Tony Jeffries will face the toughest test of his short professional career when he boxes Belarusian light heavyweight champion Artem Solomko on Friday, October 16. ‘Jaffa’, 24, has romped to three quick-fire wins since switiching codes following his glorious bronze medal at last year’s Olympics. And he hopes to delight his hometown fans and Sky…
Following an unforgettable homecoming on August 8, former world champion Jorge Rodrigo “La Hiena” Barrios will look to extend his amazing Argentinean unbeaten streak to 31 on Saturday, November 21. That’s when he takes on Mexico City banger Michael Lozada for the WBO Intercontinental Lightweight Championship in the main event of HBO Plus’ “Next Boxing…
Not many people will have as short a journey to the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham this weekend as Terry Maughan. The Sneinton middleweight makes his pro debut on the undercard of the Super Six World Boxing Classic showdown between Carl Froch and Andre “The Matrix†Dirrell and he won’t have too far to travel…
World ranked super middleweight, Jesse Brinkley, is calling everyone out at 168 lb. “I want Green, Bika, Bute, Stieglitz…and everyone else in the division.†Says Brinkley. “I would love to fight all of the guys in Showtime’s Super Six tournament too, but they are all locked up until 2012.â€
Andre Dirrell held a workout for the media in Nottingham earlier today ahead of this Saturday’s Super Six World Boxing Classic showdown with WBC Super Middleweight Champ Carl Froch at the Trent FM Arena. The title challenger spoke about a few topics during a media roundtable after the workout.
Boxing trainer and ESPN2 Friday Night Fights analyst Teddy Atlas continues to fight the good fight. In his undying efforts to improve the quality of life for those in need in memory of his Good Samaritan father, every year he enlists the support of sports and entertainment celebrities to attend the annual Dr. Theodore A….
David Haye has done all the right things via the press to get generate a heavyweight title challenge and has been rewarded with a shot against WBA champion Nickolay Valuev in Nuremberg, Germany on November, 7. But with the same certainty in which that statement can be made, there’s no doubt the former world cruiserweight…
David Price will tackle German opponent Liridon Memishi when he makes his second professional appearance on Friday, 16th Oct. It will be the 6ft 8in Liverpool heavyweight’s first fight under Frank Maloney’s promotional banner and takes place at Sunderland’s Seaburn Centre. The 26-year-old Olympic bronze medallist has had just one professional fight since switching codes…
Saturday night in New York, Arena CEO Ahmet Öner celebrated his first show at legendary Madison Square Garden, co-promoting “Island Warriors – Latin Fury 12†with Top Rank and PR Best Boxing. Today the Turkish/German promoter is back in Hamburg to celebrate his 38th birthday with family and friends. His Cuban stars Odlanier Solis and…
Rendall Munroe will make the fifth defence of his European super bantamweight title against Simone Maludrottu at Nottingham’s Harvey Hadden Sports Centre on Friday, November 20. The banging binman has been handed home advantage after his promoter Frank Maloney won purse bids for the fight against his mandatory challenger.
Backed by more than 5,000 fans at Arthur W. Purdue Stadium in Salisbury, MD, local sensation Fernando Guerrero earned the NABO Interim Middleweight title Saturday night with an impressive 10 round majority decision over renowned tough guy Ossie Duran. After a tentative start during the first few rounds, Guerrero turned up the heat. A straight…
Unbeaten welterweight prospect Nathan McIntosh believes he can follow in Carl Froch’s footstep and become Nottingham’s next World Champion. The 21-year-old has racked up four straight wins since turning pro last year and he will go in search of win number five on the undercard of the Carl Froch vs. Andre Dirrell Super Six World…