By Nick Blackwell For the last two months I’ve been based in Cardiff, training with Gary Lockett, and adding more and more strings to my bow ahead of my British title fight this Saturday, May 30 with John Ryder. To begin with I was there sparring two times a week …
Read More »Local Light Heavy Gonsalves Added To August 8 Hyannis Show
Harwich, Massachusetts Light-Heavyweight Paul Gonsalves (7-7-1, 3 KO’s) will meet tough Mexican veteran Rafael Valenzuela (8-5, 1 KO) in an eight-round co-feature Saturday, August 8 at the Hyannis Youth & Community Center (HYCC) in Hyannis, MA. This is in addition to the previously announced main event featuring Jesse Barboza (9-1-1) …
Read More »Prospect Boxing Return To Fauldhouse Miners Welfare
After a successful show on February 27 at the Fauldhouse Miners Welfare in Fauldhouse, Scotland, Prospect Boxing are making a return to the local venue with a four fight card on June 5. The February 27 bill marked the first professional Boxing card in the West Lothian town’s history, and …
Read More »Irish Hit Squads Back In Dublin After Overseas Assignments
Team Ireland’s medal-laden squads arrived home from the AIBA World Women’s Youth and Junior Championships in Taiwan through Dublin Airport today. This was twenty four hours after Team Ireland arrived home from the EUBC European Men’s Junior Championships in the Ukraine. The Irish squads claimed eight medals in Asia and …
Read More »Johnson Sparring Geale Ahead Of Cotto Title Clash
Gary Shaw Productions middleweight contender, Tureano Johnson (18-1, 13 KOs), is now the chief sparring partner for Daniel Geale (31-3, 16 KOs) as he prepares him for his upcoming WBC title clash with Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KOs). Johnson, who captured the WBA International and WBC Silver middleweight titles in …
Read More »Robert Guerrero Ready For War With Aron Martinez
While entering the final days of training camp, former two-division world champion, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (32-3-1, 18 KOs), gives his thoughts on his upcoming PBC on NBC main-event attraction against Aron Martinez. The 10-round bout will take place at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., June 6, 2015 and will …
Read More »Evgeny Gradovich Heads To UK As IBF Boxer Of The Year
Evgeny Gradovich received a timely boost ahead of his World title defence against Lee Selby on Saturday night at The O2 in London live on Sky Sports Box Office as the IBF named him their boxer of the year. The Russian Featherweight king defends his belt for the fifth time …
Read More »Sky Sports Renews TV Deal With Matchroom For Five More Years
Sky Sports and Matchroom Sport have extended their exclusive UK and Ireland broadcast partnership until 2021, offering up to 120 nights of live boxing over the next six years. The new agreement will bring even more exclusively live access to one of the strongest stables ever seen in world boxing. …
Read More »James DeGale Locked And Loaded, Vows To Win IBF Title
James DeGale MBE has warned Andre Dirrell that he is ready to pour his heart and soul into winning the vacant IBF Super Middleweight title in Boston on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports. DeGale and Dirrell came face to face at a press conference at Fenway Park yesterday, the …
Read More »DeGale, Dirrell Make Weight For IBF Title Clash In Boston
Ahead of their clash today for the vacant IBF super middleweight title at Agganis Arena in Boston, MA, James DeGale and Andre Dirrell made weight yesterday, along with the boxers on the support card. Vacant IBF Super Middleweight Championship, 12 rounds James DeGale: 167.2 lb Andre Dirrell: 167.8 lb
Read More »BoxNation Announces A Huge Blockbuster Summer Lineup
Boxing has enjoyed an incredible year in 2015 with BoxNation at the forefront having screened the biggest and best fights around. In the past few weeks alone ‘The Channel of Champions’ has shown some of the highest viewed fights in years live and exclusive including the thrilling toe-to-toe war between …
Read More »Can James DeGale Turn British Olympic Gold Into World Title Glory?
James DeGale MBE says his “obsession” to create history as the first Birtish Olympic gold medallist to win a World title will drive him on to victory when he faces Andre Dirrell for the vacant IBF Super Middleweight title in Boston on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports. DeGale has …
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