Luke Campbell MBE says beating Derry Mathews is a must if he wants to prove he’s ready for world titles in 2017, as they clash at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports. Campbell defends his WBC Silver Lightweight title against the experienced Liverpool favourite, …
Read More »Farrag Says All The Pressure Is On British Champ Ryan Burnett
Ryan Farrag says all the pressure is on British Bantamweight champion Ryan Burnett when they clash at the Echo Arena in Liverpool tonight live on Sky Sports. Farrag has held the European and English titles and now wants to bag the Lord Lonsdale belt that Burnett defends for the first …
Read More »Derry Mathews Vows To Break Luke Campbell’s Heart
Derry Mathews believes he has the power to break the heart of Luke Campbell MBE and KO him when they clash for Campbell’s WBC Silver Lightweight title at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on tonight, live on Sky Sports. Mathews comes into the fight on the back of a crack …
Read More »Chris Sanigar Receives Outstanding Contribution To Boxing Award
Bristol Boxing Boss Chris Sanigar was awarded the Joe Bromley Award for Outstanding Services to Boxing last night at the sixty-fifth annual Boxing Writers Club dinner. The award was presented to Chris by the chairman of the Boxing Writers Club, Simon Ewan-Smith, for almost 40 years of services to professional …
Read More »Luis Ortiz Tops Matchroom’s Huge Monte-Carlo Boxing Bonanza
Matchroom Boxing and the Casino de Monte-Carlo are delighted to announce a blockbuster night of World championship boxing on November 12 at Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Monte-Carlo in ‘Monte-Carlo Boxing Bonanza’, live on Sky Sports. One of the world’s most dangerous and exciting Heavyweights, Luis Ortiz, tops the bill as …
Read More »Away Trip Holds No Fear For Aussie Stylist Cameron Hammond
Cameron Hammond insists he has no fear of travelling to his opponent’s back yard in order to get his hands on the Commonwealth welterweight title. The 2012 Olympian squares off with Kris George for the vacant strap at Rumours International in Toomwoomba, Queensland, on November 25 and does not feel …
Read More »Contender Willie Monroe Jr Calls Out Saul “Canelo” Alvarez
After his emphatic unanimous decision victory over Gabriel Rosado on September 17, it was widely understood in the boxing industry that middleweight contender Willie Monroe, Jr. would get an opportunity to face Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in a bout this winter or next spring. Now it seems, Alvarez’s team, led by …
Read More »High Hopes for Jordan Clayton
Tomorrow night, at the Holiday Inn, Birmingham Airport, Errol Johnson – Black Country Boxing – hosts a dinner show which features four professional bouts. Topping the “High Hopes” event – Solihull Super-Welterweight, Jordan Clayton, is gunning for his fourth pro win as he battles Polish boxer – Marcin Cybulski over …
Read More »Lopez vs. Valcarcel Headlines November 12 Philadelphia Show
World ranked super bantamweight Adam Lopez will take on Carlos Valcarcel on Saturday, November 12 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. The scheduled eight-round bout will be the featured bout of the inaugural broadcast on One World Sports, slated to begin at 9:30 PM ET.
Read More »Hooper Vows To End Cardle’s “Average” British Title Reign
Kevin Hooper says he will end Scotty Cardle’s ‘average’ reign as British Lightweight champion when they clash at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow on Friday October 7, live on Sky Sports. Cardle defends the belt for the third time next week, having clashed twice with Birkenhead’s Sean ‘Masher’ Dodd in …
Read More »Mike Towell Tragically Passed Away
We hear the sad news today that Scottish boxer, Mike Towell, has passed away following a fifth round knockdown in a British Title Eliminator bout at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow on Thursday night. Mike, from Dundee, had suffered severe bleeding to the brain following the bout hosted by …
Read More »Irish Boxer Michael Conlan Signs With Top Rank
The Irish pugilist made good on his promise by signing as a professional with Bob Arum’s promotional company, Top Rank. Michael Conlan devastating quarter-final loss at the Rio Olypics against Russian fighter Vladimir Niktin sent him on a rampage against amateur boxing. Conlan blamed the International Boxing Association (AIBA), the …
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