World-ranked junior middleweight Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (18-0, 13 KOs) displayed his entire arsenal tonight, stopping Alexis “Hurricane” Hloris (16-4-2, 12 KOs) in the second round, headlining the11th annual Fight To Educate Pro-Am card at Verizon Wireless Center in Manchester, New Hampshire. The 24-year-old Andrade, a 2008 U.S. Olympian, dropped Fernandez early in the second…
The IBF Welterweight Championship bout between Devon Alexander and Randall Bailey has been added to boxing’s debut event at Brooklyn, New York’s Barclays Center on Saturday, October 20. An already star-studded fight card now features four compelling world championship bouts with titlists in the 140, 147 and 160-pound divisions defending their belts. An undercard featuring…
Carl Frampton and Steve Molitor went head-to-head for the first time today ahead of their show topping clash on the ‘Judgement Day’ bill at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on Saturday night (September 22) live on Sky Sports and both men said the fight was a make-or-break night in their careers. Frampton defends his Commonwealth…
Ireland beat Scotland side 8-4 at a sold-out Youth and Cadet international meeting at the Everglades Hotel in Derry on Sunday night. Leigh Moran, Chris Nevin, David Roche and Thomas Carthy claimed victories in a very competitive Youth clash which finished level at 4-4.
Four promising, talented super bantamweights with a combined record of 62-1-1 will share the spotlight in important fights this Friday, Sept. 21, on ShoBox: The New Generation live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, from Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif. One of the three unbeatens on the telecast,…
ESPN3 will present live exclusive coverage in the US of the ‘Judgement Day’ bill topped by Carl Frampton’s Commonwealth and IBF Inter-Continental super bantamweight title defence against Canadian two-time World champion Steve Molitor from the Odyssey Arena in Belfast at 4pm Eastern Time.
Carl Frampton believes Steve Molitor is in for a shock at Judgement Day live on Sky Sports on Saturday night, September 22, and will make the Canadian pay for a lack of respect. Molitor touched down in Belfast yesterday and instantly warned Frampton that it was “too soon†for him to step up to face…
Heavyweight contender David ‘The Hayemaker’ Haye today confirmed he has handed back his Luxembourg boxing license, but will still try to force a fight with WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in 2013. “I’d like to thank the Luxembourg Boxing Federation for licensing me ahead of my July bout with Dereck Chisora in London, but I…
Steve Molitor has warned Carl Frampton he is too big a step-up for the Belfast man as they prepare to fight for the Commonwealth and IBF Inter Continental super bantamweight titles at the top of Betfair’s ‘Judgement Day’ bill at the Odyssey Arena on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports. ‘The Canadian Kid’ stepped in…
Fighter of the Decade Manny “Pacman†Pacquiao of the Philippines and four-division world champion Juan Manuel “Dinamita†Marquez of México will go mano a mano and toe-to-toe once again in a 12-round welterweight battle between two of this era’s top pound for pound and evenly matched fighters. Pacquiao-Márquez 4, the eagerly anticipated fourth act of…
After nearly four years together, in which we enjoyed some great success, I part ways with my trainer Freddie Roach. I would like to thank him for all his hard work and help during this period and express my gratitude to him for the progress he helped bring about whilst I was under him. I…
“Knockout Kings,†headlined by Canelo Alvarez defending his WBC Super Welterweight Championship against breakout star Josesito Lopez will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas tonight. In the co-featured attractions, WBC Featherweight Champion Jhonny Gonzalez defends his crown against former World Champion Daniel Ponce De Leon.