Vic Drakulich will be the referee of the international welterweight title fight and World Boxing Association eliminator on Saturday in Las Vegas, between Amir Khan and Luis Collazo. The Nevada Athletic Commission also appointed U.S. judges Adalaide Byrd, Jerry Roth and Cathy Leonard to keep the scores. Collazo, former world champion and current WBA International…
The Irish Amateur Boxing Association have named a five-strong squad for the 2014 European Women’s Elite Championships in Bucharest, Romania in May/June. Boxing at the Championships, the 9th in the edition, begins at the Polyvalent Hall in Bucharest on May 31st. Olympic champion Katie Taylor will be aiming for the sixth successive European gold medal…
Nathan Cleverly will face Sean Corbin in his debut at Cruiserweight at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on May 17, live on Sky Sports. Cleverly steps up a division and returns to the ring for the first time since August as he aims to get back on the World title trail, this time in the…
British boxing star Amir Khan has vowed to look his best yet, despite spending the past year out of the ring. The former unified Light-welterweight World Champion has endured a frustrating 12 months having seen his chances of fighting Floyd Mayweather disintegrate when the pound-for-pound ace opted to fight Argentine bruiser Marcos Maidana instead. Despite…
Josh Warrington will defend his Commonwealth Featherweight title against Martin Lindsay at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on Wednesday May 17, live on Sky Sports. Warrington makes the second defence of his title after his impressive win over Rendall Munroe in Manchester earlier this month, and the 23 year old faces another stern test…
Pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather is refusing to underestimate renowned knockout artist Marcos Maidana ahead of their megafight this weekend. The pair clash at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday night, live and exclusive on BoxNation, with boxing’s number one superstar adamant that he will need to be at his very best to overcome…
Kelly Swanson Thank you, everybody, for joining us today. We are promoting “The Moment” and we’ve had so many great moments promoting this event. I find this call to be one of our special moments because we have none other than the pound-for-pound king, Floyd “Money†Mayweather available to talk to you today. He, of…
Panamanian boxer Guillermo “Felino†Jones reportedly tested positive in the antidoping test made on Wednesday in Moscow, in preparation to the scheduled rematch with the World Boxing Association cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev from Russia. The sample was taken before the weigh-in, and the results were announced before the fight. the antidoping countrol was made by…
Nine of the talented boxers who will fight on a top-notch, action-packed Golden Boys Promotions’ fight card this Saturday, April 26, at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., participated in a Media Workout Wednesday at the Westside Boxing Gym. In Saturday’s main event live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, following the premiere…
Canadian puncher Eric Martel Bahoeli believes his speed will be telling against Lucas Browne in Sheffield this Saturday night, April 26. The Quebec-native takes on the hard-hitting Aussie for the vacant Commonwealth Heavyweight title at the Ponds Forge Arena and is very confident of victory.
World Championship boxing returns to Barclays Center when the “The Siberian Rocky” Ruslan Provodnikov makes the first defense of his WBO junior welterweight title and his Brooklyn debut against undefeated world-rated contender and New York product Chris Algieri. Provodnikov vs. Algieri will take place Saturday, June 14 and will be televised live on HBO Boxing…
In what is a fantastic move for Australian fight fans, next weekend’s blockbuster Commonwealth title fight between Lucas Browne and Eric Bahoeli will be televised live on Eurosport. The Foxtel based company will be showcasing the bout live from Sheffield at no additional charge to subscribers. Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne 19-0 (17 KO) will look…