Ten-time world champion in six weight divisions, Oscar de La Hoya, and basketball star Shaquille O’ Neal faced off last night in a five-round, heavy-hitting boxing exhibition before a star-studded crowd at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, NV. The instance was the latest installment of “Shaq VS,” the new competition series starring NBA superstar Shaquille…
An incredible fall lineup for boxing kicks off this Saturday on Showtime with a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Showtime will televise the WBA Super Middleweight Championship between defending champ Mikkel Kessler and challenger Gusmyr Perdomo on same-day coverage from Herning, Denmark.
It’s the year of the sports comeback with Tiger Woods, Pedro Martinez, Roger Federer, and Tom Brady all coming back to their respective sports in attempts to reclaim their places in sports history. Joining the roster is Floyd “Money” Mayweather, already a six-time world championship in five weight divisions, coming back to the sweet science,…
On September 18, Arena and promoter Ahmet Öner will present two shows on both sides of the Atlantic on the same day. At Gran Casino de Castellon in Spain, German heavyweight prospect Steffen Kretschmann, rising middleweight star Mahir Oral and Konstantin Airich will try to get back from their respective losses earlier this year. On…
Hatton Promotions presents another exciting Friday night of fighting at the Velodrome in Manchester, England on September 25, 2009. Matthew Macklin will face Amin Asikainen over 12 Rounds for the vacant European Middleweight Title.
The Bickley, Chislehurst Road, Chislehurst, Kent, England BR7 5NP will host the weigh-in between English heavyweight champion John McDermott and challenger Tyson Fury. The venue is 200 yards from Chislehurst train station. Turn left on leaving the station and walk down the hill. The Bickley is on your right hand side.
Former middleweight champion Jermain Taylor knows what it takes to win, and that is: finish strong. And now Taylor has changed his training camp from Miami, Florida, to prepare for his explosive October 17th fight with Arthur Abraham in Berlin, Germany at o2 World. Taylor is going through a grueling 10-week training camp at former…
Rendall Munroe will have home advantage when he defends his European super bantamweight title against Simone Maludrottu later this year. The Leicester binman’s promoter Frank Maloney won the purse bids yesterday and plans to stage the contest in the Midlands in late November.
Undefeated light heavyweight duo Jamie Power and Michael “The Storm†Sweeney are promising fireworks when they clash on the undercard of the Hunky Dorys World Title Fight Night at The O2, Dublin on Saturday, September 26th. WBA Super Bantamweight Champ Bernard Dunne tops the bill as he bids to see off the challenge of number…
WBA Super Bantamweight Champ Bernard Dunne is leaving no stone unturned as he enters the final stages of preparations for his first World title defence at The O2, Dublin later this month. Dunne will put his WBA Super Bantamweight title on the line against number one challenger Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym from Thailand when he headlines the…
Bragging rights in the travelling community will be at stake when John McDermott risks his English heavyweight crown against Tyson Fury. The feuding boxers meet in the grudge fight of 2009 at Brentwood Centre on Friday with the venue close to a 2000 seat sell-out. Manchester’s Fury (7-0) hails from a famous bare-knuckle fighting gypsy…
Unfortunately, today’s John McDermott vs. Tyson Fury press conference has been cancelled. This is because Fury has refused to attend the head-to-head, despite the efforts of promoter Frank Maloney. Maloney who promotes the fight at Brentwood Centre this Friday, September 4 said: “I am very disappointed with the attitude of Fury and his promoter Mick…