On March 19th 2004 Olympic gold medalist Odlanier “La Sombra” Solis wants to become the first ever Cuban professional heavyweight champion against WBC titlist Vitali Klitschko at Lanxess-Arena in Cologne, Germany. Only one week later, on March 26th, Yuriorkis Gamboa defends his WBA and IBF championships against Jorge Solis from Mexico.
An opponent has been named for welterweight prospect Joseph Judah (5-1, 1 KOs), who appears on the under card of the IBF junior welterweight title fight card, on Saturday, March 5th at the Amerihealth Pavillion at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.
WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán said that the WBC World Diamond Belt will be in dispute during the rematch fight between the WBC light heavyweight world champion Jean Pascal of Canada and WBC Emeritus Champion Bernard Hopkins of the USA, as it could not be presented to either of the champions after their sensational first…
Noah Zuhdi wins by technical knockout in the 3rd round over Steven Cox of Independence, Missouri in an exciting boxing match on Top Rank’s Boxing card at WinStar Casino Saturday night, November 20, 2010. The IBF Junior Bantamweight Elimination Fight was won by split decision by Raul Martinez over Rodrigo Guerrero. The fights were broadcast…
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 the opening bell on. In…
Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event Today, at the Radisson Edwardian Hotel in the city of Manchester, England, media gathered for the official Press Conference ahead of the David Haye v Audley Harrison Heavyweight bout in which Haye defends his WBA Heavyweight Title for a second time. The Champion – Haye…
If Vitali thinks he’s going to have the kind of easy night his brother had last week, he’s in for a shock,” vows upcoming heavyweight title challenger Shannon “The Cannon” Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KOs). Speaking about Samuel Peter’s non-performance versus Vitali’s brother Wladimir on September 11 in relation to his October 16 battle for the…
Click the above Image for all Photos from this Event Friday night, at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, England, Hennessy Sports hosted a fight-night which saw Manchester Heavyweight – Tyson Fury, win decisively on points over Rich Power of Michigan , in an eight round International Heavyweight Contest. But, topping the seven-bout bill…
On Friday 10th September, York Hall, Bethnal Green will host an exciting night of international boxing when former unbeaten Commonwealth champion John O’Donnell makes his U.S. “ShoBox: The New Generation†debut and takes on his toughest opponent in the ring to date over 12 rounds, 1996 Olympic bronze medallist Terrence “Heat†Cauthen. The current English…
Former Heavyweight Boxing Champion Larry Holmes, will be the honored guest during an anti-bullying campaign fund-raiser designed to ‘Knockout Bullying’, that is being held at one of New Jerseys’ historic pieces of landscape, the Linwood Country Club on August 26th, 2010. Rocky Marciano Jr.,will host the event that will be filled with entertainment, special guests…
By Ciaran Gibbons **With Slideshow** © Ciaran Gibbons / Saddo Boxing Cardiff, Wales, successfully hosted the ‘WBC Night of Champions’ Festival from Thursday 29th thru Saturday 31st July of this year. The high profile event – which celebrates boxing achievements – takes place every four years. The three day Festival saw over eighty World Boxing…
Following Ukranian heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s 54-3 K2 Promotions KO win over Eddie Chambers before a sellout audience in Dusseldorf, Germany, the next candidate to step into the big money by facing Wlad is already lined up. It’s Russia’s undefeated Alexander Povetkin 19-0 and a purse bid may be booked this month or early July…