World Championship boxing returns to Hartford for the first time in 20 years as the long awaited rematch between undefeated two-time light heavyweight champion and Connecticut’s favorite son Chad Dawson and former world champion Glen Johnson is on. The world title rematch pits Dawson, the light heavyweight division’s kingpin, defending his world championship belt against…
By Per Ake Persson WBA cruiser champ Guillermo Jones will finally defend the title he won almost a year ago in Germany with a TKO over Firat Arslan. Jones will take on Russian Valery Brudov on October 24 in Cannet Cote d´Azur, France, with AMI Production promoting.
“Undefeated Champions†is the name of the card that will feature world champions Iván “Iron Boy†Calderón and Román “Rocky†MartÃnez in title defenses this Saturday night, September 12, presented by PR Best Promotions, live on pay per view from the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan.
Newly crowned IBF junior lightweight champion, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (25-1-1, 17 KO’s), had a smile on his face when he heard the news that undefeated WBO super featherweight champion, Roman “Rocky” Martinez (22-0-1, 13 KO’s), is seeking a unification bout with him. Guerrero, a three-time world champion in two weight classes, had this to…
In support of the much awaited John McDermott vs. Tyson Fury English heavyweight title fight this Friday, September 11, promoter Frank Maloney presents a competitive undercard at Brentwood Centre in Essex. Topping off the support card is former British light middleweight champion Gary Woolcombe, 27-2 (10), who meets experienced ex-European title challenger Roman Dzuman, 23-7-1…
Over 35 years now I have either been a devout fan of boxing or involved with the sport one way or another. I have met boxing royalty, trained fighters, owned a gym and ignored every other sport there is because of my love of boxing. It is almost unexplainable the grasp boxing can have over…
The most anticipated domestic match-up of 2009, between Jamie Moore and Ryan Rhodes, will take place at Bolton Arena in Bolton. England. Moore, (32-3), will be defending his European light middleweight when he faces his Sheffield rival on Friday October 23. An application has also been made for WBC eliminator status which would add even…
Ten-time world champion in six weight divisions, Oscar de La Hoya, and basketball star Shaquille O’ Neal faced off last night in a five-round, heavy-hitting boxing exhibition before a star-studded crowd at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, NV. The instance was the latest installment of “Shaq VS,” the new competition series starring NBA superstar Shaquille…
An incredible fall lineup for boxing kicks off this Saturday on Showtime with a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Showtime will televise the WBA Super Middleweight Championship between defending champ Mikkel Kessler and challenger Gusmyr Perdomo on same-day coverage from Herning, Denmark.
It’s the year of the sports comeback with Tiger Woods, Pedro Martinez, Roger Federer, and Tom Brady all coming back to their respective sports in attempts to reclaim their places in sports history. Joining the roster is Floyd “Money” Mayweather, already a six-time world championship in five weight divisions, coming back to the sweet science,…
On September 18, Arena and promoter Ahmet Öner will present two shows on both sides of the Atlantic on the same day. At Gran Casino de Castellon in Spain, German heavyweight prospect Steffen Kretschmann, rising middleweight star Mahir Oral and Konstantin Airich will try to get back from their respective losses earlier this year. On…
Hatton Promotions presents another exciting Friday night of fighting at the Velodrome in Manchester, England on September 25, 2009. Matthew Macklin will face Amin Asikainen over 12 Rounds for the vacant European Middleweight Title.