Two days before their important fights live on Showtime, tonight at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, hard-hitting WBC Featherweight Champion Jhonny Gonzalez, 2008 U.S. Olympian and former world title challenger Gary Russell Jr., undefeated super welterweight Jermell Charlo and once-beaten super welterweight Vanes Martirosyan participated in the final press conference …
Read More »Gonzalez, Russell Make Weight For WBC Title Tilt
Ahead of their WBC featherweight title fight tonight at Palms Casion in Las Vegas, NV, champion Jhonny Gonzalez and challenger Gary Russell Jr made weight yesterday. WBC Featherweight Championship, 12 rounds Jhonny Gonzalez: 125 lb Gary Russell Jr: 125.8 lb Light Middleweights, 10 rounds Jermell Charlo: 154.8 lb Vanes Martirosyan: …
Read More »BoxNation Secures UK TV Rights To Alvarez vs. Kirkland Clash
The explosive May 9 megaclash between Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Texas titan James ‘Mandingo Warrior’ Kirkland will be shown live and exclusive in the UK on BoxNation. The highly-anticipated showdown will see two of the world’s premier light-middleweights share the ring in front of an anticipated 40,000 fans …
Read More »WBA President Mendoza Visits WBC President Sulaiman In Mexico
The President of the World Boxing Association, Gilberto Mendoza, paid a cordial visit to his counterpart of the World Boxing Council, Mauricio Sulaiman, in his offices located in Mexico City. A few hours to share and talked about the work done in the recent KO Drugs, held in Tapachula, where …
Read More »Training Injury Forces Saunders Out Of Ryan Commonwealth Clash
Bradley Saunders has been ruled out of his Commonwealth Light Welterweight title challenge against Dave Ryan through a hand injury, but Anthony Nelson has landed a dream shot at the Super Flyweight strap against Jamie Wilson at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, on April 4, live on Sky Sports. …
Read More »Super Middle Prospect Benson Tangles With Darnell “The Stingray” Boone
On Saturday night, April 18, at the Valley Forge Casino Resort, King’s Promotions will present an outstanding night of boxing that will be headlined by an intriguing eight round super middleweight bout between Phillip Jackson Benson and Darnell Boone. Benson of Brooklyn, New York has a record of 15-1 with …
Read More »GH3 Promotions Signs Lightweight Prospect Oscar Bonilla
Vito Milenicki’s GH3 Promotions is pleased to announce the signing of Oscar Bonilla to an exclusive promotional contract. Bonilla of New Haven, Connecticut, is a lightweight who has a record of 3-0-2. The twenty-five year old had an amateur record of 67-6, which included winning the 2008 Connecticut Golden Gloves. …
Read More »Barthelemy Vacates IBF Super Feather Crown, Moves To Lightweight
IBF Super-Featherweight Champion Rances “Kid Blast” Barthelemy (21-0, 12 KOs), has vacated his title in pursuit of bigger fights at Lightweight. Barthelemy’s first appearance at 135 lb will take place tomorrow night at the Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida, against Angino Perez (18-4, 16 KOs). Barthelemy vs. Perez, …
Read More »Can “Big Daddy” Browne Lure WBA Champ Chagaev Down Under?
Lucas ‘Big Daddy’ Browne is planning on becoming a history maker and he wants to do it on home soil. Australia has never had a world champion at heavyweight, but Browne will get the opportunity to change that when he meets WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev. Browne was made the well-respected …
Read More »Michael “Rumble” Buffer Gets Kell Brook vs. Jo Jo Dan Gig
International and World Boxing Hall of Fame ring MC, Michael Buffer, is returning to Sheffield to bring Kell Brook and Jo Jo Dan to the ring as they clash for Brook’s IBF Welterweight title in ‘Unbreakable’, live on Sky Sports on March 28. Buffer has worked in the Steel City …
Read More »Lebedev, Kalenga Reach WBA Purse Bids
The Denis Lebedev and Youri Kalenga teams reached an agreement, thus avoiding the Purse Bid summoned for March 17, 2015 in the World Boxing Association Headquarters in Panama. Both parties negotiated and the fight will take place on April 10 in Moscow, Russia, according to the information given. Lebedev, (26-2, …
Read More »Gabriel Campillo Next Up For Super Novice Artur Beterbiev
After dominating the amateur ranks during two entire Olympic cycles, Russian prospect Artur Beterbiev is now ready for pro boxing’s elite, even though he has only fought seven times as a professional. The Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) jewel will continue his journey April 4 in Quebec City, airing live on …
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