After being stripped by the WBA for taking the Anthony Mundine fight, Australian middleweight champion, Daniel “Real Deal” Geale (28-1, 25 KOs) reflects on the decision made by the sanctioning organization. “Whilst I enjoyed unifying titles and being crowned the WBA super champion it has become ultimately clear to me that it is impossible to…
Don King hosted a press conference today at the historic Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., where he will present two of his top undefeated prospects in separate bouts during a televised doubleheader on ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, Nov. 16 live on Showtime 11 p.m. ET/PT.
After two years of talking, the wait is almost over and Vanes Martirosyan, will finally fight Cuban star Erislandy Lara. Lara, who is recognized as one of the best fighters in the world, and Martirosyan, an unbeaten 2004 United States Olympian, will put everything on the line in a 12 round WBC Super Welterweight title…
Terry Carruthers says his experience in the ring can give him the edge in the Prizefighter Light-Middleweights III on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports. The 26 year old has 30 pro fights under his belt – seven more than the next most experienced fighter in tonight’s line-up – and the Birmingham fighter expects to…
On Saturday, German star Marco “Kapt’n” Huck (34-2-1 25 KOs) hopes to retain his commended WBO Crusierweight title for the tenth time against heavy-handed former champion Firat Arslan (32-5-2 21 KOs). This will be the main event of a Team Sauerland Fight Night card from the Gerry-Weber Stadium in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Despite betting margins seeming…
The World Boxing Association announced that Daniel Geale will be stripped of his “Super Champion†status and Gennady Golovkin is named as their “sole WBA middleweight championâ€. President Gilberto Mendoza made the declaration at the WBA’s 91st Annual Convention in Jakarta. Geale won the WBA “Super Champion†title when he unified the WBA and IBF…
“This is a dream which just came true”, said newly crowned WBO intercontinental middleweight champion Hamid Rahimi moments after stopping Said Mbelwa from Tanzania in the seventh round of the “Fight 4 Peace” on Tuesday night in front of a sold out crowd of 3,000 enthusiastic fans at the “Loya Jirga” in Kabul. It was…
Top prospects from Don King’s boxing stable will appear on ShoBox: The New Generation in a doubleheader on Friday, Nov. 16 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., live at 11 p.m. ET/PT, on Showtime. Undefeated junior middleweight contender Omar “Oh!†Henry (12-0-1, 9 KOs), from Chicago, will face a stiff test from “King†James…
The IBO is pleased to announce that Ramiro Ortiz has accepted a position with the IBO. Ortiz is well known and highly respected in Florida boxing circles for his numerous accomplishments. He promoted monthly boxing shows in Ft. Lauderdale in 1981-1984 and was named promoter of the year in 1982 by South Florida Boxing Boosters…
Ricky Hatton is amazed at the progress made by Martin Murray in just five years as a professional boxer. Domestic rivals Darren Barker and Matthew Macklin have been fighting professionally for eight years and 11 years respectively, but appear to be running from their less experienced rival.
Liverpool’s Callum Smith will make his professional debut on at the Capital FM Arena on the undercard of Carl Froch’s IBF super middleweight title defence against Yusaf Mack, live on Sky Sports on November 17 in ‘True Brit’. Smith recently turned pro with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Sport after missing out on a spot at the…
Carl Froch has told his fans to lift the roof off the Capital FM Arena when he defends his IBF super middleweight title against Yusaf Mack live on Sky Sports on November 17 in ‘True Brit’. Only 500 tickets remain for The Cobra’s first defence of the belt he ripped from Lucian Bute in his…