© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler of Denmark tipped the scales at 167 pounds, one pound under the division limit while undefeated challenger Andre Ward of Oakland flexes after weighing in at 166.5 pounds during the weigh-in Friday at the Oakland Airport Hilton Hotel.
Former WBA Champion Gavin Rees will take on ex-European title holder Ted Bami in the quarter-finals of Prizefighter Light-Welterweights.
When Star Boxing’s top rated undefeated heavyweight Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson (22-0-1, 9KO) (WBC #6, WBA #6, WBO #8, IBF #12) steps into the ring on December 12th to challenge Vitali Klitschko (38-2, 37KO) for Klitschko’s coveted WBC Heavyweight Championship, he will not only be fighting for himself, but fighting for our entire country.
Carl Froch and Arthur Abraham, victorious over their American opponents in the first round of the Super Six World Boxing Classic, are predicting Mikkel “Viking Warrior†Kessler will beat Andre “S.O.G.†Ward in the final Group Stage 1 matchup Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. live on Showtime at 10 p.m….
Bernard Hopkins and Enrique Ornelas participated in a media conference call ahead of their light heavyweight clash at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA on Wednesday, December 2. Bernard Hopkins: “This guy (Enrique Ornelas) is not a cream puff. This guy is not anyone that you pick for a tune-up or a softy. Enrique and…
CES Boxing presents the “Autumn Classic” fight card tonight at Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, RI. Super Middleweights, 8 rounds Joey McCreedy: 165 Lb Otis Griffin: 168 Lb
Cuban super middleweight sensation Luis Garcia and new Belfast pro Jamie Conlan are the latest additions to the undercard for the Sierra Fight Night at the National Stadium, Dublin on Saturday, December 5. The card is headlined by European Middleweight Champ, Matthew Macklin as he takes on Uruguayan Champ Rafa Sosa Pintos in a non…
IBF No. 6 rated junior middleweight Sechew “Iron Horse†Powell (25-2, 15 KOs) plans to take full advantage of the exposure and cache associated with headlining the “World’s Greatest Ever Boxing Show,†Dec. 12 at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, as part of a spectacular “World’s Greatest Ever Boxer†promotion that weekend at…
Montreal and its surround cities thirstily await December 11 when what should be a packed Bell Centre crowd will witness the much talked about rematch between WBC Light Heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (24-1-0, 16KO), and # 4 rated WBC challenger Adrian Diaconu (26-1-0 15 KO).
Darren Barker might be a Chelsea fan but if Wayne Elcock’s trainer is to be believed then he’s definitely not the special one. Veteran Birmingham fight figure Paddy Lynch says he’s seen enough of Barker to form the opinion that he won’t stand in the way of Elcock regaining his British Middleweight crown when they…
WBC Super Middleweight Champ Carl“The Cobra†Froch believes that Mikkel Kessler has what it takes tocomplete a clean sweep for Europe in the final bout of Group Stage 1 in theSuper Six World Boxing Classic this weekend. With Froch having ended the unbeatenrun of American hotshot Andre Dirrell last month and German based ArmenianArthur Abraham…
On paper Yassine El Maachi’s record is unlikely to set the world on fire but the London based Moroccan believes he’s the best kept secret in British boxing and he might just be right. El Maachi has won ten and lost four in a stop start professional career that started in 2001 but having put…