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 …
Read More »Dangerous Kalenga Steps Up Against Masternak In Monte Carlo
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 …
Read More »WBA Honors Newly Minted Champions Bernard Hopkins, Floyd Mayweather Jr
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.
Read More »Flyweights Butcher vs. Quaye Headline Scottish Bill June 6
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 …
Read More »Big Venezuelan Fight Card Next Saturday In La Guaita
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 …
Read More »Guillermo Jones Team Request Opening Of Sample B
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.
Read More »Selcuk Aydin Drops down To Light Welter For WBC Eliminator
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 …
Read More »Tickets On Sale For Crawford vs. Gamboa WBO Title Clash
Undefeated world champions Terence Crawford, the Pride of Omaha, and Cuban sensation Yuriorkis Gamboa, who share identical 23-0 (16 KOs) professional ring records, will battle for Crawford’s newly-won WBO lightweight title, Saturday, June 28, at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha. This will be the first world championship fight Omaha has …
Read More »“2 Days: Ruslan Provodnikov” Premieres May 24 On HBO
HBO Sports debuts an all-new installment of “2 Days” when the feature segment returns Saturday, May 24 at 12:15 a.m. (ET/PT) with a behind-the-scenes look at world junior welterweight title-holder Ruslan “Siberian Rocky” Provodnikov, one of boxing’s most fascinating characters. “2 Days” is a revealing and intimate look at a …
Read More »BoxNation Pulls No Punches With Massive Summer Lineup
A monster May continues on BoxNation, hot on the heels of a jam-packed few weeks which has seen boxing’s leading channel air the year’s biggest bouts including star names such as Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. The rammed BoxNation schedule continues to deliver with a host of top fights lined …
Read More »Prospect Boxing/Chris Gilmour Back With Massive Motherwell Bill
After a successful show in February, Prospect Boxing are please to confirm there return to Ravenscraig Sports Facility on Friday June 6 , in a co-promotion with Chris Gilmour Promotions. Looking ahead to the showcase, promoter Paul Graham is looking forward to another action packed evening. “Last February’s show threw …
Read More »Murray, Bursak Fighting For WBC Silver Middle Belt In Monaco
World-ranked Martin Murray’s June 21 middleweight bout against Max Bursak in Monte Carlo has been sanctioned by the WBC for the vacant Silver belt. This is in recognition of Murray’s standing among the world’s elite middleweights and follows former holder Patrick Nielsen opting to fight for the WBA Interim title …
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