Former middleweight champion Jermain Taylor knows what it takes to win, and that is: finish strong. And now Taylor has changed his training camp from Miami, Florida, to prepare for his explosive October 17th fight with Arthur Abraham in Berlin, Germany at o2 World. Taylor is going through a grueling …
Read More »British Boxing Board Of Control 2009 Annual Awards Dinner
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Saturday night, at the Eaton Hotel in Edgbaston, England, the Midlands Area Council for the British Boxing Board of Control hosted their Annual Boxing Awards Dinner. The event has been running for 20 years but the Midlands are still the only region …
Read More »Showtime Boxing: Abraham vs. Taylor Oct 17 In Berlin
© SE / Photo Wende King Arthur Abraham presented his new “fortress” to the German media today as he welcomed dozens of reporters to a packed press conference at the o2 World in Berlin, Germany´s most modern arena.
Read More »Hennessy Boxing: Froch vs. Dirrell Tickets Now On Sale
WBC Super Middleweight Champ Carl Froch is expecting a full house at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham on October 17th when he kicks off his Super Six World Boxing Classic campaign against unbeaten American star Andre Dirrell. Tickets for the event promoted by Hennessy Sports and Gary Shaw Productions …
Read More »Hennessy Boxing: Froch Marks Super Six In His Diary
WBC Super Middleweight Champion Carl Froch recently celebrated his 32nd birthday, but the “Cobra” believes he’s still improving and he has the evidence to back it up. Froch is part of the groundbreaking new Super Six concept which will ultimately crown the World’s best super middleweight and produce a leading …
Read More »Showtime Announces Andre Ward Added To Kessler ShoBox Bill Sept 12
Undefeated super middleweight Andre “S.O.G.” Ward will share the stage with his first Super Six World Boxing Classic opponent Mikkel “Viking Warrior” Kessler on a special Saturday primetime edition of ShoBox: The New Generation, on Showtime. Ward (19-0, 12 KOs) will tangle with Shelby Pudwill (22-3-1, 9 KOs) of McGlauglin, …
Read More »Showtime Boxing: Kessler vs. Perdomo On ShoBox September 12
Talented WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel “Viking Warrior’’ Kessler of Copenhagen, Denmark, will make his eagerly awaited debut on Showtime earlier than expected. One of the early favorites in the upcoming Super Six World Boxing Classic, Kessler (41-1, 31 KOs) will make a mandatory title defense against No. 1 ranked …
Read More »Showtime’s Super Middleweight Tournament Predictions: Part 2
Last week, I previewed Showtime’s “Super Six World Boxing Classic” and gave my predictions for the first round of fights. When I sat down to write that article, I still felt as though this whole thing wasn’t real. In the back of my mind, I thought that Ken Hershman of …
Read More »Hennessy Boxing: WBC Champ Froch Laughs Off Dirrell’s Slanging
WBC Super Middleweight Champion Carl Froch has laughed off any suggestions that unbeaten American star Andre Dirrell has got under his skin ahead of their opening round Super Six clash in Nottingham on October 17th. Dirrell boasted yesterday that Froch would be his “easiest fight” in the groundbreaking new series …
Read More »Boxing Perspective: The Super Six Tournament
Recently, it was announced by Showtime that they were putting a super six tournament together, comprising of the six top super middleweights, bar one, a certain Lucian Bute, to face off against each other in order to ascertain the new king of the division. As the WBC and WBA titles …
Read More »Showtime Boxing Announces Super Six Stage 1 Dates
Showtime Sports Super Six World Boxing Classic Group Stage 1 dates have been released to the media. The groundbreaking six-man super middleweight tournament announced last week will debut with two Group Stage 1 matchups on Saturday, Oct. 17, with the third Group Stage 1 bout taking place on Saturday, Nov. …
Read More »Hennessy Boxing: Dirrell Rubbishes Froch Ahead Of Super Six
Unbeaten American star Andre “The Matrix” Dirrell has come out all guns blazing ahead of his Super Six showdown with WBC Super Middleweight Champ Carl Froch on October 17th. Froch will have home advantage for the clash with promoter Mick Hennessy confirming that the fight will take place at the …
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