This coming Friday 19 year old George Jupp will be taking his first tentative steps into the world of professional boxing, when he debuts against Peter Barney at the Bruce Baker and Ultrachem TKO Boxing Gym, co-promoted “Oakey’s Last Stand†event at the Mountbatten Leisure Centre, Portsmouth on the 21st May 2010. Jupp, from Islington,…
On Thursday, May 20, in Room 104, the Oklahoma State Capital will host the Weigh-In conducted by the Oklahoma State Athletics Commission for the professional boxers fighting the next night, Friday, May 21, at the Cox Convention Center. The Weigh In, which will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., is open to the…
World ranked Light Heavyweight Yusaf “Mack Attack†Mack will make his return to Philadelphia when he headlines a big night of boxing on Friday night June 4th at The Legendary Blue Horizon. The card is promoted by Blue Horizon Boxing Promotions Inc. and SAM Promotions. The night will also be a celebration of promoter Vernoca…
In anticipation of Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez IV: Once And Four All, Showtime will re-air each of the duo’s three epic bouts in their entirety as well as an updated version of Vazquez-Marquez:The Trilogy all week leading up to the live event on Saturday, May 22. It all begins on Monday, May 17 with…
Amir Khan made his American debut a good one as the Englishman successfully defended his WBA light welter title with a dominating win over local hero Paulie Malignaggi at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden. Khan, 23-1 (17), was in top form throughout the contest, beating Malignaggi, 27-4 (5), to the punch in countless exchanges,…
Veteran featherweight Orlando Salido got sweet revenge last night at Estadio Tomas Oroz Gaytan in Ciudad Obregon, reversing his 2008 split decision loss to Cristobal Cruz and capturing the IBF title in the process. Salido, 34-10-2 (22), wasted no time in showing his determination against his arch-rival, flooring the champion in the second round but…
Good night of boxing last evening across Europe and we kick things off with a WBC cruiserweight title clash at Atlas Arena in Lodz, Poland. Former IBF kingpin Krzysztof Wlodarczk and Giacobbe Fragomeni headlined the show as they went for Fragomeni’s old WBC title in a rematch to their draw of a year ago. The…
Click the above image to see all photos from this Event Last night, at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, England, Frank Maloney promoted a fightnight which headlined Oldham-based Shinny Bayaar’s first defence of the British Flyweight Title against Ashley Sexton of Cheshunt . This proved to be an exciting and bloody (!) contest with most…
© Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos British icon Amir Khan makes his American debut this evening at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden as the former Olympic medallist defends his WBA super lightweight crown against hometown hero Paulie Malignaggi. Khan, 22-1 (16), is coming off a first round destruction of another New Yorker, Dmitriy Salita, in…
Two big fights tonight south of the border as Humberto Soto puts his WBC lightweight crown at risk in Los Mochis and Cristobal Cruz puts his IBF feather strap up for grabs against Orlando Salido in Ciudad Obregon. One of the sport’s most underrated world champions, Soto, 51-7-2 (32), headlines Estadio Centario in the city…
The world’s former top flyweight goes up a division this evening at Argentina’s hallowed home of boxing, Estadio Luna Park in Buenos Aires, as Omar Andres Narvaez battles for the vacant WBO super flyweight title against Everth Briceno. Narvaez, 31-0-2 (19), made 16 successful defenses of the WBO flyweight crown from 2002 to 2009 before…
WBO Junior Middleweight Champ Sergiy Dzinziruk made the fifth defense of his title look easy with a dominating 10th round TKO of previously once-beaten challenger Daniel Dawson in the main event of ShoBox: The New Generation Friday night on Showtime from the Chumash Resort Casino in Santa Ynez , Calif. Unbeaten prospect Vernon Paris narrowly…