Scott Quigg will defend his WBA Super Bantamweight title against Tshifhiwa Munyai on April 19, at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester, live on Sky Sports. Munyai is ranked in the top ten with the WBA and has enjoyed success fighting in England, having won the Commonwealth Bantamweight crown in London in June 2006 against…
Today, our world champion Erislandy Lara is celebrating his 30th birthday. On behalf of his World Boxing Association family, we send him our warmest congratulations. Lara was born in Guantanamo, Cuba, in 1983. He was always linked to the sport; he was a star member of the national team, winning several titles for his country,…
Chicago’s two most popular professional boxers, Donovan “Da Bomb†George and ‘Hollywood†Mike Jimenez will return to battle on Friday, April 18 at the Windy City’s premier fight venue, Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana, it was announced today by Chicago’s leading boxing promoters Hitz Boxing and Round 3 Productions. “These are the two most popular…
Pound for pound titans, Manny “Pacman†Pacquiao (55-5-2, 38 KOs), and undefeated two-division world champion Timothy “Desert Storm†Bradley (31-0, 12 KOs), of Palm Springs, Calif., will step on the scale for the Official Weigh-In of their eagerly-anticipated WBO welterweight championship rematch. It takes place Friday, April 11, inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Open…
World champion Tim Bradley has spoken of overcoming death threats following his controversial victory over Manny Pacquiao. The two pound-for-pound stars will meet again this weekend, live and exclusive on BoxNation, as they look to confine their contentious 2012 battle to the past and prove categorically who the superior fighter is. Following Bradley’s split decision…
Manny Pacquiao has insisted his killer instinct is still alive and well despite Tim Bradley questioning the motivation of the Filipino superstar. The pair clash this weekend, live and exclusive on BoxNation, in a world title showdown at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, looking to settle an old score following Bradley’s controversial points victory…
Golden Boy Promotions is pleased to announce the donation of portraits of living boxing legends and future Hall of Famers Floyd Mayweather and Bernard Hopkins to the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. The portraits, taken by renowned sports photographer Holger Keifel, are a part of the National Portrait Gallery’s permanent collection in Washington, DC.
Gary Shaw Productions and Antonio Leonard Promotions are happy to announce that their undefeated super-middleweight contender, Brandon Gonzales (18-0-1, 10 KOs), will fight James DeGale (18-1, 12 KOs) on the undercard of Carl Froch (32-2, 23 KOs) vs. George Groves (19-1, 15 KOs) at Wembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom on May 31, 2014. The…
James DeGale has signed a promotional deal with Matchroom Sport and will face Brandon Gonzales in a final eliminator for the IBF Super Middleweight title on May 31, at Wembley Stadium, live on Sky Sports Box Office. The 2008 Olympic Gold medal hero will take on the unbeaten American for the right to face the…
Dover Downs Casino with Champ’s Management announce a championship boxing event on Friday, May 9, in the Rollins Center at 7 p.m. The headline bout features featherweight Cornelius Lock (22-6-2), from Detroit, Mich. vs William Gonzalez (26-5) from Managua, Nicaragua.
Great Britain’s unbeaten Middleweight star and 2012 Olympic medallist, Anthony Ogogo, will make his debut in the fight capital of the world, Las Vegas, on Saturday, May 3 when he faces an opponent to be named on the non-televised undercard of the Showtime PPV mega-event “The Moment: Mayweather vs. Maidana” at the MGM Grand Garden…
BoxNation has agreed an exclusive output deal with leading boxing promoters Top Rank – which will see the channel continue to air the world’s best fights. ‘The Channel of Champions’ is living up to its’ name after reaching an agreement with the American promoters to show all events which are available to the UK, live…