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Zhanat Zhakiyanov says Yonfrez Parejo won’t know what’s hit him when the pair meet in Monte Carlo next month. The heavy-handed Kazakh challenges Parejo for the interim WBA bantamweight on November 7 and believes his power will be too much for the well-travelled Venezuelan. Parejo has only lost once in 19 professional bouts and picked…
Five-time world champion Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver (31-6-1, 22 KOs) vehemently refutes the results of his failed New Jersey Boxing Commission drug test taken prior to his 12-round draw with two-time IBF champion Steve “USS” Cunningham this past August 14th in Newark. A report claims Tarver tested positive for synthetic testosterone. He categorically denies taking…
Due to the change of the top of the bill, Matchroom Boxing are offering full and partial refunds to fans that have purchased tickets for the event on Saturday at the Sheffield Arena. Fans can get a full refund from point of purchase or refund in line with the new pricing for tickets for the…
Kell Brook has been forced out of his IBF Welterweight title clash with Diego Chaves at the Sheffield Arena on Saturday October 24, after sustaining a rib injury in sparring. Brook was set to make the third defence of his belt against the dangerous Argentine, but having spent time in hospital with the injury and…
Lee Selby plans to make a big splash on his American debut as he defends his IBF Featherweight title tonight against Fernando Montiel at the Gila River Arena in Phoenix, live on Sky Sports in the UK and ESPN in the US. Selby makes his maiden defence of the title he won with a superb…
A Mets-Cubs showdown has nothing on the upcoming Brooklyn brawl between Long Beach, New York’s undefeated No. 4 world-rated light heavyweight contender “Irish” Seanie Monaghan and Chicago’s Donovan “Da Bomb” George. Monaghan (25-0, 16 KOs) and George (25-4-2, 22 KOs) will be battling for the vacant NABO light heavyweight title this Friday, October 16, at…
Matthew Macklin believes that moving down to Super Welterweight can turn his World title dreams into reality as he faces Jason Welborn for the vacant WBC International title at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham on Saturday, October 17 live on Sky Sports. Macklin has had three World title fights at Middleweight, with a cruel split…
ShoBox: The New Generation returns on Friday, Oct. 23, live on Showtime at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT with a quadrupleheader that matches eight young prospects against each other in the toughest fights of their budding careers. In the main event at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Ariz., undefeated Rob “Bravo†Brant (17-0, 11 KOs), of St….
At the ‘Plus+1 Bar’ at Manchester Arena yesterday afternoon, boxers weighed in ahead of the ‘World World III’ event in Manchester, England tonight which features no less than eight title bouts. The show, promoted by Frank Warren in association with Top Rank, will see Terry ‘Turbo’ Flanagan of Manchester defend, for the first time, his…
Dale Evans will challenge Sam Eggington for the British and Commonwealth Welterweight titles at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham on Saturday October 17, live on Sky Sports. Evans replaces the injured Frankie Gavin for the bout – landing a golden opportunity to get his hands on Eggington’s belts and will be ‘raring to go’ having…
WBA Middleweight Champion Daniel “The Miracle Man†Jacobs (30-1, 27 KOs) and former world champion Peter “Kid Chocolate†Quillin (32-0-1, 23 KOs) participated in a kickoff press conference on Wednesday at Planet Hollywood Times Square in New York City to formally announce their highly anticipated Dec. 5 showdown at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Showtime….
Martin Murray will challenge Arthur Abraham for the WBO Super Middleweight title at the TUI Arena in Hannover, Germany, on November 21 live on Sky Sports and Sat.1. The St. Helens man will be hoping to claim World honours at the fourth time of asking. Having made the move up to Super Middleweight, following a…