When Billy Schwer challenged Colin ‘Dynamo’ Dunne, for his WBU Lightweight World Title back in October 2000, the thousands of fans that packed Wembley Conference Centre were treated to one of the greatest British, if not world, fights of all time. Right from the opening bell the Lightweight division’s two best fighters, of the time,…
Welterweight superstar Floyd “Money” Mayweather and WBA Welterweight Champion Sugar Shane Mosley are hitting the road to announce their May 1 mega-fight showdown with stops in New York City, Washington, DC and Los Angeles. The press tour will reflect the magnitude of this highly competitive and much-anticipated face-off between boxing’s biggest stars. On Tuesday, March…
Jamie McDonnell’s controversial points win over Ian Napa has put him on the verge of stardom. The classy Yorkshireman (13-2) who took Napa’s British bantamweight title last month will now challenge Frenchman Jerome Arnould (22-3-1) for the vacant European crown in Le Cannet on Saturday March 20. Its Napa’s chance that McDonnell has taken and…
In 2009, British boxing was left with three world champions after Ricky Hatton got knocked out by Manny Pacquiao. Our biggest star was knocked out cold by the pound for pound great in just two rounds and it showed that Hatton’s elite fighting years are defiantly past him. Starting the new year saw the attention…
Rising Light Middleweight star Erick ‘The Eagle’ Ochieng (3-0) has left his home in London to travel to Belgium to assist former IBC and European Welterweight Champion ‘Sugar Jackson’ Osei Bonsu prepare for his IBF welterweight eliminator against Randall Bailey on the 19th March. Ochieng, who is proving to be quite a sensational discovery by…
Sensational heavyweight prospect Lenroy “TNT†Thomas is primed and ready for battle this Friday night in his hometown of Tampa, Florida, in one of the feature bouts of “Triple Header In Tampa” at the A La Carte Event Pavilion, presented by TKO Boxing Promotions and Fight Night Productions. The 24 year old Thomas, guided by…
The Grand Sierra Resort/Casino and Let’s Get It On Promotions are pleased to announce “Reno Xtreme Fights III”, March 19th. Tickets are on sale. This will be the third installment of the successful professional boxing/mma series and will feature top prospects. Boxers slated to fight on the card are Brandon “Flawless” Gonzales (10-0, 9 KOs),…
Two-division World Champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero, the current IBF Junior Lightweight titlist, announced today that he is relinquishing his belt in order to care for his wife Casey, who is currently battling leukemia. “It is with great regret that I am relinquishing the junior lightweight championship of the world that I, along with my…
WBC featherweight champion Elio “The Kid†Rojas will make his first title defense against WBC No. 3-ranked Guty Espadas on Saturday at Paliforum Zamna in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. Cancun Boxing and Don King Productions are promoting the event, which has been branded “The Kukulcan Battle at Yucatan, Mexico.†The same firms promoted the highly successful…
It is assuring that in the absence of the names Dunne, Lee, Macklin and Duddy, a high quality and entertaining fight card can be presented in Dublin’s National Stadium. On Saturday night, promoter Brian Peters used a brace of national title bouts and a number of fresh young fighters to ride the wave of popularity…
Popular heavyweight prospect Tony “TNT†Grano values avenging his lone pro loss more than money and fame, which is precisely why he desperately wanted a rematch against Mark “Oak Tree†Brown, headlining the March 12th “Brace For Impact†card, presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES), in Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday night, at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, Matchroom Sports hosted a fightnight which would see Lightening Lenny Daws make the first defence of his British Light Welterweight Title as he faced Welshman – Jason Cook. Cook goes for it straight from the bell and gets off to a…