Fight Previews
Big time boxing makes a rare appearance in Leeds tonight as Darlington hero Stuart Hall gets a surprise IBF title shot against experienced South African campaigner Vusi Malinga at the First Direct Arena. Hall, 15-2-1 (7), is getting this opportunity on the strength of his recent win against America’s Sergio Perales in Doncaster this past…
Spain’s only world champion, IBF super bantam king Kiko Martinez, will look to make the first defense of his unlikely reign this evening when he meets South Africa’s Jeffrey Mathebula over 12 scheduled rounds in the 2,000 seat arena Pabellon Esperanza Lag in the Valencian city of Elche. Where do we start with Martinez? The…
WBA welter champion Adrien Broner is clearly a very talented fighter; we all know what he is about and what he does, and he does it very well. The question here is whether he can do what he has always done against a big punching welterweight. Had Paulie Malignaggi or Gavin Rees possessed some venom…
The biggest action this weekend takes place at New York’s Barclays Center, with three world titles and one regional US belt up for grabs. Headlining the event is a clash between local Brooklynites Zab Judah, 42-8 (29), and Paulie Malignaggi, 32-5 (7), who meet for the NABF title at welterweight. Both boxers have had up…
The top super bantamweight in the world returns to the ring tonight as WBA/WBO champion Guillermo Rigondeaux puts his titles on the line at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City when he faces the challenge of Joseph Agbeko. This will be the fifth world title bout of Rigondeaux’s career, which is amazing given the fact that…
Big time boxing comes Down Under on Friday night as Indonesian national hero and WBA featherweight “super” champion Chris John puts his crown at risk against South Africa’s Simpiwe Vetyeka at the Thunderdome in Perth. John, 48-0-3 (22), has held the WBA title since 2004, retaining it 17 consecutive times and this occasion marks the…
In a recent interview with British media, Tony “Bomber” Bellew said: “He [Adonis Stevenson] has got this moniker, this slogan, this Superman thing…but at the end of the day, the cold hard fact is he has been knocked out by a journeyman. “A guy [Darnell Boone] who has won 20 fights and lost 20. I…
The biggest fight in the world this weekend takes place at the Cotai Arena in Macao, China and marks the much awaited return of Boxing’s former top man, Manny Pacquiao, who meets brash American brawler Brandon Rios over 12 scheduled rounds for the vacant WBO International welterweight strap. Both Pacquiao, 54-5-2 (38), and Rios, 31-1-1…
Tonight in front of a sold out Phones 4U Arena (formerly known as the Manchester Evening News Arena) in Manchester, at the top of a stacked Matchroom Sports card, one of the most eagerly anticipated match ups in British boxing will take place between two of the best Super-Middleweights, not just in Britain, but in…
Boxing’s best 168 pounder, Andre Ward, returns to the squared circle tonight after more than a year off, meeting the challenge of hard slugging contender Edwin Rodriguez at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California. While WBA “super” titlist Ward certainly is favored to retain his crown for the sixth time, there are a couple…
A massive fight card breaks out in Corpus Christie Saturday night as three world titles are on the line at American Bank Center, with the lead bout featuring Roman “Rocky” Martinez defending his WBO super feather belt against Mikey Garcia. Martinez, 27-1-2 (16), is in his second reign as WBO 126 pound king, won with…
So, Curtis Stevens is the next victim for Gennady Golovkin then…sorry, I meant opponent. The pair clash tonight at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden Theater. In a conversation about this upcoming fight on Sky Sports, Darren Barker, the IBF middleweight champion, recently said ‘Let’s not get carried away here, as good as Golovkin is,…