With their IBF Super Middleweight clash just days away, boxing superstar and unbeaten champ Lucian Bute and European titleholder Brian Magee participated in a media teleconference call Tuesday to discuss their upcoming fight for Bute’s belt on Showtime Championship Boxing Saturday, March 19 live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/PT …
Read More »European Boxing News: Levin, Helenius, Hatton, Belge, Johnson, Racz
By Per Ake Persson It will be Swedish heavy Attila Levin that faces European Union champ Robert Helenius in Helsinki on November 27. Levin has been fighting out of Florida for his entire career but moved back to Stockholm a month ago. He´s been inactive for about a year now …
Read More »Boxing Result: Brian Magee Wins European Title In Denmark
Irish southpaw Brian Magee scored the biggest victory of his career last night at the NRGi Arena in Aarhus, Denmark by stopping Mads Larsen in a clash for the vacant European super middleweight title. For Magee, 33-3-1 (23), the victory comes at the culmination of a mercurial ten year ride …
Read More »European Boxing News: Larsen, Magee, Klitschko, Valuev, Chambers, Tiozzo
By Per Ake Persson Danish Palm Promotions won today´s purse bids for the fight for the vacant European super middle title between Mads Larsen and Brian Magee. Palm bid 303 303 EUR while Sauerland came in with an offer for 255 309 EUR. The fight goes ahead January 30 in …
Read More »European Boxing News: Magee, Larsen, Sartison, Mendy, Parodi
By Per Ake Persson It will be British champ Brian Magee that replaces Dimitri Sartison as co-challenger for Mads Larsen for the vacant European title. The EBU have set November 24 as deadline for purse bids or agreements. One can imagine that Palm Promotion will work hard to get Magee …
Read More »European Boxing News: Larsen, Campillo, Macklin, Chebah, Bladt
By Per Ake Persson Mads Larsen against Dimitri Sartison for the vacant European supermiddle title goes ahead January 16 in Aarhus, Denmark, on a show staged by Palm Promotion, headed by former European welter champ Hans Henrik Palm. WBA light heavy champ Gabriel Campillo´s defence of the title against Beibut …
Read More »European Boxing News: Klitschko, Johnson, Quato, Mormeck
By Per Ake Persson It´s official: WBC heavy champ Vitali Klitschko defends the title December 12 at the Post Finance-Arena in Bern, Switzerland, against Kevin Johnson. All due respect to Mr. Johnson, but until Alexander Povetkin and maybe Odlanier Solis get their chance both Klitschko brothers will remain champions.
Read More »European Boxing News: Fragomeni, Wlodarczyk, Parisi, Jackiewicz, Bonsu, Asloum, Larsen, Kessler
By Per Ake Persson WBC Cruiser Champ Giacobbe Fragomeni´s defence against Pole Krzysztof Wlodarczyk is off and has a new proposed date for May 15 or 16. Wlodarczyk´s promoter Bullit Knockout is trying to get the WBC to approve a fight for the interim title with Czech Rudolf Kraj as …
Read More »Boxing PPV: Integrated Sports To Distribute Valuev vs. Holyfield Broadcast December 20
Integrated Sports will distribute the December 20 heavyweight showdown between tow-time and reigning WBA Champion Nikolay “The Russian Giant” Valuev and future Hall of Famer Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield, on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada, live from Zurich, Switzerland. Holyfield is attempting to make boxing history by …
Read More »Boxing In Germany: Abraham KO’s Ayala In Final Round To Retain IBF Title
There was a good show at the Sparkassen Arena in Kiel last night with IBF Middleweight Champion Arthur Abraham putting in a dramatic finish to knockout big-hearted American visitor Elvin Ayala in the twelfth and final round to retain his title for the seventh time. Ayala showed good boxing skills …
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