Light heavyweight sensation Beibut Shumenov, fresh off of his impressive fourth-round stoppage of former two-time world champion Byron “Slama from Bama†Mitchell on Saturday night in Kazakhstan, has set his sights on a major world title fight against WBO champion Zsolt Erdei or WBA title holder Hugo Garay. Saturday’s show in Shumenov’s hometown of Chimkent,…
On May 15, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing brings boxing back to Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City, NJ with a compelling six bout card. In the main event bout of the evening, the WBA #5, WBC #10, IBF #13 rated heavyweight in the world Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson, 21-0-1 (8), is set to square off against 2004…
Scott Lawton predicts Impact Boxing stablemate Chris Edwards will topple Usman Ahmed in eight rounds later this month. Edwards, 12-13-3, risks his British and Commonwealth flyweight titles against Britain’s tiniest fighter in his hometown at Stoke-on-Trent’s Fenton Manor Sports Complex on May 29. Lawton said: “It’s a hard fight, but one I fully expect Chris…
Super middleweight contender Andre Ward and dangerous Colombian puncher Edison Miranda will participate in a free public open workout today as they wind down final preparations for their eagerly awaited showdown this Saturday, May 16, at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA. The open to the public workout takes place at The Plaza, located between…
Toshiaki Nishioka, the WBC super bantamweight champion from Japan, will be arriving in Monterrey, Mexico, on Monday, May 18, to defend his WBC championship against mandatory contender and former world champion Jhonny Gonzalez. Nishioka has been praised by the World Boxing Council, especially president Jose Sulaiman, for his professionalism and exemplary commitment during these difficult…
On May 15, Star Boxing’s undefeated heavyweight contender Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson, 21-0-1 (8), will look to take one step closer to fighting for a world title when he takes on highly regarded, undefeated 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Captain, Devin Vargas, 17-0 (7). The bout will take place at Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City, NJ and…
Darren Sutherland is at loggerheads with promoter Frank Maloney over the quality of his opponents. Ireland’s Olympic bronze medallist believes he is ready to step up in class after impressive KO wins against Georgi Iliev and Siarhei Navarka in his first two professional fights.
The devastating punching power of highly touted featherweight prospect Carlos Ivan Velasquez was on display last Friday when the Golden Boy Promotions rising star extended his record to 10-0 (9), flattening Andres Ledesma, 15-14-1 (10), in the first round. In the later half of the first round, Velasquez connected with a left hook to the…
Unbeaten heavyweight sensation Tyson Fury has hit out at his British Heavyweight rivals and says he wants to bring the lustre back to the British Heavyweight title. Fury will have his sixth professional outing at the Watford Colosseum on May 23 on the undercard of Darren Barker’s third defence of his Commonwealth Middleweight title against…
It will almost literally be in his own backyard when Kim Poulsen, 11-1 (2), fights for the first title of his career on June 19. He grew up, and still lives, only a few hundred meters away from Sønderbro Kulturhus in Horsens, where he will take on an opponent TBA for the vacant UBO Intercontinental…
Welsh prospect Gary Buckland will take a jump up tp the next level when he meets Scott Lawton in a British lightweight title eliminator on Friday, May 29. The pair will clash in support of the Chris Edwards vs. Usman Ahmed British flyweight championship bout serving as the main event at Fenton Manor Sports Complex…
Chad Dawson won his rematch last night with Antonio Tarver at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, defending his IBF and IBO light heavyweight belts in the process. Dawson won nearly ever round against Tarver during their initial clash this past October and while he was never in any trouble last night, the rematch…