We are staging a group photograph for anyone who has boxed or trained at the Empire Boxing Club over the past 50 years on Saturday 17th January at 11.00am outside the boxing gym. This will commemorate the closing of the boxing club that has been a presence in St. Paul’s …
Read More »Bad Blood: WBC Champ Stiverne Primed To Hurt Wilder
WBC heavyweight champion Bermane “B. Ware” Stiverne (24-1, 21 KOs) has trained to hurt, not just knockout, undefeated, mandatory challenger Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder (32-0, 32 KOs), January 17 in his first defense of the Vitali Klitschko-vacated title he captured last May with his sixth-round technical knocked of Chris …
Read More »Prospect Atlantez Fox Makes TV Debut On Friday’s ShoBox
Maryland’s undefeated Junior Middleweight prospect, Alantez Fox (13-0-1, 4KO’s), makes his return to the ring on Friday, January 9, 2015 against Patrick Day (9-0-1 5KO’s) from Freeport, NY. The eight-round bout will take place live on Showtime’s ShoBox: The New Generation, at the Morongo Resort and Casino in Cazabon, California. …
Read More »NY State Boxing Hall Of Fame Announces 2015 Dinner
The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF), sponsored by Ring 8, has announced its’ Class of 2015 featuring 20 more inductees. The fourth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be held Sunday afternoon at 12:30-5:30 p.m. ET, April 26, at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York.
Read More »Coldwell Boxing: Five To Watch In 2015
On the verge of nailing down the biggest challenge of his career against quality Japanese operator, Tomoki Kameda, Doncaster’s Jamie McDonnell has the opportunity to put British boxing on the map when he heads to Las Vegas in spring for the likely unification bout. McDonnell has performed as the underdog …
Read More »20 Year Old Tommy Martin: Age Is Just A Number
Tommy Martin says he’ll prove right the adage ‘if you are good enough, you are old enough’ when he challenges Ricky Boylan for the vacant English Light Welterweight title at The O2 on January 31, live on Sky Sports. The 20 year old says he has been told on Twitter …
Read More »Red-Hot Contender Tevin Farmer Looks For Huge 2015
As recently as 2012, Featherweight contender Tevin “The American Idol” Farmer was considered nothing more than a dangerous and useful journeyman. A fighter who would and could compete to a certain level but ultimately would fall a bit short against fighters with a perceived higher class. Enter a bout that …
Read More »TV Channel Fight Network
TV Channel Fight Network has announced highlights of this week’s programming: Thursday, Jan. 8 4:00 p.m. ET – KOTV Boxing Weekly – Covering all of the latest news in professional boxing, featuring full recent fights and highlights from the Sweet Science.
Read More »Salita Signs Ecuadorian Heavyweight Amateur Sensation Ytalo Perea
Promoter Dmitriy Salita is proud and pleased to announce another hard-hitter to his Star of David Promotions team. Ytalo Perea, a heavyweight from Ecuador, who fought in the 2012 Olympics and won the Pan American gold for the second time at age 18, will be battling under the Salita banner, …
Read More »British Prospect Etches Vows 2015 Will Be His Year
Adam Etches‘ New Year’s resolution is to win titles, titles and more titles. The hard-hitting Sheffield middleweight bolstered his world ranking by adding the IBF International and WBC Youth crowns to his collection in 2014. But he’s far from ‘done’ as he has his eye on the British and European …
Read More »Macielo Vows To Be Superior To WBA Interim Champ Perez
With less than two weeks before his showdown with WBA Interim lightweight champion Darleys Perez (31-1, 20 KOs), Peruvian contender Jonathan Maicelo (21-1, 12 KOs) reflects on his training camp and the golden opportunity his promoter Gary Shaw has provided for him. The 12-round bout will take place at the …
Read More »Golden Boy Promotions Celebrates Hopkins’ 50th Birthday
On Tuesday, Jan. 20, Golden Boy Promotions will celebrate Bernard Hopkins’ 50th birthday with a night of boxing fit for a legend. This special Golden Boy Live! installment is set to give fans something to celebrate along with the “The Alien’s” landmark moment. The night of fights will air on …
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