Press Releases

Boxing superstar Amir ‘King’ Khan and former WBO Heavyweight champion – Shannon ‘The Cannon’ Briggs, were honoured guests for the official grand opening of Dubai’s most outstanding fitness and boxing facility – EMD Fitness. The centre of excellence, located in Sunset Mall, is the brainchild of the UAE’s leading professional …

The super flyweight elimination bout between Denkaosen Kaovichit and Kohei Kono will take place March 26, 2014. Both parties reached an agreement and signed the contracts for the vacant title of the 115 pounds and the fight is scheduled to be staged in Tokyo. The Committee of Championships of the …

2013 has given thriving promoter, Dave Coldwell, a lot to smile about. The head of the Coldwell Boxing family heads into the New Year on the back of a successful twelve months that have seen a number of his stable make rapid developments with a chosen few occupying positions in …

Following Wednesday’s unanimous decision loss to ex-world champion Glenn Johnson, former IBA cruiserweight champion Bobby “The Celtic Warrior” Gunn has announced that he has stepped between the ropes of the squared circle for the last time in his career. Gunn has had a decorated career inside and out of the …

On January 17, DiBella Entertainment will present the premiere show of the 2014 ShoBox: The New Generation season with an exciting quadrupleheader live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast. Headlining the card will be devastating Ukrainian lightweight Ivan “The Terrible” Redkach (15-0, 13 KO’s), who …

The Hatton Academy is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with leading health and fitness education provider Premier Training International. For more than 20 years, Premier has been providing high level courses to fitness and sports professionals around the world, with well-known graduates including Olympic bronze medallist Anthony Ogogo …

Three weeks removed from his decisive victory over Brandon Rios in Macau, Manny Pacquiao earned an even more decisive win in a federal courthouse. On December 18, the United States Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit, one of the highest and most influential courts in the country, affirmed the …

The World Boxing Association sends its affectionate words of greeting to the new welterweight champion, the Argentinean Marcos René Maidana, who won the title and was awarded as the Athlete of the Year in his country. “Chino” Maidana defeated Adrien Broner by unanimous decision in Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, …

Showtime Sports continued with significant gains in viewership on its flagship series Showtime Championship Boxing on Saturday, Dec. 14, drawing 1.3 million viewers to an action-packed main event featuring the WBA welterweight championship, Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana. The dramatic bout, the final match on the 2013 boxing calendar, is …

The Championships Committee of the World Boxing Association, after considering the claim made by the promoter Don King, returned the boxer Guillermo “Felin” Jones as a champion in recess. This was stipulated in the resolution issued on Thursday that ratifies the Russian Dennis Lebedev as cruiserweight champion, according to the …

Arthur Pelullo’s Banner Promotions is pleased to announce the signing of undefeated welterweight Simeon Hardy to an exclusive promotional contract. Hardy of Brooklyn, New York via Guyana, has a perfect mark of 10-0 with 7 knockouts and he holds two wins over two-time world title challenger and fellow Guyana native …

Ahead of their WBA welter title contest tonight at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, Adrien Broner and Marcos Maidana made weight yesterday. WBA Welterweight Championship, 12 rounds Adrien Broner: 144.4 Pounds Marcos Maidana: 146.2 Pounds