Eager to make up for lost time, Hughie Fury returns to the ring on February 21 in Monte Carlo knowing a win over Ukrainian dangerman Andriy Rudenko will make the rest of the heavyweight division sit up and take notice. The 20-year-old Fury, inactive since May due to illness, is …
Read More »Provodnikov Arrives In LA To Train At Wild Card
“The Siberian Rocky”, former WBO Jr. Welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday night to begin preparations for a major Spring bout that will be announced shortly.
Read More »Phenom Luke Campbell Off March 7 Hull Fight Card
Luke Campbell MBE has withdrawn from his fight on March 7 due to the ill health of his father. The Olympic Gold medal star was set to feature in a huge clash at the Hull Ice Arena as promoter Eddie Hearn looks to set-up an all-Hull Lightweight blockbuster with Tommy …
Read More »Froch Vacates IBF Title, Chavez Jr, Hopkins Fights Considered
Carl Froch has vacated the IBF Super Middleweight title as he recovers from the injury that ruled him out of a clash with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. The four-time World champion will now consider his future before potentially defending his WBA Super Middleweight title this summer. Mandatory challenger James DeGale …
Read More »WBA Mourns Passing Of Boxing Promoter Cedric Kusher
The WBA Fedecaribe welterweight title will be disputed on Saturday, February 7, at the Coliseo Guillermo Angulo of Carolina, Puerto Rico, when Rashidi Ellis and Víctor González enter the ring. The fight will have local officials and the WBA supervisor will be Luvi Callejas.
Read More »Thompson Boxing Signs Super Bantam Prospect Zarate
Super bantamweight prospect Isaac “Dynamite” Zarate has been sign to a 5-year contract by California’s Thompson Boxing Promotions. Zarate is currently the NABF Junior super bantamweight champion. Born in San Pedro, California, Zarate holds a 9-1-1 record, 1 KO, and has been a professional boxer since 2011. He is 23 …
Read More »“The Banjo” Markham Finally Gets An English Title Shot
Lee “The Banjo” Markham finally gets his big title chance and a potential breakthrough into the big time when he challenges Jahmaine Smyle for the English Super-Middleweight title on the Olivia Goodwin promoted “Ultimate Glory” bill at York Hall on Saturday 14th March. The show marks the Goodwin’s fifth anniversary …
Read More »Is A Rigondeaux vs. Santa Cruz Unification Clash Upcoming?
WBA Super and WBO super bantamweight champion Guillermo “The Jackal” Rigondeaux (15-0, 10 KOs) is encouraged by reports that WBC title-holder Leo Santa Cruz’ promoter, Oscar de la Hoya, believes a Rigondeaux vs. Santa Cruz unification fight has to happen. The 34-year-old Rigondeaux, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, has been …
Read More »Klitschko Management Group Announces New Communications Head
Nicola Pattberg, 36, will take over the newly created position of the Head of Corporate Communications of the Klitschko Management Group in Hamburg starting from 1 February 2015. In this role, she is nationally and internationally responsible for both the strategic communication of Wladimir Klitschko and of the Klitschko Management …
Read More »Trainer Peter Fury Releases Training Camp Dairy
By Peter Fury: Ask any professional boxer to name the toughest part of their profession and they’ll tell you training camp stands out above everything else. It’s often tougher than a gruelling 12-rounder and it’s often tougher than taking a beating on fight night. Training camp can last for months …
Read More »Upton Brothers Back In London February 5
Boxing siblings Pauly and Sonny Upton are looking to kick off 2015 with a bang when they return to action next month. The Ricky Hatton-trained prospects will face ‘as yet to be confirmed’ opponents on Mickey Helliet’s dinner show at the Park Lane Hotel in Mayfair, London, on February 5. …
Read More »Boxing Returns To Primetime US Network Television On NBC
The return of prizefighting to primetime network television has finally arrived as the recently announced Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) series is set to debut on Saturday, March 7 with an action-packed double main event on NBC, live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The inaugural PBC on …
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