World-ranked Martin Murray’s June 21 middleweight bout against Max Bursak in Monte Carlo has been sanctioned by the WBC for the vacant Silver belt. This is in recognition of Murray’s standing among the world’s elite middleweights and follows former holder Patrick Nielsen opting to fight for the WBA Interim title next month. Murray is rated…
Former world title contender, Marvin Cordova Jr. (21-2-1, 11 KOs), is ready to make a comeback. Cordova Jr. is hungrier than ever, after serving a 3-year prison term for crimes he was arrested for in April of 2010. Cordova Jr., who now resides in Las Vegas, NV, recently completed a reform program in his home…
BLUE CORNER RED CORNER MAIN EVENT – WBC, WBA & RING MAGAZINE WELTERWEIGHT TITLES – 12 ROUNDS Floyd MAYWEATHER vs. Marcos R. MAIDANA Las Vegas, NV Santa Fe, ARG 45-0 (26 KOs) 35-3 (31 KOs) Weight: 146 lbs. Weight: 146.5 lbs. WBC SILVER WELTERWEIGHT TITLE – 12 ROUNDS Amir KHAN vs. Luis COLLAZO Bolton, ENG…
Chicago’s most popular professional boxer, Donovan “Da Bomb†George will return to action on Friday, June 20, headlining the next installment of the acclaimed “Fight Night” series in the Windy City’s Premier Boxing Venue, the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. The 29-year-old George, born and raised in Chicago, made his triumphant return to battle on…
“Diamond Boy” Manuel Charr is heading to Moscow again to face former world champion Alexander Povetkin on May 30 for the WBC international heavyweight championship. “This will be an awesome fight”, says Charr. “I am very proud that I got invited to fight Povetkin and reached an agreement with his handlers. This is my big…
Wallasey’s Steve Williams makes his long-awaited return to the ring on May 24 at Deeside Leisure Centre, when he takes the first step on the journey that he hopes will see him find a place in the upper echelon of the domestic light welterweight scene. With Dave Coldwell now part of Williams’ team in a…
The Irish Amateur Boxing Association have named a five-strong squad for the 2014 European Women’s Elite Championships in Bucharest, Romania in May/June. Boxing at the Championships, the 9th in the edition, begins at the Polyvalent Hall in Bucharest on May 31st. Olympic champion Katie Taylor will be aiming for the sixth successive European gold medal…
On an exciting night when unbeaten WBA Interim Welterweight Champion Keith “One Time†Thurman retained his title with a third-round TKO over former world champion Julio “The Kidd†Diaz and undefeated Omar “Panterita†Figueroa successfully defended his WBC lightweight crown with a 12-round split decision over Jerry Belmontes, Lucas “The Machine†Matthysse stole the show…
Kelly Swanson Thank you, everybody, for joining us today. We are promoting “The Moment” and we’ve had so many great moments promoting this event. I find this call to be one of our special moments because we have none other than the pound-for-pound king, Floyd “Money†Mayweather available to talk to you today. He, of…
Elite middleweight boxer Martin Murray, the pride of St Helens, England will make his Monte Carlo debut on June 21, topping the “KO at the Casino†tournament against world-rated Max Bursak of Ukraine in an international 10-rounder. It will be Murray’s second fight under the banner of South Africa’s Golden Gloves. On Wednesday night he…
Nine of the talented boxers who will fight on a top-notch, action-packed Golden Boys Promotions’ fight card this Saturday, April 26, at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., participated in a Media Workout Wednesday at the Westside Boxing Gym. In Saturday’s main event live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, following the premiere…
World Championship boxing returns to Barclays Center when the “The Siberian Rocky” Ruslan Provodnikov makes the first defense of his WBO junior welterweight title and his Brooklyn debut against undefeated world-rated contender and New York product Chris Algieri. Provodnikov vs. Algieri will take place Saturday, June 14 and will be televised live on HBO Boxing…