“This is the chance I have been waiting forâ€, states Mahir Oral who will take on IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham on June 27th at Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin , Germany, live on Showtime. “When I heard that Arthur had chosen me as voluntary challenger I didn’t have to think twice. I agreed immediately. I have…
Earlier this week at a press conference held at Real Hypermarket in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Irish boxer Andy Lee confirmed to SaddoBoxing that he was ‘feeling great’ and ‘looking forward to Saturday night’ when he is scheduled to fight Latvian Olegs Fedotovs in an eight round middleweight contest at Veltins Arena. A smiling Lee looked happy…
© TKO Boxing Promotions Chet Koerner’s TKO Boxing Promotions presents “Ballroom Boxingâ€, an evening of world class professional boxing, this Thursday night, June 18th at Michael’s Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie, MD.
International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion “King’’ Arthur Abraham puts his undefeated record and middleweight title on the line against world-ranked Mahir (pronounced Meyer) “Lion†Oral in a special Saturday primetime edition of ShoBox: The New Generation, on June 27, 2009, on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT (same day, tape delay). The site of the scheduled…
© Arena Boxing While preparing for his upcoming fight next Friday, June 26th, in Völklingen, Germany at a training camp in Istanbul, Turkey, Herbie Hide again called out Marco Huck to face him within the next couple of months.
Heralded U.S. amateur boxer Shawn Porter is on a mission to prove he’s the best in the world, something he didn’t get an opportunity to achieve in the 2008 Olympic Games. This is one of the primary reasons for a rare match-up between undefeated pro prospects Friday night in the 6-round co-feature in the “Boxing’s…
This Friday former star of The Contender Season two, “Furious†Feddy Curiel will return to the ring as he takes on Francisco Ruben Osorio in an eight round Jr. Middleweight bout for Vacant All-Americas Jr. Middleweight title at the Baker Theatre in Dover, DE.
August 21, 2009 at The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas , Nevada, The Boxing Capital of The World, will be the sight for the IBA Continental Heavyweight Championship. The newly Crowned Champion 44 year old, Oliver McCall, 52-9-0 (37 KO’s) and four time Champion, will defend his IBA Heavyweight Title against former IBA…
Two of the hardest-hitting boxers in the world will meet when International Boxing Federation bantamweight champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko defends his crown against two-division world champion Vic “Raging Bull†Darchinyan. The clash takes place at BankAtlantic Center on Saturday, July 11 and on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). The…
Tachi Palace’s own Manuel Quezada said he was ready to make his move in the Heavyweight division after winning his 16th straight fight in April of this year. On Thursday, July 16 at Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, California, Quezada will get his wish when he will be testing his World Championship aspirations…
John Murray says he’s ready, willing and able to step into Andreas Kotelnik’s boxing boots should the German based Ukrainian’s suffer any further injury problems ahead of his rescheduled world title clash with Amir Khan at the MEN Arena in Manchester on July 18th. The undefeated Murray improved his perfect record to 27 and 0…
© Mark De Mori The heavyweights were once the glamour division of boxing but in recent years has come under harsh criticism for lack of talent, excitement and a true unified champion. Eastern European heavyweights currently dominate the division and the U.S. are pushing their best candidates forward with Eddie Chambers and Chris Arreola hoping…