Two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman†Ruiz has been working hard in his Las Vegas training camp since mid-January in preparation for his April 3 showdown against new WBA World Champion David “Hayemaker†Haye at MEN Arena in Manchester, England. WBA No. 1 contender Ruiz (44-8-1, 30 KOs), the first and only heavyweight World…
Frank Maloney has promised unsung ring hero Jamie McDonnell a South Yorkshire homecoming after his latest stunning performance. Doncaster’s McDonnell, 23, caused the biggest boxing upset of the year on Saturday when he travelled to France and stopped Jerome Arnould to capture the vacant European bantamweight crown. That shock came just two months after McDonnell…
© Lawrence Lustig Old rivals Audley Harrison and Michael Sprott will fight for the vacant European Heavyweight Championship next month. Ex-Olympic gold medalist Harrison and former British and Commonwealth title holder Sprott will clash for the belt at London’s Alexandra Palace on April 9.
British featherweight champion Martin Lindsay has signed a promotional deal with Frank Maloney. The Belfast star (16-0) showed his star qualities on Friday when he outpointed Jamie Arthur in the first defence of his British crown. Maloney predicts the all-action 27-year-old will become Irish boxing’s next superstar and fill the gap left by Bernard Dunne’s…
© Jon Swenson / InPhotography.com Karim Mayfield is not quite your ordinary welterweight, mainly because of the late start he has gotten in the sport. Karim, who did not have his first amateur bout until he was 20 then turned pro at 24, has done his best to make up for lost time. While he…
After over two months of intense training, three division world champion Erik “El Terrible†Morales, is ready for his comeback fight Saturday in “The Champion Returns†pay-per-view event, live from Monterrey, Mexico. Morales (48-6, 34 KOs) has been retired for more than two years but the iconic Mexican warrior returns to the ring on a…
One week ahead of the hotly anticipated Super Six World Boxing Classic clash between undefeated tournament points leader, Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KOs) of Germany, and Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KOs), of Flint, Mich., next Saturday, March 27, at the Joe Louis Arena live on Showtime at10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, “King”…
In February, 2007 Olympic gold medallist Yuriorkis Gamboa arrived in Hamburg for the first time after defecting from the Cuban national team along with team-mates Odlanier Solis and Yan Barthelemy. Three years and 17 pro-fights later, the WBA featherweight champion made his return to Germany yesterday to defend his world title against unbeaten Jonathan Victor…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night, at the Indoor Sports Village in Leigh, England, Frank Maloney Promotions hosted a nine-bout fight-card. Top of the bill – Belfast Boxer Martin Lindsay, made the first defence of his British Featherweight Title against Jamie Arthur of Wales. There was huge, rowdy support for Champion…
Heavyweight sensation Odlanier Solis continued his fast rise to to the top with an impressive performance against former world title challenger Carl Davis Drumond from Costa Rica. In Key West, Florida, “La Sombra” forced his opponent to quit after the third round after a one-sided bashing. Especially at the end of round three Solis connected…
The Cinderella story of “Fast” Eddie Chambers’ latest trip to Germany ended badly for the American heavyweight contender tonight at the Esprit Arena in Dusseldorf. The 27 year old Philadelphia based stylist was he latest challenger to prove unable to solve the problems posed by Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko, a giant of a man possessing…
Tonight at the cavernous Esprit Arena in Dusseldorf, longtime contender Eddie Chambers finally gets a shot at the heavyweight championship of the world. Unfortunately for the American from Pennsylvania, that means going up against the imposing Wladimir Klitschko. Klitschko’s IBF, WBO and IBO crowns will be on the line and Chambers will have to mount…