Undefeated rising star Erickson “Hammer” Lubin is set for his prime time debut on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC Saturday, June 18 as he faces Mexico’s Daniel Sandoval at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. PBC on NBC is headlined by Polish star Andrzej Fonfara against hard-hitting New Yorker Joe Smith Jr. Televised coverage begins at…
Two-time Ukrainian Olympic gold medalist Vasyl Lomachenko is now a two-division world champion and just as he did with his first professional world title, he won world title No. 2 in a record least amount of fights – seven. Lomachenko (6-1, 4 KOs) captured his first world title, the vacant WBO featherweight belt, in his…
John Molina outpunched Ruslan Provodnikov in an all-action fight by revealing a new weapon in his arsenal, a sharp and steady jab. Molina captured a surprising unanimous decision in a 12-round junior welterweight bout that featured fierce exchanges throughout Saturday on Showtime from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y. In the co-feature, Demetrius Andrade…
Anthony Upton has been handed a second opportunity to win the English super-lightweight title. The 24-year-old stylist will square off with Walsall’s Luke Paddock on Hatton Promotions’ and Black Country Boxing’s ‘Danger Zone’ event at The Chase Leisure Centre, Cannock, on July 24. It’s an opportunity that comes just seven months after Upton gallantly contested…
Last night at the Ramatex Factory in Windhoek, Namibia, Mexico’s super-bantamweight standout, Moises “Chucky” Flores (25-0, 17 KOs) remained undefeated with a 12-round unanimous decision over hometown hero, Paulus Ambunda (24-2, 10 KOs). With the victory, Flores captured the IBO championship and retained his WBA interim title. Flores, who hails from Guadalajara, Mexico, controlled the…
Nathan Gorman will have to conquer a giant when he appears on the undercard of Tyson Fury’s eagerly anticipated rematch with Wladimir Klitshchko in Manchester next month. The Ricky Hatton-trained teenager will square off with Sheffield’s 6ft 8in tall Dave Howe and he knows he has a huge task on his hands. As well as…
Unbeaten heavyweight star Hughie Lewis Fury believes a potential rumble with IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua would bear a striking similarity to the night Muhammad Ali bemused and broke George Foreman in Zaire in 1974. Twenty-one-year-old Fury, set for a tune-up bout on July 9 in Manchester, is currently recovering from illness, but, once back…
A Team Promotions hosted an open media workout on Monday at Bix Six Academy in Providence for undefeated former world champion Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (22-0, 15 KOs). The 2008 U.S. Olympian, of Providence, R.I., is finalizing preparations for this Saturday 12-round WBC Super Welterweight eliminator against Willie “The Great” Nelson (25-2-1, 15 KOs) of…
Barn ABC in Coatbridge have become the latest amateur club to benefit from the Matchroom Boxing Foundation. The donation was part of a double-celebration for the club as the following day it’s most famous graduate, Ricky Burns, became Scotland’s first three-weight World champion as he picked up the WBA Super-Lightweight title with a eighth round…
Former title challenger Edner Cherry (34-7-2, 19 KOs) and and quick-fisted contender Lydell Rhodes (23-1-1, 11 KOs) will compete in the 10-round lightweight main event of Premier Boxing Champions “Toe To Toe Tuesdays” on FS1 and Boxeo De Campeones on Tuesday, June 28, from Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem, Pa. Televised coverage begins at…
Welterweight Peter McDonagh, boxing’s latest Cinderella Man, will appear on July 9 at the Manchester Arena – as the part of the blockbuster Tyson Fury vs. Wladimir Klitschko show – and is hopeful of securing a shot at the European title in the coming months. McDonagh, now 38, has been a professional since 2002 and…
Sanigar Events presents ‘Bristol Blitz’ Championship Boxing at The Dolman Hall, Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol. Unbeaten light heavyweight prospect Hasan Karkardi will rematch Newcastle’s Scott Westgarth for the International Light Heavyweight Challenge Belt. Their last contest was beginning to heat up when a gash above Karkardi’s eye forced the ringside doctor to halt the contest…