Fight Previews
This Wednesday at Challenge Stadium in Perth, favorite son Danny Green defends his IBO cruiserweight title against seasoned veteran Manny Siaca. Green, 28-3 (25), is enjoying quite a successful second stage of his career following his return to the sport after a 17 month retirement that came on the heels of his WBA light heavy…
In a time when you might be forgiven for thinking you are in a timewarp, Evander Holyfield takes on South African Francois Botha for the lightly regarded WBF Heavyweight title this evening.Originally intended for Uganda in January, the fight now moves to the more familiar surroundings of Las Vegas. Holyfield, now 47, is a guaranteed…
Tonight at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, FL, Andre Berto defends his WBC welterweight title against Carlos Quintana while WBA/IBF super bantam king Celestino Caballero moves up to featherweight to face Daud Cino Yordan for the Interim WBA crown. Berto, 25-0 (19), is making the fourth defense of the belt he won against Miguel Angel Rodriquez…
In a professional career that has had more letdowns than achievements, 2000 Olympic Super Heavyweight Gold Medalist Audley Harrison takes on Michael Sprott for the vacant European title tonight at Alexandra Palace in London, England.There’s unfinished business in this one for “A Force”. Seemingly back on the rise in his pro career, he faced Sprott…
The fights returns to Oz in a big way this Thursday as Grange Old School Boxing puts on a good show this Thursday at Le Montage Bayside Events Centre in the western Sydney suburb of Lilyfield. Headlining the evening is a clash for the vacant IBF Australasian super middle crown between experienced southpaw Jamie Pittman,…
Tonight at Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas, NV, Roy Jones Jr faces Bernard Hopkins at light heavyweight in a rematch that comes 17 years after their clash for the vacant IBF middleweight title. This bout comes at least seven years too late as Jones’ incredible reflexes left him following his WBA heavyweight title winning…
On the 3rd April, David Haye will defend his WBA heavyweight title against John ‘The Quiet Man’ Ruiz. Haye, 23-1-0 (21), won the title on the 7th Nov last year after beating common ground opponent Nikolay Valuev. Haye and trainer Adam Booth formulated a gameplan and implemented it perfectly to get the result that night…
Final Round Promotions enters the sport with inaugural card tonight Newly formed Final Round Promotions, based out of Poughkeepsie, NY and headed up by CEO Brian Burke, will have its first show tonight at the Mid Hudson Civic Center. While the card is not full of big time established stars, it does consist of many…
Polideportivo Jose Maria Vargas in La Guaira, Venezuela hosts the WBA bantamweight title clash between Anselmo Moreno and Nehomar Cermeno. Panamanian southpaw Moreno, 28-1-1 (10), has held the crown since dethroning Wladimir Sidorenko two years ago and will be making his sixth defense but this could be his toughest test to date. Venezuela’s Cermeno, 19-0…
One of the most exciting fighters in the sport today sees action again tonight as Yuriorkis Gamboa returns to Germany following an 11 bout schedule in America over the last three years. Gamboa, 17-0 (15), comes back as the reigning WBA featherweight champ and the 28 year old Cuban has electrified the division with his…
Steve Molitor and Takalani Ndlovu go at it again tonight at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario with the vacant IBF super bantam title on offer to the winner. The first match between the two fighters took place at the same venue in July, 2007 with Molitor defending his IBF belt for the first time by…
© Phillip Sharkey Yesterday at the Sportsman Casino in London, England, Ricky Hatton -Chairman of Hatton Promotions – hosted a press conference ahead of his first London show which takes place at Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham this Friday. The fightnight sees ricky’s brother Matthew Hatton challenge former light welter world title challenger Gianluca Branco…