Four-time world boxing champion Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton has been honoured with an award from the WBC in recognition of his career and charitable work. Hatton was given a medal and commemorative plaque from the sanctioning body as part of its WBC Cares programme, which aims to help children across …
Read More »The principal fighters competing televised bouts Saturday night on Showtime made weight made weight on their first attempts Friday at Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. In the main event of Showtime Championship Boxing tripleheader, on Showtime at, 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, exciting knockout specialist and 2013 …
Read More »Bob Arum, CEO of Top Rank, is pleased to announce that Top Rank has signed an agreement with Manny Pacquiao and MP Promotions extending their promotional agreement through December 31, 2016.
Read More »HBO Sports debuts an all-new installment of “2 Days” when the feature segment returns Saturday, May 24 at 11:15 p.m. (ET/PT) with a behind-the-scenes look at world junior welterweight title-holder Ruslan Provodnikov, one of boxing’s most fascinating characters. “2 Days” is a revealing and intimate look at a 48-hour span …
Read More »Gary Shaw Productions and Antonio Leonard Promotions’ undefeated IBF #3 Super-Middleweight contender, Brandon “Flawless” Gonzales (18-0-1, 12 KOs), is in beast mode for his upcoming showdown with IBF # 4 James DeGale (18-1, 12 KOs) for the IBF mandatory position. The 12-round bout is set to take place at Wembley …
Read More »Ricky Hatton says he cannot wait to get hands-on with personal trainers and group exercise instructors at this week’s BodyPower Expo at the NEC in Birmingham. More than 55,000 people are set to attend the three day event which runs from Friday until Sunday and ‘The Hitman’ will be donning …
Read More »Unbeaten light-middleweight Sergey Rabchenko has relinquished the European title in order to save OPI2000’s show in Rome this weekend. The Belarusian puncher was due to defend his championship against mandatory challenger Emanuelle Della Rosa, but the show’s promoters did not provide the necessary paperwork for Rabchenko to obtain his entrance …
Read More »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.
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
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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 …
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