Night 53 At The Lucky Eagle Casino In Rochester, WA June 10! Eloy Perez, Rochester, Washington’s local favorite, who boasts a 5-0 unbeaten record will battle Daniel Gonzalez from Billings, MT in a six round match-up. Gonzalez is a southpaw and a more experienced fighter, which will be challenging for Perez, who has only…
Click for larger image © Emily Harney / Showtime Boxing The four boxers who will appear on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING’s world championship doubleheader Saturday on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) made the weight easily at Friday’s weigh-in at Worcester, Mass. Alejandro “Terra” Garcia (left) and Jose Antonio Rivera each weighed 152…
The weigh-in for the two title fights to be held at Stoke’s Kings Hall tomorrow 6th May were held this afternoon at ST1 Club in Hanley. Scott Lawton defends his Midlands Area Lightweight title against Baz Carey and Gary Reid and Kevin McIntyre will face off for the vacant British Masters Title.
Lee Meager believes that both he and gym-mate Lenny Daws will make the most of their British title opportunities on the Hennessy Sports “Twenty-Four” event at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on Friday May 12th. The duo – both schooled from day one by Hennessy Sports trainer Robert McCracken at the team facility in…
2002 Commonwealth Games Gold medallist Darren Barker still intends to take a step closer to challenging for the British light middleweight title on the Hennessy Sport “Twenty-Four” event at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on May 12th, despite the withdrawal of Darren Rhodes from their scheduled eliminator for the Championship. “Naturally, I’m disappointed that…
SHOWTIME will kick off the Cinco de Mayo weekend with the first of excellent back-to-back fight cards on Friday, May 5. In the main event on “ShoBox: The New Generation†(11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast), North American Boxing Association flyweight champion Cesar “El Gallito’’ Lopez (18-2, four KOs) defends against Glenn “The…
Despite some incendiary statements by WBC junior middleweight champion Ricardo Mayorga at Wednesday’s final press conference, Saturday’s challenger, Oscar De La Hoya, assures boxing fans that there will be a fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday night. ‘The fight is on,’ said De La Hoya, who will be looking to add another…