Matchroom Sport can confirm that European Super Bantamweight champion Kiko Martinez has withdrawn from his fight with Carl Frampton on September 10 at the Odyssey Arena through personal reasons. Martinez’s father was taken ill during the young Spaniard’s training camp and has since had his leg amputated. The 25 year-old …
Read More »Hyland vs. Trotta Added To Irish Broadcaster TG4 Telecast
Unbeaten Dublin Featherweight Patrick “The Punisher” Hyland wants to kick off TG4’s boxing coverage with a bang this Friday night (August 12th) when he takes on Italy’s former European title challenger, Fabrizio “Popeye” Trotta in the first ever professional boxing contest to be screened live on the Irish language channel …
Read More »Boxing Binman Munroe Dusts Of Football Boots For Charity
WBA International Super Bantamweight Champion Rendall Munroe is set to dump his gloves, albeit temporarily, and lace up his boots and take part in the upcoming Tr TKadO Boxing Gym Boxers and Celebrity Charity Football Tournament, in aid of the Indee Rose Trust, at Concord Rangers FC, in Canvey Island, …
Read More »Hanks Victorious On Bronx Knock Out Cancer Boxing Card
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing promoted its first annual Knock Out Cancer outdoor boxing card for the American Cancer Society at Hunter’s Point Produce Market in the Bronx, all proceeds going to charity. Four professional bouts, including two title bouts, took place in 100 degree plus heat. A New York State …
Read More »Frampton Steps Up To Challenge For Martinez’s European Title
Carl Frampton will challenge Kiko Martinez for the European Super Bantamweight title on September 10 at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast. The fight will be the chief support bout on the Paul McCloskey vs. Breidis Prescott WBA Light Welterweight World title eliminator, and Frampton is confident he can wrestle the …
Read More »Ringside Report: Scott Quigg Defeats Franklin Varela In Bury Clash
Saturday night, at the Castle View Leisure Centre, Bury, Hatton Promotions hosted a Fight-night which headlined Scott Quigg’s defence of the WBA Inter-Continental Super-Bantamweight Belt which would also be a WBA Title Eliminator. Screened Live on Hatton TV to viewers around the world – there was a great atmosphere and …
Read More »Heavyweights Hanks, Escalera Jr Tangle In The Bronx
Tomorrow night at Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx, One of the top American Heavyweight prospects will be in action as undefeated Joe Hanks will take on battle tested veteran Alfredo Escalera Jr. in a ten round bout for the IBA Heavyweight championship. That fight plus a female world …
Read More »Rigondeaux Next In Line For New WBA Champ Ramos
No sooner had new WBA Super Bantamweight Champion Rico “Suavecito” Ramos had his arm raised victoriously after his seventh-round knockout of defending champion Akishumni Shimoda last Saturday night in Atlantic City, when WBA Interim titlist Guillermo “The Jackal” Rigondeaux issued an instant challenge to the 24-year-old Ramos for a supreme …
Read More »Rees, Murray Make Weight For Cardiff European Title Clash
Gavin Rees and Andy Murray comfortably made the weight ahead of their European Lightweight title clash at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff tomorrow night (June 7) live on Sky Sports. Rees, Murray and the majority of the undercard for the show weighed in at Cardiff City Hall ahead of a …
Read More »Solo Boxeo Turns Back The Clock This Weekend
The Classics are back on “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” this Friday, May 27, as Golden Boy Promotions has teamed up with TeleFutura to kick off the 2011 Memorial Day weekend with two memorable battles Golden Boy’s boxing archives. On this edition of the “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” Classics broadcast, TeleFutura will air …
Read More »Ringside Boxing Report: Liam Cameron Vs Jason Ball
© Click Image for more photos from this Event On Saturday night, at the Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, England, Dennis Hobson promoted a fight-night which – aptly named a ‘Right Royal Rumble’ – featured nine bouts from local boxers. Liam Cameron (Sheffield) v Jason Ball (Doncaster) 8 x 3 Middleweight …
Read More »Ringside Report: Rendall Munroe Vs Andrei Isaeu
© Click Image for more photos by Jane Warburton Saturday night, at the MEN Arena, Manchester, Khan Promotions / Hatton Promotions and Golden Boy hosted a fight-night which featured three Title fights besides the main event. Rendall ‘2Tone’ Munroe (aka The Boxing Binman’) from Leicester, faced Belarusian – Andrei Isaeu …
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