Tag Archives: Boxing

It’s been almost three decades since a European Champion last graced the ring at the King’s Hall in Belfast. On that November night in 1983 Barry McGuigan wrapped the famous blue belt around his waist having dispatched Italian Valerio Nati in 6 rounds to capture the European Featherweight crown. Nati’s …

Ricky Hatton backed Prizefighter as a great way for young boxers to get a foot in the door of the big-time – as D-Day for the public vote for the final fighter to take their spot at Prizefighter Super-Middleweights on June 30 approaches. The Hitman spoke exclusively to Prizefighter about …

What do you get when you combine three undefeated Cuban sensations with three of Irish boxing’s most exciting and promising talents? You get a combined record of 63 wins (43 KO’s) and no losses and all six fighters will take to the ring in Cork on June 26th on the …

Undefeated, 23-year-old NABF and NABO champion Matt “Sharp Shooter” Remillard arguably rates as America’s leading contemporary featherweight and the old-school fighter can’t wait to prove his worth to the boxing world. Remillard, now rated No. 7 by the World Boxing Council, may not have a true signature fight, yet, but …

On Saturday, June 19, on Showtime at 10 p.m., ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, Andre Ward (20-0, 13 KOs), of Oakland, will make the first defense of the World Boxing Association 168-pound title against world-ranked Allan Green (29-1, 20 KOs) of Tulsa, Okla., in a Group Stage 2 bout …

A typical boxing press conference today at Scottrade Center in St. Louis suddenly turned raucous after undefeated unified 140-pound world champion Devon Alexander’s trainer told former WBA junior welterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik, a Ukrainian making his first visit to America, “That’s a long way to come for an ass whuppin.’ …

Two undefeated world champions will put their crowns on the line in separate bouts at Scottrade Center in St. Louis on Aug. 7 in one of the best boxing showcases of the summer. Hometown hero and unified WBC and IBF 140-pound champion Devon Alexander “The Great” (20-0, 13 KOs) will …

Michael Acri Boxing Promotions brings professional boxing back to the VIP Tent at Heinz Field, home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, with “Summer Brawl,” Wednesday, June 30, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The main event will feature Pittsburgh’s “Lightning” Rod Salka (11-0, 3 KOs), in an eight-round lightweight battle against Harold Orji …

© Robert Brizel / Saddo Boxing All-Italian East Coast Light Heavyweight War in Atlantic City! Last Friday at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, Diane Lee Fischer’s Dee Lee Productions hosted an exciting “Italian” fight card. In the main event, Chuck ‘The Professor’ Mussachio of Wildwood, New Jersey, …

Manchester’s Matthew Hatton looks to consolidate his position in the world welterweight rankings when defending his European title against Yuriy Nuzhnenko at the Bolton Arena on the 16th of July. ‘Magic’ won the vacant belt by defeating Italy’s experienced warhorse Gianluca Branco in Dagenham back in March. It was Hatton’s …

Unbeaten Cuban sensation Luis Garcia will be out to impress at The King’s Hall on Friday night when he clashes with Welsh hard man Nathan King on the undercard of Paul McCloskey’s first European title defence on the Yanjing Beer Fight Night. The Cork based Garcia has stepped in at …

Audley Harrison has vacated his European heavyweight title, opening the door to a showpiece World title fight when he makes his return from injury in October. The 38 year-old had an operation on a pectoral muscle last month to correct the injury that forced him to fight one-handed against Michael …