Highly-touted Long Island light heavyweight Joe Smith Jr. makes his long-anticipated pro debut Oct. 31 on the “Fright Night At The Sun†card, headlined by world-rated light heavyweight Joey “KO Kid†Spina against former world champion Lou “Honey Boy†Del Valle in the 10-round main event, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. “Fright Night…
International Boxing Federation bantamweight champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko has boldly predicted he will score a knockout victory over undefeated IBF No. 1-ranked mandatory challenger Yonnhy “El Colombiano†Perez when they meet in Don King’s Halloween Thrilla at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, Oct. 31 on Showtime at 9 p.m….
I am off to England for the opening weekend of the Super Six World Boxing Classic and the gravity of the moment is hitting me, as it is everyone else associated with this rather grand event. Without overstating the case, this is a pretty significant undertaking. What makes it even more so is the fact…
Twenty years on from the last Derry man to be crowned European Champ Paul McCloskey will bid to follow in Charlie Nash’s footsteps by winning a European title on home soil. Nash enjoyed home advantage for his 1979 European Lightweight title win over French man Andre Holyk and McCloskey will be hoping that history repeats…
Bernard Hopkins: “At the end of the day this fight is not about me. It’s not about me because I wanted to do something good and bring something good to Philadelphia. I have to win this fight for the big picture. “If I come out of this fight with zero balance in my pocket I…
Long synonymous with the fighting city of Philadelphia, future Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins’ remarkable career will continue in his hometown on Wednesday, December 2, when “The Executioner,” who will be fighting in Philly for the first time since 2003, faces hard-hitting Enrique Ornelas at the Liacouras Center at Temple University.
2004 U.S. Olympic gold medalist and Oakland native Andre “S.O.G.†Ward and current WBA super middleweight world champion Mikkel “Viking Warrior†Kessler have to wait until Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., for their first fight in the Showtime Super Six World Boxing Classic, but that doesn’t mean they won’t sound…
© Howard Schatz Jermain Taylor today dismissed Arthur Abraham´s talents at a packed press conference at the o2 World Arena in Berlin . More than 14.000 fans will be in attendance when the two former champions open the Super Six World Boxing Classic in Germany´s capital on Saturday night on Showtime at 8 p.m. ET/PT,…
© Andy Couldridge / Action Images As Carl Froch’s WBC super middleweight title defense against Andre Dirrell draws near, the fighters who open Showtime’s Super Six Tournament came face to face at a press conference in Nottingham, England, where the pair will clash on Saturday at Trent FM Arena.
Irish middleweight Andy Lee, will face current European Union and French champion Affif Belghecham at the UL Arena in Limerick, on November 14 in a Brian Peters event entitled ’Yanjing’ Fightnight’. Peters sees this as Lee’s ’stepping stone’ to a title clash with Birmingham boxer Matthew Macklin, or Irish boxer John Duddy, next year. As…
© Howard Schatz Dozens of reporters and camera teams attended today´s public workout in the heart of Berlin as “King†Arthur Abraham and Jermain Taylor gave a taste of their class.
InterBox and Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) are proud to announce that all parties have officially come to terms on the staging of a highly anticipated world title rematch bout. WBC Light Heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (24-1-0, 16 KO) from Laval, and former WBC champion Adrian “The Shark” Diaconu (26-1-0 15 KO) from Montreal will rematch…