Press Releases

Heavyweight contender Manuel Charr has to undergo surgery in Cologne today because of a meniscal tear. He already had the injury going into his last fight against Yakup Saglam on February 22nd in Galti, Romania. “I was in pain and couldn’t stand properly but I wanted to fight anyways”, says …

Ahead of their 12-round fight for the IBF Light Heavyweight Championship on Saturday, March 9 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, champion Tarvoris Cloud and challenger Bernard Hopkins met members of the press. Bernard Hopkins: “Any athlete who goes in there and knows they are 100 percent ready physically has …

Ricky Hatton paid tribute to the memory of Bobby Moore and joined the fight against cancer at a celebrity event in Manchester recently. ‘The Hitman’, along with Hatton Promotions stars Sergey Rabchenko and Scott Quigg, attended The Bobby Moore Fund Celebrity Sports Quiz at Lancashire County Cricket Club.

New York area favorites Michael Perez of Newark, Eddie Gomez of The Bronx and Staten Island’s 2012 U.S. Olympian Marcus Browne will step into the ring in exciting preliminary action on Saturday, March 9 when they head up an action-packed undercard leading up to the IBF Light Heavyweight Championship between …

Golden-era heavyweight champion of the world, Jack Dempsey, and legendary boxing promoter Bob Arum lead a star-studded cast of 20 inductees into the second-year New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) The second annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be held Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 p.n. ET), April 2O, at Russo’s …

Darren Barker believes an impressive performance against Simone Rotolo in ‘London’s Finest’ live on Sky Sports from Wembley Arena on Saturday night, will lead to a massive fight in the summer. After over a year of injury frustration and after stopping former European champion Kerry Hope in style before Christmas, …

Liverpool livewire James “Jazza” Dickens says his religious faith is the driving force behind his success inside the ring. Dickens, 21, challenges for the vacant English super-bantamweight title against Jon Fernandez in a rare meeting of unbeaten prospects on March 30.

Cosme Rivera will fight Lee Purdy for the IBF International welterweight title at the Wembley Arena in ‘London’s Finest’ on Saturday night live on Sky Sports following Carson Jones’ withdrawal due to illness. Former World title challenger Rivera is well known to the UK when his last visit ended in …

Fresh from impressing an enthusiastic South African audience, Preston’s Matty Clarkson has attached his focus firmly on titles as he aims to make 2013 a year to remember. Clarkson’s stirring 7th round stoppage over local fighter, Tshepang Mohale, on Saturday was the Coldwell Boxing star’s second straight victory since his …

Brian Rose will face Joachim Alcine at the Blackpool Winter Gardens on April 20, in ‘The New Life of Brian’, live on Sky Sports. The Lonsdale belt holder is ready to step up from the British scene as he hunts World honours and the 28 year old is excited about …

IBF/WBA/WBO/IBO World Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko will defend his titles against Francesco Pianeta at the SAP arena Mannheim, Germany on May 4. Francesco Pianeta was born in Cosenza, Italy and moved with his parents to Gelsenkirchen, Germany at the age of 6. He is 28 years old, undefeated and 6´3”.

Hatton Promotions are delighted to announce the signing of 2012 London Olympian Damien Hooper. The 22-year-old Australian light-heavyweight, who is from a proud aboriginal heritage, defeated Marcus Browne of the United States last summer prior to being edged out by Russia’s eventual gold medallist Egor Mekhontcev.