2012 Olympian Damien “Super†Hooper is hoping to impress a whole new audience when he faces Josh Webb at Metro City in Perth on Friday night. The Aboriginal puncher, 22, has boxed almost exclusively on the eastern coast of Australia since turning professional 14 months ago, but now he gets the chance to win over…
The boxers at the “KO At The Casino” bill in Monte Carlo came face to face for the first time this afternoon at the glittering casino venue ahead of Saturday’s showdown. All eight fighters were on hand for what promoter Rodney Berman of Golden Gloves called “a historic event”. The tournament is headlined by Martin…
Can Chad Dawson be “Bad†again? Can the former two-time light heavyweight world champion bounce back from two consecutive knockout losses and look sharp after a one-year hiatus? Can he regain his status in the division he once dominated? Dawson (31-3, 17 KOs), of Las Vegas by way of New Haven, Conn., will look to…
Today we join the celebration of an another birthday of the multiple Panamanian world champion, Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran, universal boxing pride. The Family of the World Boxing Association wishes him a happy birthday.
World title challenger Gary Russell Jr believes experience will prove pivotal when he faces the talented Vasyl Lomachenko for the WBO featherweight crown this weekend. The pair are two of the hottest talents in the 126-pound division, having enjoyed glittering amateur careers, with both men now competing to capture their first world title when they…
Stephen Simmons says he cannot wait to get stuck into Wadi Camacho and punish him for his online abuse when they meet at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow on Friday June 27, live on Sky Sports – and says he’ll leave him with nowhere to go in his career. Simmons puts his WBC International Silver…
Fresno, California’s welterweight boxer, Marcos Antonio Hernandez (1-0), has recently signed with world renowned advisor, Al Haymon. With the addition of Haymon on his team, Hernandez will now fight on the undercard of Robert Guerrero vs. Yoshihiro Kamegai this Saturday, June 21 at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. At age 21, Hernandez stands 6’2 and…
Fox Sports teams with former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson’s Iron Mike Productions for the first time on Thursday, July 10 (10:00 PM ET) on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Deportes creating an impressive week of boxing, as Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Live! delivers a pair of bouts on Wednesday, July 9 (10:00 PM…
After Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KO’s) dethroned Ruslan Provodnikov (23-3, 16 KO’s) to capture the WBO 140-pound title this past Saturday night on HBO, Gary Shaw Productions Puerto Rican contender,Thomas Dulorme (21-1, 14 KO’s), gave a statement on the matter. “From the beginning, I have always said that Ruslan Provodnikov is not ‘Superman’. Many people…
Cruiserweight contender Mateusz Masternak (32-1, 23 KOs) believes next weekend’s WBA interim championship bout against Youri Kalenga (19-1, 13 KOs) in Monte Carlo is the most important of his career. The two will fight on the “KO at the Casino†Golden Gloves card on June 21 alongside the likes of Martin Murray and Hekkie Budler.
Chicago’s most popular boxer, Donovan “Da Bomb†George will face top contender Dyah “Ali†Davis of Coconut Creek, Florida for the vacant IBO Super Middleweight Title on Saturday, August 23 at ISFA’S “Boxing at the Park†at U.S. Cellular Field, Home of the Chicago White Sox, it was announced today. Don “Da bomb†will be…
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing is headed to one of their biggest nights in their more than two decades as the leading promoter in the New York City area coming up this Saturday night, June 14 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and live on HBO Boxing After Dark, beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Headlining the…