Gavin Rees’ lightweight clash with John Murray on the December 8 ‘Christmas Cracker’ bill is off after Murray failed a BBBofC medical. Welshman Rees will now focus his attention on a WBA title shot, which promoter Eddie Hearn believes will be made in the early part of 2013.
NABA Super Featherweight Champion Logan Cotton McGuiness (18-0-1) defends his title December 14th at Montréal’s Famous Bell Centre in a 10-round Special attraction bout against challenger Carlos Manuel Reyes (23-1-1) Of the Dominican Republic. The 25-year-old Ontario resident will be fighting for the sixth time in “La Bell Province” and looks to impress on the…
The weekend was dominated by Ricky Hatton’s comeback fight against Vyacheslav Senchenko on Saturday, which sadly ended in defeat for the Hitman who then announced his retirement at the post-fight press conference. The Hatton Promotions fight-night at the MEN Arena, Manchester, saw victory in it’s four Title bouts for St.Helens man Martin Murray, Bury Boxer…
Looking back at pre-fight thoughts, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (31-1-1 18 KO’s) really surprised many with his approach against the hard-hitting Andre Berto (28-2-0 22 KO’s) in their HBO televised collision on Saturday night. He managed to defeat Berto at his own game of brawling head to head on the inside. The win was a…
Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event In Manchester, England last night – the fairytale ending we all wanted to see for Ricky Hatton disappeared with a crushing ninth round knockout by Ukrainian Vyacheslav Senchenko. Hatton, whose face was easy target for ex-WBA champion Senchenko, was defeated by a punishing bodyshot in…
On Saturday night December 8th at the Resorts World Casino in Queens, NY, New Legend Boxing Promotions, Old World Boxing and W.O.N Promotions presents a night of boxing that will feature popular Queens native Vinny Maddalone taking on Byron Polley in the ten round Heavyweight main event. Besides the ten professional bouts that have been…
Ricky ‘Hitman’ Hatton makes his comeback tonight after a three year break, during which he retired. A devastating defeat at the hands of Manny Pacquiao in 2009 was – by the likeable Mancunian’s own admission – not the start of his problems, but the rollercoaster ride that followed, which saw some very public lows mixed…
Tonight, HBO’s World Championship Boxing series delivers a juicy post-Thanksgiving treat. In the main event, southpaw Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (30-1-1 18 KO’s) engages in his second fight since the questionable move to Welterweight as he faces heavy handed Haitian-American contender Andre Berto (28-1-0 22 KO’s). With Guerrero’s WBC Interim strap on the line, which…
This Saturday sees the much debated return of Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton as he faces tough, but limited Ukrainian, former WBA welterweight champion Vyacheslav Senchenko. Senchenko, 32-1-0 with 21 KO’s, is a relatively one dimensional fighter, loves to work off the jab, has decent but not destructive power, and is tough. Anyone who has seen…
Kent light heavyweight Leon Senior continues his comeback on December 8 but must get past a tough Continental opponent if he is to meet his goal of fighting for the Southern Area belt in March Senior, who trains out of the SW gym in Loughton, returned to the sport in May 2012 after taking a…
IBF middleweight champion, Daniel “Real Deal” Geale (28-1, 15 KOs), and Anthony Mundine (44-4, 26 KOs) will square off in a highly anticipated rematch on January 30, 2013. Both fighters hail from Australia, but one has stated his reasoning on why he’s going to lose. That fighter is Anthony Mundine, who recently came out and…
At a time when family and friends are gathering together for this year’s Thanksgiving holiday celebration, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero is preparing for the biggest fight of his career when he faces former two-time world champion Andre Berto. The bout takes place this Saturday, November 24 at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Calif., and…