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Australia’s IBF middleweight champion, Daniel Geale (29-1, 15KOs) and No. 3 rated contender from the UK, Darren Barker, (25-1, 16KOs) held a media workout today at the Mendez Boxing Gym in New York City.
Britain’s brightest young stars will be in action on the undercard of Kell Brook’s clash with Vyacheslav Senchenko at the Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, on October 26, live on Sky Sports, with tickets on sale now. Olympic Gold medallist Anthony Joshua, MBE, will box for the second time as a pro on the card after his…
Strength will be the main difference between British super-featherweight champion Gary Buckland and challenger Stephen Smith this weekend, says trainer Tony Borg. Borg has already trained Lee Selby to defeat the Liverpudlian and he believes Buckland will score another victory for Wales at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.
Manny Pacquiao and Top Rank promoter Bob Arum are backing Raymundo Beltran to blast his way to Ricky Burns’ WBO title at the SECC in Glasgow on September 7, live on Sky Sports in the UK and on Wealth TV in the US. Arum is confident his man will do the business despite travelling to…
The six fighters who will compete on a tripleheader tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 9, on ShoBox: The New Generation live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif., are set and ready to go after weighing in Thursday at Fantasy Springs.
Undefeated heavyweight Deontay Wilder, most would agree, is a work in progress. He’s not your typical work in progress, however, unless you consider his record of 28-0 with 28 knockouts run of the mill. Still, the question on most everyone’s mind: Does the former amateur standout and the last male American to medal in the…
Ruslan Provodnikov has landed in Los Angeles to begin training camp for his much anticipated showdown with WBO Jr. Welterweight champion Mike Alvarado that will take place on Saturday, October 19th at First Bank Arena in Denver, Colorado. The bout will be live on HBO’s Championship boxing and is promoted by Top Rank and Banner…
Rocky Fielding will defend his English super middleweight title against Tony Dodson at the Liverpool Olympia on September 21, live on Sky Sports, part of a bumper Merseyside bill in association with Coldwell Boxing. The all-Merseyside affair marks the second defence of the belt that Fielding won at the same venue against another Liverpool rival…
Anthony Crolla certainly knows a thing or two about the domestic lightweight division. The Manchester entertainer has compiled a superb ledger containing excellent names such as Willie Limond, Kieran Farrell and Gavin Rees. Perhaps the name Crolla is fondly remembered for is his Liverpool rival, Derry Mathews, as the pair shared two fantastic brawls in…
The highly anticipated light heavyweight clash between “Chicago’s Polish Prince” Andrzej Fonfara and former world champion Gabriel “El Chico Guapo” Campillo set for Friday, August 16 has now been declared an IBF World Title Eliminator. The winner will be ranked #1 by the sanctioning body. The Fonfara/Campillo 12-round clash headlines “The Big Fight 2,” the…
Acquinity Sports, under CEO Garry Jonas, has partnered with Hall of Famer Mike Tyson to form Iron Mike Productions, which makes its promotional debut August 23 with the presentation of the “Tyson Is Back!” event, in association with Greg Cohen Promotions, at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York.
With the highly-anticipated Derry Mathews v Curtis Woodhouse epic set to take place at the Liverpool Olympia on September 21, boxing fans across the country are set for a fantastic tussle between two of boxing’s most outstanding warriors. Here are six gruelling battles that have given both these fighters the fearless reputation that they fully…