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WBA featherweight “Super” champion Chris John makes his traditional autumn title defense this evening as he meets Thai challenger Chonlatarn Or Piriyapinyo on neutral ground, at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands Hotel. You’ll have to go back to 2003 to find the last time that John fought more than twice a year, prior to his 2004…
On Friday night, Hull’s Tommy Coyle won the vacant WBC International Silver Lightweight Title by first round TKO over Antonio Joao Bento of Portugal. The VIP Promotions fight-night at City Hall, Hull, also featured six undercard bouts. Ryan Clark of Navenby, Lincolnshire, successfully defended his International Masters Super-Middleweight Title for the second time when he…
On Saturday, former Super Flyweight champion Christian Mijares (47-6-2 22 KOs) faced off against fellow Mexican Rafael Marquez (41-8-0 37 KOs), the slightly less famed brother of Juan Manuel Marquez, in an all out thriller. As expected, the aging warrior Rafael couldn’t help but fight toe-to-toe. He came out swinging and pressuring his man early,…
Boxing has lost a much loved icon in professional trainer and television commentator Emanuel Steward, reportedly to complications following surgery for Diverticulitis. It was well covered by the media that Steward was in the hospital and had undergone surgery, but the boxing community is in shock and much grief after the announcement his death, especially…
Tuesday was an interesting day for Boxing in Europe, featuring multiple regional fight announcements, particularly in the United Kingdom and Italy. Most notably, we received the long awaited announcement of the next opponent of Scottish star, WBO Lightweight champion Ricky “The Rickster” Burns (35-2-0), and few are pleased with the verdict. Burns will face regional…
Following his spectacular 82 second, potentially career ending demolition of perennial underachiever Audley Harrison at the Echo Arena in the maiden defence of his titles on Saturday night, Liverpool’s unbeaten and exciting heavyweight giant David Price will make a rapid second defence of his Commonwealth and British titles against former British, Commonwealth and European Champion…
This week it has been announced that Frank Maloney’s big hitting heavyweight prospect Dillian Whyte will be challenging for the vacant English Heavyweight title in his 10th professional fight against Horndon’s John McDermott in a interesting crossroads fight on December 8th. This will be at venue yet to be decided on the bill of David…
Former world welterweight champion Andre Berto is back in action! On November 24th, live from the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California on HBO’s Boxing After Dark, hard hitter Berto ( 28-1-0 ) will face boxer Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero ( 30-1-1 ) over a 12 round contest. This fight draws much intrigue to…
Audley Harrison, 28-5-0, takes on upcoming undefeated heavyweight prospect David Price, 13-0-0, at the Echo Arena, Liverpool tonight. On paper it may look a tad one sided in terms of numbers and experience but Price is looking impressive at the moment, he has steamed through some solid domestic opposition. He is now the British and…
After two big wins against American contenders Jason Escalera and Donovan George on HBO cards, Dominican-American fighter Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez, (22-0-0 15 KO’s), is confident about taking a large step up in his next fight. Following the Escalera win on August 29, where Rodriguez put on a tremendous showing of power and grit over…
It has been announced that former WBC Light-Welterweight, British, European and Commonwealth champion Junior Witter will make the maiden defence of the prestigious Lonsdale belt against Birmingham’s rising star Frankie Gavin on 1st November at London’s York Hall. The 38 year old Witter, who captured the British Welterweight title against former conquest Colin Lynes at…
It has been almost a week since the Russian Alexander Povetkin successfully blasted out former undisputed Heavyweight Hasim Rahman of the United States to retain the WBA “Regular†title in just two rounds at the Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany. The questions are: what did we learn from this fight and what is next for the…