Standing at 5 foot 11, a hairline away from 6 feet, Yakub Shidaev is a 20 year old junior welterweight who’s amateur career was split between two countries. Shidaev’s nationality is Chechen but he was born and grew up in Kyrgyzstan. Chechens were considered terrorists in the USSR because they tried to break away from…
Paul McCloskey will finally get his chance at a European title on July 3rd but the undefeated Derry man will have to concede home advantage by travelling to France to battle it out with former World Champion Souleymane M’baye for the vacant European Light Welterweight title. McCloskey was made an offer that manager and trainer…
Jason Booth makes the first defence of his British super-bantamweight championship when he faces all-action brawler Rocky Dean at York Hall, Bethnal Green on Tuesday, June 30. The action packed card also features a fierce British featherweight title eliminator between Harrow’s Sikh slugger Akaash Bhatia (14-0) and Welshman Jamie Arthur (14-2).
Former WBA super middleweight champion Manny Siaca is offering present IBO title-holder Anthony Mundine an opportunity to avenge one of his three pro losses, even if it means fighting Mundine again in his hometown of Sydney. Five years ago, Siaca captured the WBA super middleweight belt from Mundine, by way of 12-round decision, in Sydney.
The red, white and blue will be flying high Friday night for a rare Massachusetts Pro-Am boxing show, “Brawl At The Hall,†presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports (CES) Inc., at historic Memorial Hall. Iraqi War veteran Chris Traietti (7-1, 4 KOs), a light heavyweight from Quincy, is in the 6-round main event…
Fully recovered from a minor training injury, sensational junior welterweight prospect Ramiro Carrillo will make his highly anticipated return to action on Friday, June 26th at “Windy City Fight Night 3” at the UIC Pavilion, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. The 18 year old former amateur standout made…
Essex crowd-pleaser Tom Glover will be out for revenge in Wigan this weekend as he looks to reverse a defeat to Nadeem “Golden Boy†Siddique in a battle of champions on the undercard of Hennessy Sports “Rule Britannia†event. Glover, the reigning Southern Area Welterweight Champ clashes with current Central Area Lightweight title holder Siddique…
Despite having clocked up over 60 years in boxing Brendan Ingle’s infectious enthusiasm for the sport shows no sign of diminishing. The Ingle name has become synonymous with the careers of renowned champions such as “Prince†Naseem Hamed, Junior Witter, Johnny Nelson and Herol “Bomber†Graham and the conveyor belt of champions from the legendary…
Former British and European Champion Jon Thaxton believes the pressure is all on John Murray ahead of his British Lightweight title clash with Scott Lawton in Wigan this weekend. Murray makes the second defence of his title against reigning English Champ Lawton on Hennessy Sports “Rule Britannia†event at the Robin Park Arena in Wigan…
“This Is Not Time For Humor!” Imagine, if you will, this scene. In a slightly run down urban neighborhood, a huge truck with an ESPN logo on it is parked behind a concert venue. Several police cars surround the truck and officers exit their vehicles and approach the truck very carefully. They have already called…
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing DiBella Entertainment and Winters Boxing brought the fights back to Long Island and the Westbury Music Fair, now the Capital One Bank Theater at Westbury, NY. The action packed card was headlined by Pawel Wolak, whose pressure style of fighting earned him a unanimous decision against Contender alum Vinroy…
© Philip Sharkey Today, at No.5, Cavendish Square, London, Media gathered to hear of David Haye’s disappointment that he has had to pull out of the 20th June fight against Wladimir Klitschko due to injury. Sat alongside trainer/manager Adam Booth, Haye confirmed that he sustained a back injury after shadow-boxing. Suffering spasms in the lower…