The press conference for the European/WBC international championship and WBC final elimination bout between WBC #2 rated welterweight Selcuk Aydin and #3 “Sugar†Jackson Osei Bonsu will be streamed live on the internet. The fight takes place this Saturday, July 11th at Besiktas Cola Turka Arena in Istanbul, Turkey.
In a fantastic opening night of ‘SuperBoxer’, the feature event finished with a spectacular 1st Round KO victory by Billy ‘The Kid’ Dib over Kenichi Yamaguchi. With an entertaining, yet unorthodox style, Yamaguchi from Japan,rushed and charged at the ‘The Kid’ and at one point tackled Dib.
Showtime has announced a press conference to announce an ambitious plan surrounding some of the top super middleweights in the world. The conference will take place early next week and is set to include the following fighters. WBA 168-pound Champion Mikkel Kessler, IBF Middleweight Champion Arthur Abraham, WBC Super Middleweight Champion Carl Froch, former undisputed…
Five-time world champion Vinny Paz will have a special book signing of his biography, “Fight Or Die: The Vinny Paz Story,†July 17th at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, prior to the “Braggin’ Rights†Pro-Am boxing card, presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES). Books will be available to purchase…
18 months ago, Floyd Mayweather Jr announced his retirement, stating “I don’t have the desire I once didâ€. Now, from the sound of that statement, one is led to believe that the motivation that once existed is gone, the desire to train and compete is not what it was so there is no desire to…
Darren Sutherland will have his next fight at the George Carnall Centre in Manchester M41 7FJ. The Irishman, 27, was due to box in Sunderland on Friday night, but suffered a slight cut on his right cheek in his stoppage win over Gennadiy Rasalev last week. Promoter Frank Maloney said: “It was touch and go…
© Vedat Alyaz / ARENA This Saturday, July 11th, WBC #2 rated welterweight Selcuk Aydin and #3 Jackson Osei Bonsu clash in a combined European championship, WBC international championship and WBC elimination bout in Istanbul, Turkey.
Light middle Brian Rose will face the toughest test of his career this Friday when he meets a younger, stronger and faster opponent at Seaburn Centre in Sunderland, England. The popular Blackpool boxer, 12-0-1 (3), is riding a five fight win streak but that could all end when the bell rings against Cameroon born Frenchman…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Due to travel complications, two-division world champion Vic “Raging Bull†Darchinyan was unable to participate in Tuesday’s media workout in South Florida with his opponent, IBF bantamweight champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko.
There’s nothing in the world like Texas heat in August. On Saturday, August 22nd, four of boxing’s best will square off at Houston’s Toyota Center in an event that will raise the temperature of a sweltering summer of boxing even higher. In the main event, former Undisputed Lightweight World Champion and hometown hero Juan “Baby…
If the media members who participated in the Showtime Media Prediction Poll have called it correctly, Vic “Raging Bull†Darchinyan will walk out of the ring a five-time world champion with a victory over Joseph “King Kong†Agbeko. A triumph also would make Darchinyan a three-division world champ at 112, 115 and 118 pounds.
Sovereign Nations Boxing Council (SNBC) cruiserweight champion Matt “Too Smooth†Godfrey defends his belt against Shawn “The Sioux Warrior†Hawk in a battle of full-blooded Native Americans on this week’s ESPN2 Friday Night Fights at The Arena in Philadelphia. Godfrey (18-1, 10 KOs) is rated No., 6 by the World Boxing Council and No. 7…