British ace George Groves says he’s ready to burst onto the world scene as he challenges for the WBC world title in Floyd Mayweather’s final bout. The 27-year-old takes on super-middleweight champion Badou Jack this Saturday night, live and exclusive on BoxNation, on the undercard of pound-for-pound king Mayweather’s last fight against Haitian hard-hitter Andre…
By Peter Fury Although we contemplated basing ourselves in Ireland for The Big One, we’ll now be in England for the full duration of the camp and then go to Germany one week before the fight. We’ve got a lot of help here and a set-up already established here. It just made sense, I think,…
“As already confirmed by the USADA Statement, I did not commit any violations of the Nevada or USADA drug testing guidelines. I follow and have always followed the rules of Nevada and USADA, the gold standard of drug testing. “Let’s not forget that I was the one six years ago who insisted on elevating the…
South Africa’s Tommy “Tommy Gun†Oosthuizen faces his toughest test at Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Monte Carlo on November 7, challenging Germany’s Jürgen Braehmer for the latter’s WBA light-heavyweight title. The fight will top the “Night of Champions†tournament card in Monaco which features boxers from around the world – China, Venezuela, Kazakhstan, Russia, Japan,…
Rising undefeated star Prichard “Digget” Colon (15-0, 12 KOs) takes on former world champion Vivian Harris (32-10-2, 19 KOs) in undercard action on Friday, September 11, at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto. The September 11 Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Spike headlining fight features light heavyweight world champion Adonis “Superman” Stevenson (26-1, 21 KOs) as he…
Super featherweight world champion Javier “El Abejon” Fortuna (28-0-1, 20 KOs) takes on 2004 Puerto Rican Olympian Carlos “Twin Dream” Velasquez (19-1, 12 KOs) as PBC “Toe To Toe Tuesdays” on FS1 comes to the Pearl at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on Tuesday, September 29. Televised coverage begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m….
Former world champion Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin, Australian middleweight Michael Zerafa, 2012 U.S. Olympian “Sir” Marcus Browne and Staten Island’s Gary Stark Jr. took part in a media workout at Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn on Tuesday before their respective showdowns on Saturday, September 12, at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Quillin and Zerafa face-off…
Chris Jenkins and Tyrone Nurse will meet in a rematch for the British Light Welterweight title at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on November 7, live on Sky Sports. Jenkins and Nurse shared a thrilling majority draw in their first meeting for the coveted belt in Manchester in July on the undercard of the World…
Superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr is adamant that his fight with Andre Berto this weekend will be his last. The pound-for-pound king is set to hang up the gloves after his 49th fight, live and exclusive on BoxNation, admitting that he wants to get out of the sport while he has all his faculties intact.
Wales’ most successful amateur boxer Andrew Selby has turned professional, signing a management deal with UK manger Chris Sanigar. Andrew enjoyed a thrilling amateur career where he was crowned double European champion in 2011 and 2013. He also claimed a silver medal at the 2011 World Championships and represented Great Britain at the London 2012…
As announced on ‘Bunce’s Boxing Hour’, one of this year’s most exciting fights has landed on BoxNation with knockout artists Gennady Golovkin and David Lemieux set to produce a spectacular showdown on October 17. The two world champions meet head-to-head in one of the most eagerly anticipated unification clashes in 2015, as they look to…
Matchroom Boxing former World Middleweight champion Darren Barker is to publish his autobiography. A Dazzling Darkness: The Darren Barker Story will be available in bookshops and on Amazon from September 16. It tells the remarkable story of how Darren recovered from the tragedy of losing his talented boxing brother Gary in a car accident, with…