IBF No. 6 rated junior middleweight Sechew “Iron Horse” Powell (25-2, 15 KOs) plans to take full advantage of the exposure and cache associated with headlining the “World’s Greatest Ever Boxing Show,” Dec. 12 at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, as part of a spectacular “World’s Greatest Ever …
Read More »Boxing In Canada: Undercard Of Pascal vs. Diaconu Rematch Announced
Montreal and its surround cities thirstily await December 11 when what should be a packed Bell Centre crowd will witness the much talked about rematch between WBC Light Heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (24-1-0, 16KO), and # 4 rated WBC challenger Adrian Diaconu (26-1-0 15 KO).
Read More »British Boxing: Elcock Trainer Confident In Upcoming Barker Title Fight
Darren Barker might be a Chelsea fan but if Wayne Elcock’s trainer is to be believed then he’s definitely not the special one. Veteran Birmingham fight figure Paddy Lynch says he’s seen enough of Barker to form the opinion that he won’t stand in the way of Elcock regaining his …
Read More »Showtime Boxing: Froch Predicting Super Six European Hat Trick
WBC Super Middleweight Champ Carl“The Cobra” Froch believes that Mikkel Kessler has what it takes tocomplete a clean sweep for Europe in the final bout of Group Stage 1 in theSuper Six World Boxing Classic this weekend. With Froch having ended the unbeatenrun of American hotshot Andre Dirrell last month …
Read More »Hennessy Boxing: Danger Man El Maachi Ready For Britain’s Best
On paper Yassine El Maachi’s record is unlikely to set the world on fire but the London based Moroccan believes he’s the best kept secret in British boxing and he might just be right. El Maachi has won ten and lost four in a stop start professional career that started …
Read More »Al Bernstein On Boxing: Best For Last In Stage One?
This weekend I will join the Showtime team in Oakland for the final stage of the Super Six Boxing Classic. WBA Super Middleweight Champ Mikkel Kessler travels across the pond from Denmark to battle Californian Andre Ward. It’s possible this match-up might end up being the best of the three …
Read More »Boxing Press Conference: Rendall Munroe vs. Simone Maludrottu
**With Slideshow Audio** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Today at the Gateway Hotel in Nottingham, England, promoter Frank Maloney hosted a press conference ahead of Friday’s fight night at the Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, in which Leicester binman Rendall Munroe will defend his European super bantamweight title for the …
Read More »Boxing Perspective: They Came, They Tried, But Did They Succeed?
As boxing fans, we’ve probably all sat at home watching a fight and fancied we could’ve done pretty well in the ring with the right training and preparation. But luckily, most of us sober up or realise we’re too old to chase these far-fetched fantasies. But over the years, many …
Read More »Showtime Boxing Quotes: Mikkel Kessler vs. Andre Ward
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel “Viking Warrior” Kessler of Denmark and undefeated Andre “S.O.G” Ward of Oakland participated in the final press conference Wednesday for their Super Six World Boxing Classic Group Stage 1 showdown this Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Oracle Arena in …
Read More »Golden Boy Boxing: Vicente Escobedo Runs To Feed The Hungry
For years, 2004 United States Olympian and current lightweight contender Vicente Escobedo has been fighting his way to the top of the boxing ranks, but on Thanksgiving morning, November 26, he begins a fight of a different sort as he captains Team Escobedo in the 10k “Run to Feed The …
Read More »Matchroom Boxing: Floyd Mayweather Jr To Perform Prizefighter Draw
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather will perform the draw for Prizefighter Light Welterweights. Mayweather, widely regarded as the greatest fighter on the planet and the World pound for pound Champion, will be shown on Friday making the draw for the next Prizefighter event. He will become another boxing legend to become …
Read More »CES Boxing: Women’s Boxing Champ Jamie Clampitt Returns To Ring
© Emily Harney / CES Twenty months since her last fight and eight after she became a mother for the first time, 4-time world champion Jaime “The Hurricane” Clampitt starts her comeback Friday night in “Autumn Classic,” presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), at the Twin …
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