Super Channel, Groupe Yvon Michel and Hennessy Sports team up to bring Canadian fight fans a stirring afternoon of boxing action on Saturday, April 4, featuring the return of super middleweight contender Jean Pascal, and the sixth pro fight of stellar prospect Logan Cotton McGuinness, live from the Casino de Montreal.
Boxing’s No.1 pound for pound king and reigning Fighter of the Year, Manny “Pacman†Pacquiao and world junior welterweight champion Ricky “Hitman†Hatton invite their Filipino and British fans to the famous Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California, this Monday, March 30, where they will walk the red carpet and speak to their fans before hosting…
Tyson Fury believes that heavyweight newcomer David Price should heed his own advice and issue a restraining order against him if he is to have any chance of making it in the pro ranks. Price has yet to step between the ropes as a pro but the Beijing bronze medallist has accused unbeaten sensation Fury…
Lenny Daws is predicting that Peter McDonagh will be in for a nasty surprise when they clash for the English Light Welterweight title on a Hennessy Sports show at the York Hall on April 11. McDonagh has said that he believes Daws is struggling to boil down to Light Welterweight ahead of their title clash…
If the action inside the ring is remotely close to the ongoing war of words that has been waged outside of it, then the Timothy “Desert Storm†Bradley and Kendall “Rated R†Holt showdown will be a strong contender for “Fight of the Year.†In what is being called the biggest international boxing event in…
Undefeated Carl “The Cobra†Froch and Jermain “Bad Intentions†Taylor participated in a press conference on Wednesday in London where Froch was joined by a host of U.K. journalists and television crews, while Taylor took part via satellite from his training camp in Miami, FL. In a highly anticipated world title fight on Saturday, April…
Unbeaten in 25 fights with 18 knockouts, and ranked in the top five by three of the four major world sanctioning bodies, Maywood, California’s Urbano Antillon has more than earned his right to a major fight on premium cable television or for a world championship, yet the top names at 135 pounds continue to avoid…
Promoter Brian Peters believes that Wayne McCullough is still some way from a crack at newly crowned WBA Super Bantamweight champion, Bernard Dunne. McCullough sent an open letter to Dunne yesterday, challenging him to put his new title on the line against him in an all Irish world title fight. However, with McCullough just months…
Click For Larger Image © David Martin Warr Promoter Don King has filed a protest with the British Boxing Board of Control, World Boxing Organization and World Boxing Association on behalf of Marco Antonio Barrera claiming his accidental clash of heads with Amir Khan during the first round of their match should have resulted in…
© Lawrence Lustig Ryan Brawley lived up to his billing as bookmakers’ favourite to become the Prizefighter Lightweight Champion. Brawley, 23, claimed a unanimous points decision victory over Liverpool’s Stephen Burke in the conclusion of a thrilling evening of tournament boxing featuring eight British lightweights.
Former world champion Julio Diaz will now square off against Oxnard, California’s Rolando Reyes, who agreed to fight Diaz on the April 4 “Lightweight Lightning” card at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas after Joel Casamayor was forced to withdraw from the bout last week due to an acute lumbar spine sprain that will…
Tecate, cerveza con carácter, continues its efforts to make boxing accessible to its adult consumers by sponsoring Golden Boy Promotions’ “Lightweight Lightning†four-bout card on April 4 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. That night, the ring will host seven former world champions as they vie for recognition in what is considered the…