Anthony Joshua ,MBE, says sparring with Heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko has him fired up for his clash with Konstantin Airich at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester on Saturday, live on Sky Sports. The London 2012 Olympic star spent ten days with the IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO title holder …
Read More »Joshua Gets Airich Heavyweight Step Up Fight September 13
Anthony Joshua, MBE, will face Konstantin Airich at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester on September 13, live on Sky Sports. The Kazakh-born German Heavyweight is tasked with stopping Joshua’s run of seven KO wins from seven pro fights, and the 35 year old brings a wealth of experience to …
Read More »Matchroom Boxing: International Heavyweight Prizefighters Hit London
For the first time in boxing history eight boxers from eight different countries come together on one night in a celebration of World Heavyweight boxing at the Prizefighter International Heavyweights this Saturday (May 7) The fighters taking part at Alexandra Palace live on Sky Sports from 9pm have arrived in …
Read More »Prizefighter rule change for International Heavyweights
Losing fighters could get second chance under new guidelines The British Boxing Board of Control have passed a proposed rule change for reserves in Prizefighter ahead of the International Heavyweights night at Alexandra Palace on May 7, live on Sky Sports. The change means that should a winning boxer in …
Read More »Arena Boxing: “Bang Bang” Olukun Stops Airich In Germany
Last-minute replacement Gbenga “Bang Bang“ Oloukun stopped German heavyweight contender Konstantin Airich in three rounds in front of 1000 fans at the Vogelsanghalle in Stralsund, Germany on Friday night. The Nigerian who stepped in on only two days notice for unbeaten Turk Yakup Saglam connected with the harder punches from …
Read More »Boxing Weights: Konstantin Airich vs. Gbenga Oloukun
Right before the weigh-in promoter Ahmet Öner changed the main event for tomorrow’s “Battle at the Baltic Sea“ again. German heavyweight contender Konstantin “Sandman“ Airich (16-2-2) will face Gbenga “Bang Bang“ Oloukun (18-6-0) instead of Levan Jomardashvili from Georgia (20-1). The last-minute replacement became necessary when unbeaten Turk Yakup Saglam …
Read More »Arena Boxing: Sagam Pulls Out Of Airich Clash In Germany
Bad news for boxing fans in Stralsund for tomorrow’s “Battle at the Baltic Sea“. Unbeaten Turkish heavyweight Yakup Saglam (26-0) had to pull out of his PABA championship bout against German contender Konstantin Airich (16-2-2). According to his trainer and manager Detlef Loritz, Saglam is down and out with fever …
Read More »Arena Boxing: Airich vs. Saglam November 12 In Germany
Arena CEO Ahmet Öner will present a “Heavy Night at the Baltic Sea” on November 12th in Stralsund. German hard-hitter Konstantin Airich (16-2-2, 13 kos) faces unbeaten Turk Yakup Saglam (26-0, 23 kos). Airich is best known for losing a controversial slugfest to Danny Williams in May 2008 in Spain …
Read More »European Boxing News: Vester, Braehmer, Stieglitz, Nielsen, Marconi
By Per Ake Persson The Martial Arts Delegation wasn´t unified in their decision and Pugnus Promotions didn´t get all they wanted but they got enough and can rightfully promote their show in Karlstad September 24 as an historical event ith two fights over six three minute rounds on top of …
Read More »Arena Boxing: Juan Carlos Gomez Returns On June 4 Fight Card
On June 4th “The Black Panther” Juan Carlos Gomez (46-2, 36 kos) will return to action against Frankfurt based Turk Oezcan Cetinkaya (17-6-1, 11 kos) in Hattersheim, near Frankfurt, Germany. The former WBC cruiserweight champion and heavyweight championship contender (in March 2009 vs. Vitali Klitschko) will headline the „7th annual …
Read More »Boxing In Germany: Gomez, Airich Win In Schwerin
Only two weeks after his comeback-win against Alex Mazikin in Hamburg former cruiserweight champion Juan Carlos Gomez returned to the ring with a one-sided unanimous decision win over German contender Alexander Kahl in front of 1,500 fans at the Neue Arena in Schwerin. The Black Panther looked good after losing …
Read More »Boxing Weights And Quotes: Juan Carlos Gomez vs. Alexander Kahl
Former world cruiserweight champion and world heavyweight title contender Juan Carlos Gomez is clearly not in the shape of his lifetime these days but slowly on the way back to his old physique. For tonight’s fight against Alexander Kahl in Schwerin, shown live on Eurosport from 9.00pm German time, Gomez …
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