Boxing News
Canelo Alvarez is using the story of ‘The Greatest’, Muhammad Ali, to help inspire him to make his own boxing history starting this weekend. The cinnamon haired superstar will be going toe-to-toe with countryman Alfredo Angulo as they lay their Mexican machismo on the line in front of a packed crowd at the MGM Grand…
Tickets for Carl Froch and George Groves’ rematch for the WBA and IBF Super Middleweight titles at Wembley connected by EE on Saturday May 31, will go on sale at midday on Monday March 10. Froch and Groves meet at the national stadium to settle the score from their epic first encounter in Manchester in…
In addition to the recently announced lightweight battle between Ricardo “Dinamita” Alvarez (23-2-3, 13 KOs), older brother of Canelo and hard-hitting Sergio “Yeyo” Thompson (28-3, 26 KOs), of Cancun, Mexico, the March 8 undercard for”Toe To Toe: Canelo vs. Angulo” will feature five more can’t-miss bouts for those in attendance at the MGM Grand Garden…
Anthony Crolla and John Murray will clash at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester on April 19, live on Sky Sports. The Manchester Lightweight duo battle it out in a shoot-out for a major fight shot in the Summer, and the former gym pals both told today’s press conference that their friendship will be put…
Tony Bellew is under no illusions as to the task ahead of him as he prepares to make his bow at Cruiserweight when he takes on Valery Brudov at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on March 15, live on Sky Sports. ‘The Bomber’ moves up in weight on the back of a sixth-round stoppage defeat…
Amir Khan has backed stablemate Alfredo Angulo to upset the odds when he clashes with fellow Mexican star Canelo Alvarez this weekend. The pair will meet at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, in front of what is expected to be a sold out arena, with Canelo being tipped as the favourite in the fight…
Sky Arena’s UK representative Mark Dunlop has engaged the services of British & Irish Heavyweights Martin Rogan & Michael Sprott for the world’s biggest ever Super 8 Heavyweight Boxing Tournament, to be held on 4 June 2014 in Auckland, New Zealand. Super 8 will be a supercharged boxing event consisting of eight world class fighters…
Mexican star Julio Cesar Chavez Jr is hoping to give fights fans something to remember as he takes on Texan Bryan Vera in a bout he hopes will go down as ‘Fight of the Year’. The former WBC middleweight champion faces Vera in a rematch at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, this weekend following…
Tony Dodson says there is no way he will allow another Liverpool boxer to defeat him ahead of his Commonwealth Super Middleweight title clash with Rocky Fielding at the Echo Arena on March 15, live on Sky Sports. The former British champion has previously lost in title fights against fellow Merseyside fighters Tony Quigley and…
Several dozen television camera crews, newspapers and web reporters, photographers, video bloggers and fans were on hand to watch popular former WBC/WBA Super Welterweight Champion Canelo Alvarez during his media workout at House of Boxing on Tuesday in San Diego. With Golden Boy President Oscar De La Hoya looking on, Canelo worked out for a…
The World Boxing Association mourns the death of former world champion Antonio Cermeno on Tuesday morning in Venezuela. The information announced so far is that Cermeno was kidnapped and murdered. The WBA family condemns violence, and makes a public call to rescue values and respects human rights in the South American nation. Cermeno was born…
Fight Week in San Antonio for the eagerly-anticipated boxing doubleheader, featuring the historic challenge by two-time Ukrainian Olympic gold medalist and 2013 Prospect of the Year, Vasyl Lomachenko, in only his second professional fight, against WBO featherweight champion Orlando Salido, continued its hot path in earnest today as both participated in Media Workouts. In front…