Michael Sprott has vowed to win the European Heavyweight Championship and dedicate the title to his late sister Ginette. Sprott, a former British and Commonwealth Champion, fights Audley Harrison for the vacant European belt at London’s Alexandra Palace on April 9. However, Sprott, 35, has only recently returned to the ring after Ginette Sprott died…
Rendall Munroe is taking a break from his job as dustman to prepare for his WBC super-bantamweight title final eliminator next month. The Leicester binman meets Victor Terrazas at Coventry Skydome on Friday 23rd April for the right to challenge WBC king Toshiaki Nishioka. Southpaw Munroe is taking a break from his day job to…
A new date of Saturday, June 19, has been set for the Super Six World Boxing Classic showdown between undefeated WBA168-pound champion Andre Ward (20-0, 13 KOs) and world-ranked contender “Sweetness†Allan Green (29-1, 20 KOs), Ken Hershman, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Showtime Sports, formally announced today.
Frank Maloney has reacted to criticism of David Price’s opponents, blasting: “I’ll do it my way.” The Beijing Olympic bronze medallist took his unbeaten professional record to five last Friday when he defeated Martyn Grainer inside a round. It led to calls for Price to be matched tougher when he returns to action at Dagenham’s…
On Friday April 2nd, at the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville, CT, two of Star Boxing’s brightest young stars, 2007 Amateur World Champion and 2008 U.S. Olympian, Demetrius Andrade (9-0, 7KO) and 2004 U.S. Olympian, Roberto Benitez (6-0, 3KO) will be showcased in separate featured undercard bouts.
A boxing buzz is once again taking over Quebec City as tickets for the eagerly anticipated bout/event featuring Éric Lucas (39-7-3, 15 KO) vs. Librado Andrade (28-3-0, 21 KO) officially go on sale on Thursday, April 1st 2010 starting at 10 AM. Quebec boxer Pier-Olivier “Apou” Côté (10-0-0, 6 KO), who will box on the…
Undefeated Teon Kennedy, of Philadelphia, PA, makes the first defense of his USBA super bantamweight title when he faces Jose Angel Beranza, of San Pedro, CA, in the scheduled 12-round main event on Saturday evening, May 22, in the Grand Ballroom at Bally’s Atlantic City. First fight at 7.30 p.m.
Jack Loew, trainer of World Middleweight Champion Kelly Pavlik, has heard it all as he and Pavlik made their unlikely climb to the pinnacle of boxing. But this time he has heard enough – enough from Lou DiBella, promoter of WBC super welterweight champion Sergio Martinez. Martinez challenges Pavlik, Saturday, April 17, at Atlantic City’s…
With only two days to go until the next Super Six WorldBoxing Classic fight, WBC Super Middleweight champion Carl Froch is weighingup who is most likely to win and who he will be backing between former IBFmiddleweight title holder ‘King’ Arthur Abraham and Andre‘The Matrix’ Dirrell.
© 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…
Former reality TV star Peter Manfredo Jr. is on the verge of world title hardware. The 29-year-old Rhode Island native will meet Mexican-born right-hander Angel “Toro†Hernandez in a scheduled 12-rounder for the International Boxing Organization middleweight championship on May 22 at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn.
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Super Six World Boxing Classic standings leader Arthur Abraham and Andre Dirrell both took part in a media workout at Detroit’s famed Kronk Gym on Wednesday, just three days before they kick off Group Stage 2 of the Tournament on Saturday, March 27 at the…