© 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…
Brian Peters Promotions puts on Yanjing Fight Night this evening in Limerick, Ireland. The nine bout card is headlined by Andy Lee’s clash with former European Champ, Mamadou Thiam. Middleweights, 10 rounds: Andy Lee: 162.25 lb Mamadou Thiam: 160.5 lb
Last night at the Paradise Theater in the Bronx, Golden Boy Promotions and Star Boxing presented action packed six bout card, featuring some of the hottest prospects in boxing. The card, which was the tenth installment of the popular “Punchin at the Paradise” fight series, was headlined by highly regarded lightweight prospect, Adrien “The Problem”…
Amir Khan defends his WBA 140 lb title tonight against Paulie Malignaggi at The Theater in Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. WBA Super Lightweight Championship, 12 rounds Amir Khan: 139.5 lb Paul Malignaggi: 139 lb
Tonight at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, CA, Sergiy Dzinziruk and Daniel Dawson clash for the WBO light middleweight title. Former European champ Dzinziruk, 36-0 (22), won the WBO strap in 2005 by shocking Daniel Santos and has since retained the belt on five occasions. All of Dzinziruk’s title challengers have been respectable but…
Tonight, at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, England, Frank Maloney promotes an all-action fight-card which will headline the British Flyweight Title clash between Shinny Bayaar and Ashley Sexton. Mongolian-born Bayaar won the Title by split decision when he defeated Stokes’ Chris Edwards last October. This will be Bayaar’s first defence of the title against Cheshunt’s…
Martin Murray will challenge for his first major title when he meets Tanzania’s Francis Cheka for the vacant Commonwealth middleweight title at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge Arena on Friday 21st May. The unbeaten St Helens fighter is the latest Hatton Promotions star to get a title chance, but knows it’ll be tough going against Cheka. The…
WBO Junior Middleweight champion Sergiy Dzinziruk measured 153 pounds and challenger Daniel Dawson tipped the scales at 154 pounds during yesterday’s weigh-in at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif. Dzinziruk (35-0, 23 KOs), a superstar in Europe, will make his U.S. professional debut and the fifth defense of his 154-pound title against the once-beaten,…
Peter “The Pride of Providence†Manfredo Jr. and Matt “The Sharp Shooter†Remillard headline an exciting week of public workouts at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT prior to their title fights on Saturday, May 22nd. The public workouts also feature four undercard fighters including hard- hitting female welterweight Adelita Irizarry, lightweight prospect Joseph “Chip†Perez,…