Press Releases

Gennady Golovkin, World Boxing Association middleweight world champion, was ordered to begin negotiation for his next mandatory fight with Jarrod Fletcher. Fletcher, rated number two in the WBA rankings is the leading available contender to challenge Golovkin, so he was ordered to begin negotiations according to the WBA regulations.

Former World Champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero will make his anticipated return to the ring to face Japan’s Yoshihiro Kamegai in a 12-round welterweight bout on Saturday, June 21 at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. In a co-feature of the three-fight …

The Official Weigh-In for boxing’s triumphant return to the “Fabulous” Forum will be open to the public, this Friday, May 16 at 3pm PT in Los Angeles, CA. The inaugural brawl, which takes place on Saturday, May 17, will feature four-division world champion and Méxican icon Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez …

Eddie Hearn believes unbeaten Super Middleweight sensation Callum Smith will be rubbing shoulders with Carl Froch and George Groves in 18 months as he prepares for action at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on May 17, live on Sky Sports. Smith has raced to 10-0 with eight KOs since turning …

Personal trainers and group exercise instructors are being urged to hurry if they want to book on to a Hatton Academy taster session with Ricky Hatton himself at this year’s BodyPower expo. Over 55,000 people are expected to attend the three day event at the NEC in Birmingham between May …

The World Boxing Council Heavyweight Eliminator between Bryant “By By” Jennings and Mike “The Rebel” Perez, scheduled for May 24 at the American Bank Arena and telecast on HBO, has been cancelled due to Perez suffering a shoulder injury while training. At the present time, the entire show in Corpus …

Golden Gloves has put the finishing touches to its “KO At The Casino” tournament in Monte Carlo on June 21, an event that now includes an intriguing WBA Interim cruiserweight title clash between Mateusz Masternak and Youri Kalenga. The tournament is headlined by Martin Murray of the UK against Max …

Light heavyweight Unified champion, the history-making Bernard Hopkins, was chosen as the Fighter of the Month for the World Boxing Association. Hopkins defeated WBA champion Beibut Shumenov on the scorecards, on April 19 in Washington DC.

After seeing his British title fight against current champion Kevin Satchell postponed due to an ankle injury, Iain Butcher (10-1) will continue his assault on the flyweight division when he takes on tough Ghanaian Isaac Quaye in an eight round contest on June 6. Butcher, the current WBO European flyweight …

Boxing star figures who will participate in the boxing show that will take place at the Vargas Sports Center in La Guaira, Venezuela next Saturday, attended the crowded press conference held at the Marriot Hotel in Caracas. Johan Pérez (Ven), Fernando Monte De Oca (Dom), Ogleidis Suárez (Ven), Calista Silgado …

The Panamanian Guillermo “Felino” Jones‘ team made ​​the formal request to open sample B of the anti doping test sample taken in Russia. Also there will be the necessary protocol for Jones and his team, should they want to be present at the time of opening.

Selcuk Aydin has only one goal in his mind: The “Turkish Warrior” wants to become world champion. On May 17, he could make a huge step towards a world title when he faces unbeaten Ukrainian Viktor Postol in Inglewood, California. The winner of this WBC super lightweight eliminator will be …