The IABA have received final notification today from AIBA that boxer Joe Ward, (81kg) will not be competing in the 2012 London Olympics. The AIBA notification states: “…following the Olympic Qualifying Guidelines approved by the IOC Executive Board, the next Best Boxer from the 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships is supposed to be selected. Following…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Before this Saturday’s welterweight clash featuring Victor Ortiz vs. Josesito Lopez, Showtime Sports will pay tribute to Johnny Tapia with a short-form piece airing on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Following Tapia’s nine appearances on Showtime, the premium network’s archives contained multiple hours of intimate footage featuring New Mexico’s…
Former two time IBF Champion of the World, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham, announced earlier today that he is now a promotional free agent, as well as stated that he is considering a move to the Heavyweight division. Cunningham, whose second reign as Champion see him secure victories over Troy Ross and Enad Licina before controversially losing…
© Lawrence Lustig Prizefighter International Heavyweights kicks off in style on Wednesday night (June 20) as Clement Marfo and the Frontline perform their smash hit ‘Champion’ ahead of a knockout night at York Hall, Bethnal Green. South London MC Marfo and his crew will take to the ring as the show goes live on Sky…
The Tunisian Olympic team arrived in Dublin last night for a training camp with Ireland at the National Stadium. The African nation has qualified three male and two female boxers for the 30th Olympiad. Ahmed Mejir, Abderrazak Houya and Yahia Elmekacheri, Maroua Rahali and Rim Jouini will represent their country at London 2012.
World Boxing Federation Intercontinental Super Welterweight Champion Sebastien Madani will be looking to take the next step in his career on June 23 when he squares off with Jose Del Rio for the vacant WBF title at Parc des Sports in Annecy, France.
© Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro After just three professional outings Canning Town Cruiserweight prospect Wadi ‘Machoman’ Camacho gets the chance to shine on the national stage this coming Wednesday, when he takes part in a Prizefighter Prospects bout that supports the latest installment of the highly successful Skysports televised Betfair Prizefighter series.
CatBox Boxing results from the fights at the Cox Center held Saturday, June 16, 2012. Main Event: Bo Gibbs, Jr., Carney, OK defeated Freddie Juarez, Dallas, TX by TKO 1:07 Rd 2, winning the North American Midwest Association Cruiserweight Title. Gibbs is undefeated at 6-0, 4 KOs.
Televised live on Sky Sports this Wednesday, June 20, 2012, American heavyweight contender Maurice “Sugar Moe” Harris (25-16-2, 11 KOs) and Poland’s, Albert Sosnowski (46-4-2, 28 KOs), will face each other in the Quarter-final bout 1 of the 8-man Prizefighter International Heavyweights II tournament, taking place at York Hall, Bethnal Green, London.
Hall of Fame boxing promoter Don King was joined by many of the principal fighters on Saturday’s “Viva Don King II†boxing card at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., for media workouts today inside Hard Rock Live, the same venue where the fights will be held. Heavyweight fighters Tony “TNT†Grano…
Middleweight contender Ossie Duran is looking for a breakthrough fight and has his eye set on a potential rematch with Fernando Guerrero. Duran and Guerrero met on October 10, 2009 that ended up with Guerrero winning a majority decision in his hometown in Salisbury, Maryland.
Andy Lee, Irish Kronk middleweight fighter put on a brave performance in his WBC world title challenge against champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr on Saturday night at the Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas. Lee to his credit went to the champion’s backyard with 20,000 Mexican cheering for Chavez Jr. at the Sun Bowl Stadium…