John O’Donnell says he’s ready to make a real statement by ripping the Commonwealth Welterweight title from Craig Watson at the York Hall, London on April 11. The 23-year-old from Shepherds Bush is relishing his all southpaw clash with Watson and believes it’s the fight that will propel his career to the next level.
Welsh lightweight Gary Buckland is in the middle of the training camp of his life as he hopes to regain the Celtic title but the Cardiff native must overcome his most experienced opponent to date, Scotland’s Craig Docherty, if he is to realize this ambition. The pair clash on the undercard of the European super…
The Reno Events Center will be the place to be this Saturday night, February 14, with stars from across the sporting world scheduled to be ringside for the long awaited showdown between super middleweights Jesse Brinkley and Joey Gilbert.
Former IBF No. 1-ranked welterweight Cosme “Chino†Rivera, 31-11-2 (23), has agreed to step in on five days notice to face undefeated WBC No. 3-ranked super welterweight Alfredo “Perro†Angulo, 14-0 (11), on Don King’s “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre†boxing card on Saturday at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, FL. Mercurial former three-time world champion Ricardo…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Wolverhampton boxing veteran Carl Allen faced Staffords’ Rob Hunt at the Aston Events Centre in Birmingham, England on Friday night in what would be Allen’s 100th contest. Tough fighter Allen lost out on points to Hunt but it was all smiles afterward as he was presented with a special…
Darren Sutherland has promised his growing army of fans a treat when he makes his second professional appearance. Ireland’s Olympic Bronze Medallist was in explosive form on his professional debut in home city Dublin in December, dispatching Georgi Iliev in the first round. And the 26 year old insists he will deliver an even better…
Tecate Beer announced today plans to launch a regional marketing campaign designed to bring boxing fans in Houston closer to the Feb. 28 encounter between former World Feather and Junior Lightweight Champion Juan Manuel Marquez, 49-4-1 (36), and the current three-time winner of the lightweight title, Juan Diaz, 34-1 (17).
On Friday February 13, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing will put on NYC’s first compelling night of fights for the new year at New York’s famed Roseland Ballroom, broadcasted live on ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights”, featuring some of boxing’s brightest stars and headlined by a fantastic welterweight showdown between Star Boxing’s Alexis Camacho, 17-1 (16), and…
Click for larger image © ARENA Box-Promotion Bad news for Herbie Hide: The WBC Cruiserweight Final Eliminator between the “Dancing Destroyer†and Matt Godfrey originally scheduled to take place on March 6 in Cuxhaven, Germany, has been postponed for at least eight weeks because Godfrey suffered a hand injury while preparing for the fight. Nonetheless,…
© Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro Former cruiserweight king Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham is close to securing Guyana’s Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite as a comeback opponent in his quest to regain the IBF crown he lost to Tomasz ‘Goral’ Adamek last December.
Super middleweights Jesse Brinkley and Joey Gilbert broke camp on Sunday in anticipation of their long awaited showdown this Saturday night, February 14, at The Reno Events Center in Reno, NV. Both fighters will appear at open workouts for fans and media on Tuesday, February 10 at the Fourth Street Gym in Reno. Brinkley will…
Heavyweight sensation Tyson Fury has called Frank Maloney’s bluff after the promoter challenged him to fight his prospect, Larry Olubamiwo. The 6 foot 9 inch Fury has won his two professional contests to date with impressive stoppages against European opposition and faces Russian Daniel Peret next time out in Norwich on February 28, live on…