Hotly fancied Middleweight – John Ryder – will be making his ninth professional appearance at York Hall on Saturday night (January 28), live on Sky Sports HD1 and Sky Sports 1. A Twitter war broke out over the Islington local’s potential clash with fellow young gun Billy Joe Saunders following an impressive 2011 which saw…
Carl Frampton is not taking anything for granted in his opening fight of a massive year as he looks to extend his unbeaten record when he defends his title against Kris Hughes at York Hall on Saturday night live on Sky Sports 1 and HD1. The Commonwealth champion is forever linked with huge title fights,…
UBO International Lightweight Champion Rances Barthelemy (14-0, 11 KOs) will not be in for an easy ride when he makes his first title-defense on February 3. “Kid Blast†will be taking on fellow undefeated Hylon Williams Jr. (15-0, 3 KOs) at the Texas Station Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
United Boxers returns on Thursday, February 23rd with “Dubai Fights 1”, a stellar professional boxing card featuring some of the finest prospects in the country at Baltimore’s Dubai Nightclub. Among the sensational prospects appearing in separate six round bouts will be Baltimore based welterweight James “Keep Em Sleepin†Stevenson, 15-0 (10KO’s), junior middleweight Cecil McCalla,…
Former amateur standout and current hot welterweight prospect Cletus “The Hebrew Hammer” Seldin has signed an exclusive promotional contract with Star Boxing, it was announced today by Joe DeGuardia, founder and CEO of Star Boxing.
This Saturday night history will be made at Resorts in Atlantic City as the debut of Team Snooki Boxing will feature a trio of Irish brothers. The Hyland Brothers comprised of featherweight Patrick “Pajo” Hyland, 24-0, 11 KOs, Irish Featherweight Champion, Former IBF Intercontinental Featherweight Champion and WBF Featherweight Champion, super featherweight Eddie Hyland, 16-1,…
Showtime Sports will offer secondary audio programming (SAP) in Spanish for the upcoming Victor Ortiz-Andre Berto II blockbuster on Saturday, Feb. 11, live on Showtime, 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
When government funding ceased three years ago for the New York City Police Athletic League (“PAL”) Cops & Kids Boxing program, The Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation absorbed operational costs, expanded its reach into education, and today it is making life-changing differences for hundreds of inner-city youths between the ages of 10 and 21.
Stephen Foster Jr has been handed a crack at the British super-featherweight championship – provided he triumphs next week. The Salford ace, 31, was on the brink of a world title fight 11 months ago but lost his European title when he was shocked on points by Ermano Fegatilli.
Chicago’s Polish Prince and world ranked light heavyweight Andrzej Fonfara will return to battle on Saturday, March 17th at Windy City Fight Night 22, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. The heavy-handed 24-year-old Fonfara, sporting a record of 20-2-1 with eleven knockouts continues to draw very large “loud and…
Promoter Ahmet Oner has shocked Sauerland Event by winning today’s purse bid for the intercontinental middleweight championship between Sauerland’s prospect Dominik Britsch and former intercontinental champion Benjamin Simon at the IBF office in New Jersey. Oner’s winning bid was 183,000 US Dollars while Sauerland was hoping to get the nod with 131,400 US Dollars.
Undefeated 2008 U.S. Olympian Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade believes his February 10 main-event fight against former USBA junior middleweight champion Derek “Pooh” Ennis, for the vacant NABO junior middleweight title, is a continuation of a well designed plan, eventually landing him a world title fight later this year or in early 2013.