Boxing News

Nathan Cleverly makes his Cruiserweight debut against Sean Corbin at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on May 17, live on Sky Sports – and the Welsh star promises to pack a punch at his new weight. Cleverly moves up from Light Heavyweight for the first time against the Guyanese puncher …

Undefeated world champions Terence Crawford, Omaha’s favorite son, and Cuban sensation Yuriorkis Gamboa, who both boast identical 23-0 (16 KOs) records, will host a news conference announcing their World Lightweight Championship fight this Thursday, May 8 at the CenturyLink Center in the Bud Light Zone in Omaha, Nebraska. The news …

During Friday and Saturday, Las Vegas will see in action seven boxers who have been world champions or currently own the World Boxing Association black and gold championship. The first to get into the ring, will the featherweight Interim champion Jesus Cuellar from Argentina, who will fight Rico Ramos, who …

Kevin Mitchell will face Ghislain Maduma in a final eliminator for the IBF Lightweight title at Wembley Stadium on May 31, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Mitchell is gunning for a second World title tilt after facing Ricky Burns for the WBO belt in September 2012, and has since …

Aussie puncher Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne says he’d be prepared to step in against the winner of the upcoming WBC Heavyweight title fight between Chris Arreola and Bermane Stiverne. Browne enhanced his standing with the Mexico City-based sanctioning body in Sheffield, England on Saturday night by blasting out Stiverne’s countryman …

Tickets are on sale now for the WBC Heavyweight title eliminator clash featuring undefeated and top rated heavyweights Bryant “By By” Jennings of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Mike “The Rebel” Perez, fighting out of Cork, Ireland. The bout will take place on Saturday, May 24, at the American Bank Center in …

Willie Limond will defend his Commonwealth Light Welterweight title against British champion Curtis Woodhouse on a huge night of boxing headlined by Ricky Burns at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow on Friday June 27, live on Sky Sports. Limond welcomes Woodhouse into his backyard with both titles on the line …

Elite middleweight boxer Martin Murray, the pride of St Helens, England will make his Monte Carlo debut on June 21, topping the “KO at the Casino” tournament against world-rated Max Bursak of Ukraine in an international 10-rounder. It will be Murray’s second fight under the banner of South Africa’s Golden …

Knockout artist Marcos Maidana is gunning for pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather so bad he doesn’t care about any world titles up for grabs. The Argentine kingpin knows gaining victory over Mayweather will be the biggest scalp of all, despite the fact that both Maidana’s WBA Welterweight Title and the undefeated …

Adam Etches insists his opponent this weekend will provide his toughest test to date. The Sheffield middleweight meets Felipe De La Paz Teniente for the vacant WBC Youth crown at the Ponds Forge Arena and believes the Mexican will be far from a soft touch.

Josh Warrington will defend his Commonwealth Featherweight title at First Direct Arena in Leeds, on Wednesday May 21, live on Sky Sports – the first Matchroom Boxing show in the city. The 23 year old Leeds man defended his title in style on Saturday night at the Phones 4u Arena …

Despite previously defeating one of the city’s favourite sons, Lucas ‘Big Daddy’ Browne is hoping Sheffield fight fans get behind him when he faces Eric Martel Bahoeli this Saturday. Browne, 35, set up his Commonwealth Heavyweight shot by stopping the Steel City’s own Richard Towers in Hull last November, but …