Super-middleweight contender ‘Saint’ George Groves admits he has turned down an ‘unsatisfactory’ offer to fight heated rival Carl Froch, but insists it is a fight he wants to take place sooner rather than later. “I am unsure why Carl Froch has todayreleased a statement implying I do not wish to take the fight, as I…
“There has been plenty of speculation over the last few weeks regarding my future. As it stands we are looking closely at two options George Groves and Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr. “Yesterday, we made a seven figure offer to George Groves for a second fight that would have seen him earn around double that of…
Hundreds of fans turned out on a Tuesday afternoon to witness up close and personal Mexican boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez, fan favorite Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo and four other world-class action fighters for a jam-packed press conference hosted by Golden Boy Promotions to formally announce “Toe To Toe: Canelo vs. Angulo,” a fantastic four-fight telecast…
Thirteen finals will be decided at the Open Youth Championships at Dublin’s National Stadium on Friday night. Ten male finals are pencilled in for decision, along three female finals in the three Olympic women’s weight categories of flyweight, lightweight and middleweight. Liam Callaghan and Brendan Irvine get proceedings underway in the light-flyweight class, while Lauren…
The impending WBC heavyweight championship fight to determine the successor of recently retired Vitali Klitschko, between WBC Silver champion Bermane “B. Ware” Stiverne (23-1, 20 KOs) and Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola (36-3, 31 KOs), is extra special for Stiverne’s veteran head trainer, Don House. “First,” House explained, “I’ve been with Bermane since the first day…
The World Boxing Association sanctioned a total of 31 female fights during the year 2013, and already has scheduled two to start on the right foot this 2014. As for the fights sanctioned last year, 26 of them were title defenses, two of them were mandatory fights, one was international title, one Interim title and…
Current AIBA World Junior male and female champions Willie Donoghue and Ciara Ginty advanced to next Friday’s Open Youth Championships finals following semi-final wins at Dublin’s National Stadium today. Donoghue saw off the challenge of Thomas Mongan and Ginty edged out current European Union junior champion Amy Broadhurst on a split decision in a very…
Current IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Bernard Hopkins turned 49-years-of age this week. As the oldest champion in any major sport and one year shy of 50, Hopkins makes his own birthday wish, and provides some sage advice for his sport, young fighters coming up and the 40 and over crowd, a particular group of fans…
Personal Trainers and group exercise instructors can get a feel for what the Hatton Academy has to offer by taking part in a free 30 minute taster session with Ricky Hatton himself, at this year’s BodyPower Expo. The four-time world boxing champion has been involved at the three-day event for the past few years, but…
Nobody can doubt that Muhammad Ali is the greatest boxer of all time, due to his personality, his performance within the ring and his daily struggle. Today, World Boxing Association family celebrates his 72 birthday. Talking about Ali is to talk about a man who is considered the best Boxer of the 20th century, and…
Two reigning AIBA World Junior champions will be in action in Saturday’s National Open Youth Championships semi-finals at Dublin’s National Stadium. Willie O’Donoghue, St Michael’s Athy BC, and Ciara Ginty, Geesala BC, will be between the ropes at the home of Irish boxing.
Four-time world boxing champion, Ricky Hatton, will host his first ever workshop in the Republic of Ireland on Thursday February 13. ‘The Hitman’ will put fight fans and fitness fanatics through their paces for around three hours at the Westside Boxing Club in Dublin.