Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum and Todd duBoef, CEO and president of Top Rank, respectively, will host a news conference luncheon to announce the signing and professional debut of 2012 Japanese Olympic Gold Medalist Ryota Murata. Murata captured the Olympic gold medal in the middleweight division at the 2012 Olympics held in London.
Paddy Barnes was out of today’s European light-flyweight final with Russia’s David Ayrapetyan in Minsk, Belarus because of a fractured nose. Irish head coach Billy Walsh confirmed that following a meeting with Barnes last night that they had decided to withdraw the Belfast man.
The principal boxers all weighed in for tonight’s big fight card at the Bell Centre in Montreal. WBC Light Heavyweight Championship, 12 rounds Chad Dawson 173.4 lb Adonis Stevenson 174.2 lb
For boxing enthusiasts, it doesn’t get much better than the International Boxing Hall Of Fame weekend that starts this Friday and runs through Sunday in the small town of Canastota in upstate New York. Helping celebrate the sport of boxing to kick-start the highly anticipated three-day occasion will be a ShoBox: The New Generation doubleheader…
Saturday, July 27 sees “Knockout Kings II” at the AT&T Center in San Antonio Texas, headlined by former world welterweight champ Andre Berto, who faces veteran Jesus Soto Karass. Andre Berto, Former Two-Time Welterweight World Champion: “I am looking forward to this challenge on July 27. As you can see, it is an exciting undercard…
The participating fighters have all weighed in in Tacoma, Washington for the latest installment of Battle at the Boat. All weights listed in pounds. Zahir Raheem: 141.5 Justin Juuko: 143 Contract Weight: 144
Froch Vs Kessler Replay: Sky Sports viewers can relive the epic rematch between Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler replayed at 8.30pm on Sky Sports HD4 Tonight.
Matchroom Sport and Eddie Hearn have issued the following statement regarding Carl Frampton and Manager Barry McGuigan. Eddie Hearn “We have enjoyed our time working with Carl Frampton as Promoter of his boxing career. However, after the success of the last Frampton fight, we were informed by Barry McGuigan that he wanted to be joint…
Next month from is hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, undefeated lightweight up-and-coming prospect Mel Crossty “Black Diamond†(5-0-1, 1 KO) will return to action following a near 16 month layoff as he seeks his sixth consecutive win as a pro. Having turned professional in 2008, Crossty stayed consistent in the ring, defeating the opponents he needed…
On Saturday, May 18, 2013, a premier event took place to celebrate the Kickin It Kids Center headquartered in Monmouth County . The day started with a free community event at Freeholds hip Park 33, in which several of Kickin’ Its sponsors and companies gave out free samples of their products, children and families enjoyed…
Banner Promotions and Thompson Boxing Promotions are re-signing Tijuana’s crackerjack super featherweight contender Juan Carlos Burgos (30-1-1, 20 KOs) to a second promotional contract. After coming extremely close to winning a world title why stop now?
Carl Froch has issued a war cry to his fans to generate a carnival atmosphere during the public weigh-in for his blockbuster rematch with Mikkel Kessler on Saturday night at the O2 Arena live on Sky Sports Box Office in “Warriors Call”. Froch has some strong words for Kessler during the O2 press conference, as…