Press Releases

Hennessy Sports and Team Sauerland are pleased to announce that the IBF Cruiserweight Championship showdown between Yoan Pablo Hernandez (29-1, 14 KOs) and Ola Afolabi (21-3-4, 10 KOs) will be broadcast live on Channel 5 from 8.30-10.30pm. British boxing fans will now have the chance to follow London-born Afolabi as …

InterBox held a press conference today in Montreal to announce that fans at the Bell Centre on December 6 will be able to watch three major fights: light heavyweights Lucian Bute (31-2, 24 KOs) vs. Roberto Bolonti (35-3, 24 KOs) and Jean Pascal (29-2-1, 17 KOs) vs. Donovan George (26-4-2, …

Kal Yafai says he will hunt down a World title shot next year – if he can pass his ‘first big test’ on Saturday with flying colours. Yafai defends his IBF Inter-Continental title against former World title challenger Everth Briceno, and the Birmingham talent has set his sights on landing …

Former Canadian college basketball player and No. 2 ranked “Dangerous” Denton Daley (12-0, 6 KOs) challenges Interim WBA cruiserweight champion Youri “El Toro” Kalenga (20-1, 13 KOs) Saturday night at Hersey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Kalenga vs. Daley headlines “World Championship Boxing,” promoted by United Boxing Promotions (UBP), the …

South African promoter Rodney Berman has made bold inroads into Europe and will be promoting Gennady Golovkin against Martin Murray in a much-anticipated middleweight championship bout in Monte Carlo in February 2015. Here, the Golden Gloves CEO talks about the past, present and future. Congratulations. Your recent tournament in Monte …

Calling from the final days of a two-month long training camp in South Florida, undefeated junior middleweight prospect Erickson “The Hammer” Lubin is anxious for his return to the ring this Friday, November 14 at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Fighting in one of the featured bouts at “The …

Gary Shaw Productions undefeated prospects, light welterweight Kenneth Sims Jr. (3-0, 2 KOs) and super-bantamweight Eduardo Martinez (3-0, 1 KO), make their way back to the ring November 13, 2014 at The Space at Westbury in Westbury, New York. Kenneth Sims Jr. will face Francisco Lopez (2-1) while Eduardo Martinez …

Olympic hero John Joe Nevin wants to become the leading light of Irish boxing and says he cannot wait to fulfil his dream of fighting as a professional in his homeland when he makes his third appearance as a pro at The 3Arena in Dublin on November 15, live on …

Bradley Saunders has signed a long-term promotional deal with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing and will be in action at the sold out Echo Arena in Liverpool on November 22, live on Sky Sports Box Office. The unbeaten Light Welterweight star moved to 10-0 in Newcastle in June with a …

Ermano Fegatilli has had a lengthy gap between fights in 2014. His only fight this year was a lopsided stoppage win against an overmatched Hungarian, Csaba Toth, in June. Before then, Fegatilli hadn’t fought since August of 2013. Activity hasn’t been on his side, even though the motivation and hunger …

Marco Antonio Periban has warned James DeGale MBE that he will show that he has operated at a higher level when they meet at the sold-out Echo Arena in Liverpool on November 22, live on Sky Sports Box Office. The Super Middleweights clash on Merseyside with DeGale looking to impress …

On Friday night, January 16, 2015, the two champions from the Boxcino 2014 tournament will be featured in co-main events as part of an ESPN Friday Night Fights telecast at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. In one main event, middleweight Willie Monroe Jr. will making his …