Yet another impressive bout has been added to “The Return of the King: Khan vs. Diaz†card on April 27 at Motorpoint Arena Sheffield with undefeated Bolton prospect Rick Godding (18-0-1, 3 KO’s) taking on Welshman Bradley Pryce (33-12, 18 KO’s). The bout will be a six round clash at light-middleweight with the emerging prospect,…
The last remaining ticket to Saturday’s eagerly-anticipated world title unification battle between 2012 Fighter of the Year and WBO junior featherweight champion Nonito “Filipino Flash” Donaire and undefeated WBA super bantamweight champion and former two-time Cuban Olympic gold medalist Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux, which will take place on New York’s biggest stage, Radio City Music…
WBC Featherweight Champion Daniel Ponce de Leon, Two-Division World Champion Abner Mares and former IBF Bantamweight Champion Leo Santa Cruz participated in a media workout Thursday in Los Angeles in preparation for their upcoming bouts on the “May Day: Mayweather vs. Guerrero†pay-per-view mega-event on Saturday, May 4 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in…
Ricky Hatton believes Martin Murray will go down in British boxing history if he defeats Sergio Martinez on April 27. ‘The Hitman’ himself scored what most experts consider to be one of the greatest ever victories by a Brit when he forced Kostya Tszyu to retire after 11 hard fought rounds in 2005.
He won’t end up as David Haye’s next opponent, but it’s fair to say Formula One legend Michael Schumacher has provided the former world heavyweight champion with plenty of inspiration ahead of his planned comeback on June 29 in Manchester. The two sporting juggernauts met in Dubai this week and, thanks to Skydive Dubai, were…
Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, will play host to the highly anticipated World Middleweight Championship bout between WBA/ IBO Champion Gennady “GGG†Golovkin and top-rated contender and former world title challenger Matthew “Mack The Knife†Macklin on Saturday, June 29, 2013 in the beautiful, state of the art MGM Grand Theater. The world title…
No one can say they have seen what Mark F. Villanueva has seen, or certainly done what he has about it. Living most of his life in the Philippines, Villanueva, a boxing trainer and journalist, has been forced to cringe at the sight of the city’s youth on the streets as his worldly domain gradually…
Promoter Don King, the four fighters who’ll compete this Friday, April 12, on ShoBox: The New Generation live on Showtime, 10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, and the other boxers who will fight on a stacked undercard participated in the final press conference Wednesday at Treasure Island Resort & Casino.
Last week “King” Gabe Rosado & trainer Billy Briscoe made the move from Philadelphia to Phoenix to finish up their ongoing training camp. They are preparing for undefeated & highly touted Mayweather Promotions fighter J’Leon Love on 5/4 as part of the “May Day” event on Showtime PPV.
On Thursday night May 2, Banner Promotions and Thompson Boxing Promotions will present a special night of boxing that will originate from The Omega Products International, located at 1681 California Avenue in Corona, California and will be televised as a special edition of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights. In the ten round main event, Mauricio Herrera…
The first four fighters have been selected for Prizefighter Cruiserweights III at the York Hall, Bethnal Green live on Sky Sports on May 18. Canning Town’s Wadi Camacho (6-1) is joined by unbeaten Castleford fighter Nathan Owens (5-0-1), Nottinghamshire’s Shane McPhilbin (8-6) and Welshman Hari Miles (7-7) in the 30th edition of Matchroom Sport’s eight-man,…
2010 Commonwealth Boxing Championships Gold Medalist and European Silver Medalist Iain Weaver has been added to the Dave Murphy promoted ‘Thunder & Lightning’ event, headlined by Dean ‘Irish Lightning’ Byrne versus Jay ‘IOW Assassin’ Morris International Masters Welterweight title clash, at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London on Saturday 27th April. Weaver, who was a…