The spotlight lands in familiar venue tonight as Las Vegas’ famed MGM Grand plays host to the much awaited rematch between Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz for the WBA featherweight “super” title along with a WBC lightweight title clash between champion Dejan Zlaticanin and challenger Mikey Garcia. Frampton, 23-0 …
Read More »Featherweight World Champ Selby Defends Against Barros January 28
A winner of 19 in a row, featherweight world champion Lee Selby (23-1, 8 KOs) will fight for the second time in the United States when he battles former world champion Jonathan Victor Barros (41-4-1, 22 KOs) live on Showtime Extreme Saturday, January 28 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena …
Read More »PBC On CBS Growing: Viewership Figures Released
The Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on CBS series grew viewership by double-digits with its Saturday, July 18 PBC on the 4-6pm EST CBS telecast headlined by Carl Frampton vs. Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. from the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. The second installment of the series recorded a +14% …
Read More »This Weekend’s Action: The Super Bantam Love Triangle
Super bantamweights Scott Quigg, Kiko Martinez and Carl Frampton are all in action this weekend, with Martinez acting as measuring stick for both. IBF champ Frampton has fought and beaten Martinez twice, the first time resulting in a stoppage in the ninth round in 2013 while the second contest went …
Read More »Matchroom Offers Frampton Massive Payday To Face Quigg July 18
Scott Quigg’s promoter Eddie Hearn has offered Carl Frampton £1.5million to face him at the Manchester Arena on July 18. The Bury star joined promoter Eddie Hearn in Matchroom Sport’s offices in Brentwood to confirm the offer live on Sky Sports News, which was sent to Frampton’s team earlier in …
Read More »Frampton, Fury Win Crucial Fights During Big UK Weekend
All eyes were glued to the UK on Saturday night as two fight cards carried the most significant bouts to happen on the globe. The Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland was the scene of a torrid bout between IBF super bantam champ Carl Frampton and American challenger Chris Avalos. …
Read More »Frampton Making Mistake Looking Past Me
This Saturday afternoon, February 28, Carl Frampton (19-0, 13 KO’s) will make the 1st defense of the IBF Super Bantamweight title when he takes on mandatory challenger Chris Avalos (25-2, 19 KO’s) in a bout that can be seen live and exclusively in the United States on AWE. The show …
Read More »WBA King Quigg Fires Salvo At Newly Minted IBF Champ Frampton
Scott Quigg has fired a warning to Carl Frampton: “after I beat Stephane Jamoye, I’m taking your World title.” Quigg defends his WBA Super Bantamweight title against the Belgian live on Sky Sports from the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester, and the Bury star is targeting a unification clash with …
Read More »Frampton Stops Former World Champ Cazares In Belfast
Belfast’s favorite son was back in the ring this evening as super bantamweight Carl Frampton won his biggest fight to date by impressively halting Mexico’s Hugo Fidel Cazares at the Odyssey Arena. Two-time former super flyweight world champion Cazares came into the clash on the strength of five straight wins …
Read More »Carl Frampton Gets Cazares Test In Belfast April 4
Irish sensation Carl Frampton is one step away from a mega-money showdown against Mexican superstar Leo Santa Cruz. The undefeated super-bantamweight ace will first have to get past Hugo Cazares, live and exclusive on BoxNation, when the pair meet on April 4 in a showdown at the Odyssey Arena in …
Read More »UK Weekend Roundup
At the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, on Friday night, Freddie Turner of Canning Town won the vacant BBBofC Southern Area Light Middleweight Title on points (93-94) over Nathan Graham of Aylsbury. The Trad TKO event – billed as ‘Brothers in Arms’, featured six undercard bouts. In Denmark, on Saturday …
Read More »Carl Frampton Bashes Up Jeremy Parodi In Belfast
Belfast’s burgeoning boxing hero Carl Frampton lit up that city’s Odyssey Arena last night by wiping out visiting Frenchman Jeremy Parodi in front of almost 9,000 adoring fans. At stake were Frampton’s European and IBF Intercontinental super bantam belts, but the real prize for the winner is a shot at …
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