Darren Sutherland looks certain to become the first Olympian to challenge for a professional boxing title. His promoter Frank Maloney has plans for the Beijing bronze medallist to challenge for the Irish super-middleweight title later this year. Sutherland (3-0) bids to continue his impressive professional form at York Hall, Bethnal Green tomorrow (Tues 30th June)…
Rising Jr. Middleweight Derek “Pooh†Ennis will take on the tough and durable John Mackey in a six round bout as one of the main undercard bouts on July 10th at The Arena in Philadelphia. The contest will be a part of a huge night of boxing that will feature two title fights and will…
Undefeated lightweight Gabor Veto (7-0, 6 KOs) scored a brilliant first round TKO over hometown journeyman Anton Glofak (2-79-8) on Saturday night at the City Hall in Komarno, Slovakia. The 20-year-old Veto, a former member of Hungarian amateur national team, had to show his excellent skills against the experienced journeyman Glofak.
Undefeated Dwayne “Night Nurse†Lewis believes he’s the dark horse in the super middleweight division. While Olympic medallists like James Degale, Tony Jeffries and Darren Sutherland have been grabbing the headlines for their amateur exploits, Lewis is adamant that he’s the best of the emerging 12 stone bunch.
Heavyweight Elijah McCall will again make history. Elijah will appear on the August 21st card in a heavyweight fight. The only difference is that this time is his father, Oliver McCall, the current IBA Continental Heavyweight Champion, will wear the belt into the ring.
Jason Booth makes the maiden defense of his British super bantam title against challenger Rocky Dean tonight at York Hall, headlining a huge Frank Maloney Promotions fight card. The Nottingham native will once again attempt to pick the pocket of a larger opponent as Booth, 32-5 (13), rides a five bout win streak into the…
Heavyweight sensation Tyson Fury is hot on the trail of English Champion “Big Bad†John McDermott after the British Boxing Board of Control ordered that the bout must take place before the end of November. Purse bids for the bout have been ordered for July 8th and Fury says he can’t wait to get his…
In what may be his last fight at middleweight, IBF champ Arthur Abraham clashed with tough challenger Mahir Oral last night in front of 7,000 fans at Max Schmeling Halle in Berlin, Germany. Oral, a former sparring partner of Abraham’s, showed that he was well acquainted with the style of the champion in the early…
The heir apparent to the Puerto Rican boxing throne was in top form last night, headlining a big show at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City as Juan Manuel Lopez kept his WBO super bantam title against opponent Olivier Lontchi. Lopez was the definite favorite to retain going into the clash as Montreal based Cameroon native…
Last night at Plaza de Toros in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Jorge Linares kept busy with a WBA super feather title defense against challenger Josafat Perez. Southpaw Perez was coming down from lightweight, where he holds the Mexican title, but had never before traded in anything approaching world class. That gulf in experience was evident as…
In a hotly anticipated battle of light welterweights, Argentina’s Marcos Rene Maidana upset top American prospect Victor Ortiz in a fiery explosion of power punches that exceeded expectations at Staples Center in Los Angeles for the Interim WBA title. Both boxers were coming off high profile bouts with Ortiz seeming to have the momentum following…
Nathan Cleverly is confident that he can fill the void in Welsh boxing left by the retirement of Joe Calzaghe. Cleverly, the reigning Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Champ, will look to add the British title to his resume when he clashes with Danny McIntosh in London next month.