Press Releases

Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson: “I’m More Than Ready To Step In For Briggs” In a recent press release heavyweight Sultan Ibragimov, who claims he can’t find a suitable opponent to replace the WBO belt holder Shannon Briggs, when he pulled out of their March 10th card due to pneumonia, obviously ignored …

Earlier today, both Roberto Guerrero and Spend Abazi made weight in preparation for their scheduled 12 round contest for the vacant IBF Featherweight title at Falconer Centret in Copenhagen, Denmark tomorrow night. California based Guerrero scaled 125.75 lb while Albanian born, Copenhagen native Abazi tipped the beam at 125.84 lb.

Slightly larger and significantly more ornate than Bethnall Green’s famed “York Hall’, the Kings Hall, Stoke is rapidly gaining a reputation as one of the most atmospheric boxing venues in the UK. This is due in no small measure to both the local Stoke-on-Trent public and to the quality of …

WBO super featherweight champion Joan Guzman is showing support for his brother, super featherweight Jose Guzman, as well as the promoter’s concept to showcase Dominican Republic boxing prospects starting Saturday night in the first of the “Boxing At The Coliseum” series at the Carlos “Teo” Cruz Coliseum in Santo Domingo. …

Cobridge middleweight boxer Danny Johnston will face Howard Clarke the veteran of 106 professional fights when he turns out at Stoke’s Kings Hall on Saturday. Still ranked as high as 27 in the super-middleweight division, Clarke is the only man to have beaten the highly rated Ross Minter (son of …

World-rated super featherweight Guadalupe “Bronco” Rosales headlines Saturday night’s (Feb. 24) “Boxing At The Coliseum,” a professional boxing series showcasing Dominican Republic prospects, at the Carlos “Teo” Cruz Coliseum in Santo Domingo. The boxing card will be immediately followed by a concert featuring local performers. Mexican and Mundo Hispano champion …

Heading into the final week of preparation for his IBF world title fight, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero feels he’s ready for battle as he face’s off against Spend Abazi (35-1) of Denmark. Fighting overseas for the first time Guerrero stated, “Traveling across the Atlantic to fight for a world title …

“The Revenge,” headlined by WBA cruiserweight champion Virgil “Quicksilver” Hill (50-5, 23 KOs) against challenger Henry “The Gentleman” Maske (30-1, 11 KOs), will be broadcast live March 31 in the United States on cable and satellite pay-per-view from Munich, Germany starting at 4 PM/ET, 1 PM/PT. The event is being …

Unbeaten B.J. Flores has become a belt collector and he plans to add another piece of hardware to his growing display case on March 2 when he challenges IBA super cruiserweight champion “Punchin'” Pat Nwamu in the 12-round co-feature on “Qwest for Greatness, co-promoted by Silverhawk Championship Boxing and Knockout …

Poster ©Hennessy Sports Jon Thaxton will fight in Norwich for the first time in eighteen months when he makes the first defence of his British Lightweight Title against Scott Lawton on Friday March 16th live on Sky Sports. The pair will square off on a Hennessy Sports promotion at the …

Photos ©Karl Stubbs/Impact Boxing Impact Boxing today confirmed that they have signed contracts with Hennessy Sports for Scott Lawton to challenge holder, Jon Thaxton in a British lightweight title clash. The bout, which was sanctioned by the British Boxing Board of Control at its monthly meeting on 10 January, will …

New IBF super lightweight world champion Lovemore “Black Panther” Ndou flew out of Sydney on Friday headed for the USA and talks with American promoter Art Pelullo, who co-promotes Ricky Hatton. “Art Pelullo was kind enough to invite me to visit with him and I look forward to hearing what …