Boxing News
Kareem Hackett’s professional debut is in less than two weeks; but it’s a moment he has anxiously waited for during the 22 years of his life. The 6’1 Ontario, Canada local is currently going through vigorous preparations to face a to-be-named opponent at the Powerade Center in Brampton on August 10. After putting in so…
Ever since Daniel Geale (29-1, 15 KOs) pulled off the unthinkable by defeating Felix Sturm on Sturm’s home turf of Germany in September of last year, Geale has essentially cemented himself as one of the elite 160 pounders in boxing. With the prestige and pageantry associated with such esteem comes the responsibility of self-improvement, a…
The City of Fallon, NV and Let’s Get It On Promotions are pleased to announce the sixth installment of “Fallon Fights – Rural Rumble†on Saturday August 24 at the Churchill County Fairgrounds. Rural Rumble 2013 will feature world class professional boxing. Undefeated Heavyweight prospect Ytalo Perea (4-0, 3 KOs) is scheduled to fight his…
Dave Coldwell and Eddie Hearn today had fight fans drooling when they announced the brutal coming together of lightweight entertainers Derry Mathews and Curtis Woodhouse, who will clash for the former’s Commonwealth championship on September 21 at the legendary Liverpool Olympia. The meeting had been highly anticipated for some weeks following Dave Coldwell’s recent admission…
Ricky Burns has warned Raymundo Beltran that he’s going to be at his very best when he defends his WBO lightweight title at the SECC in Glasgow on September 7, live on Sky Sports. Beltran is Burns’ fourth defence of his crown and after surviving a stern test against Jose Gonzalez in May, the 31…
On Saturday September 7, former U.S. Olympian and undefeated Demetrius Andrade will vie for his first world championship, when he takes on fellow former U.S. Olympian Vanes Martirosyan for the WBO light middle title in a twelve round bout from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The bout, which will be televised live on HBO…
Derry Mathews will defend his Commonwealth lightweight title against Curtis Woodhouse at the Liverpool Olympia on September 21, live on Sky Sports. Merseyside favourite Mathews claimed the title with a stunning KO win over Tommy Coyle in Hull earlier this month, with Woodhouse securing a second stoppage win at the weight over Joe Elfidh on…
Last night saw the successful launch of ‘McKenzie’s Private Sports Lounge and Grill’ – In Derby. The venue – located in Colyear Street – is owned by Commonwealth light heavyweight Champion -Ovill McKenzie and the night kicked off with the official opening by Irish Boxing Legend – Steve Collins who’d taken time out from a…
Kell Brook will face Vyacheslav Senchenko at the Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, on October 26, live on Sky Sports. The unbeaten Sheffield welterweight moved to 30-0 with his 20th stoppage at the MS3 Craven Park in Hull earlier this month, dispatching his ‘nemesis’ Carson Jones in eight rounds.
Anthony Joshua, MBE, has vowed to pour his heart and soul into matching his amateur achievements in the pro game as tickets go on sale for his professional debut at The O2 in London on October 5, live on Sky Sports.
Undefeated, world ranked heavyweight Joe “The Future” Hanks returns to battle this Saturday against fellow undefeated prospect Andy “The Destroyer” Ruiz Jr. at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Arena in Macao, China. The Hanks vs. Ruiz scheduled ten rounder is a feature bout at “Fists Of Gold 2”, an exceptional evening of professional boxing and can…
All young fighters dream of becoming world champion one day. Promising 25-year-old German welterweight prospect Rico Mueller (14-1) is no exception to that rule.