Reigning European boxing champions Matthew Macklin and Katie Taylor will put their football skills to the test at the Blanchardstown Centre in Dublin from 3pm Tuesday at the launch of PopitBall, the latest, exciting innovation in football. Macklin, who holds the European Middleweight title headlines the Sierra Fight Night at the National Stadium in Dublin…
Olympic bronze medallist Tony Jeffries will bid to stretch his unbeaten professional record to five when he boxes at Newport Centre on Friday December 11. Jeffries, 24, thought he would be out of action until next year after perforating an eardrum in sparring. But the medical staff at his beloved Sunderland FC and the club’s…
By Per Ake Persson It´s official: WBO super middle champ Robert Stieglitz defends the title January 9 at the Boerdeland Hall in Magdeburg, Germany, against Edison Miranda. It´s a tought first defence for Robert and an exciting matchup between two fighters who promised a lot early on, came close but failed at the highest level…
© Lawrence Lustig Barrie Jones has an added incentive to win Friday’s Prizefighter Light Welterweights – family pride. Jones, 24, stepped into the Prizefighter line-up as a short-notice replacement after Barry Morrison had to withdraw due to illness.
Frank Maloney believes he has discovered another middleweight sensation in Tony Hill. The Southampton prospect is unbeaten in two contests, but the promoter believes he has unearthed another exciting talent. Hill, 23, stopped Stuart Barr on his debut in September and last Friday showed his huge potential once again outpointing Matt Scriven.
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night at the Brentwood Leisure Centre in Essex, England, Hennessy Sports hosted a fightnight billed as ‘Winner Takes It All’. Headlining was to have been the vacant British Middleweight title clash between Darren Barker and ‘Mad Dog’ Wayne Elcock – but a late change of opponent…
IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute produced the performance of his career at the exact right time last night at Pepsi Colisee in Quebec City, Canada, knocking out his most difficult opponent to date, Librado Andrade, in the fourth during a rematch. The pair originally met 13 months ago with Bute lucky to emerge with…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing In the exact type of fight card that typifies what ShoBox: The New Generation has been about since its inception in July 2001, one highly regarded prospect was upset and another was unveiled Saturday in a pair of exciting slugfests on a special edition of ShoBox on Showtime.
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night at the Robin Park Arena in Wigan, England, Hatton Promotions hosted a fightnight billed as ‘Wigan Warriors’ in which Anthony Small successfully defend his British and Commonwealth Light Middleweight titles against Thomas McDonagh. Supremely confident Small spent much of his time ‘showboating’ in the early…
Last night at Hala Mosir in Elk, Poland, former European welter champion Rafal Jackiewicz posted a unanimous decision over visiting American Delvin Rodriguez to win an IBF title eliminator. Local hero Jackiewicz had not lost since 2005 and had defeated the trio of Jackson Osei Bonsu, Jan Zavek and Luciano Abis in European title bouts…
Last week, Providence, Rhode Island’s favorite son, 2007 Amateur World Champion and 2008 U.S. Olympian, Demetrius Andrade, held his inaugural “Knock Out Hunger” turkey drive at the West End Community Center in downtown Providence. The event was a huge success, feeding hundreds of less fortunate families throughout the Providence area.
IBF Super Middleweight title, 12 rounds Lucian Bute: 166.7 lb Librado Andrade: 166.8 lb Vacant IBF Lightweight title, 12 rounds Ali Funeka: 133.9 lb Joan Guzman: 134.4 lb