Boxing News
Trowbridge warrior Nick Blackwell won the British middleweight title in stunning fashion on Saturday night when stopping Londoner John Ryder inside seven swashbuckling rounds at a sold-out O2 Arena in London, England. The win landed Blackwell the coveted Lonsdale belt at the third time of asking and instantly catapulted his name up the world rankings….
Roc Nation Sports and Miguel Cotto Promotions hosted the final press conference for the June 6 showdown between WBC Middleweight Champion Miguel Cotto and former Two-Time World Champion Daniel Geale on Tuesday, June 2 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York. Gary Shaw, Gary Shaw Productions: “I have a personal problem with…
On Saturday night, June 20, King’s Boxing will present a championship night of boxing at the Valley Forge Casino Resort. In the main event, Garrett “The Ultimate Warrior” Wilson will take on Anthony Caputo Smith in a 10-round battle for the Pennsylvania Cruiserweight championship. Wilson of Philadelphia has a record of 13-9-1 with 7 knockouts…
By Lee Haskins I’ve just had the whole weekend off to rest and let my body heal – it felt good. It always does, in fact. All my weekends have felt good lately. But then I hit it hard on the Monday and the pain begins all over again. Ahead of my fight on June…
James DeGale MBE created British boxing history last night when he claimed the vacant IBF Super Middleweight title in Boston against Andre Dirrell – and told his rivals at 168 pounds: “I will fight anyoneâ€. DeGale became the first British Olympic Gold medal winner to land a World title with a superb performance at the…
Cameron Hammond’s WBA Oceania Title clash with Jess Ravudi will double up as an eliminator for the Commonwealth welterweight crown. The 25-year-old from Moree, New South Wales, is looking to return with an explosive performance following six months on the side lines. And the incentive of potentially earning a showdown with newly-crowned Commonwealth king –…
Ricky Hatton-trained siblings Anthony and Sonny Upton impressed once again as they defeated overseas opponents at the historic York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, on Saturday night. Sonny smartly outboxed Latvia’s Dmitrijs Ovsjannikovs over six rounds despite sustaining a hand injury, while Anthony flattened Istvan Kiss of Hungry with an hellacious body shot in the…
David Price will fight in Liverpool for the first time in two years at the Echo Arena on Friday June 26 as part of a huge bill live on Sky Sports. The popular Heavyweight joins an all-star cast with World-rated Super Middleweight’s Callum Smith and Rocky Fielding in crunch clashes against Christopher Rebrasse and Brian…
British superstar Amir Khan’s crunch clash with the slick Chris Algieri will be televised live and exclusive on BoxNation on Friday May 29. The former unified light-welterweight world champion takes on New Yorker Algieri in his backyard as they clash in a 12-round welterweight contest at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. This fight will mark…
Lee Selby challenges Evgeny Gradovich for the IBF Featherweight title at The O2 in London on May 30, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Selby takes on the Russian for the strap on a huge night of boxing in London, with their clash one of three with World titles on the line as Kell Brook…
When Jamie McDonnell went to work on Dave Coldwell’s pads moments before scalping the undefeated ledger of Japan’s Tomoki Kameda, the Sheffield trainer knew the Doncaster fighter was up against it. A thousand miles away from home, training issues in the build up, and a large betting underdog, McDonnell had it all to do. Coldwell…
Mateusz Masternak (35-2, 25 KOs) will face Johnny “The Hurricane†Muller (18-4-2, 13 KOs) on June 6 at the Emperors Palace in Gauteng, South Africa. The cruiserweights clash is part of an action-packed night of boxing promoted by Rodney Berman’s Golden Gloves, and there will be a lot on the line as both men attempt…