Tyson Fury has offered David Price a chance to settle their differences in a professional ring. Undefeated heavyweight sensation Fury is set for his fifth pro fight at London’s York Hall on April 11 and he wants Price to be in the opposite corner. Fury has already racked up four stoppage wins from his first…
When Manny “Pacman†Pacquiao and Ricky “Hitman†Hatton meet in “The Battle of East and West,†more than just Hatton’s IBO junior welterweight championship belt will be at stake. The ante will also include Pacquiao’s coveted title as boxing’s No. 1 pound for pound fighter. Simultaneously the stakes will be just as high for their…
© Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro American trained English super bantamweight Marianne ‘Golden Girl’ Marston will be spearheading London based sporting equipment and apparel manufacturer P.U.G. Athletic’s planned 2009 assault on the $50 billion American sporting goods market in.
WBC Light Welterweight Champion Timothy “Desert Storm†Bradley hit the scales for the mandatory WBC 7 day weigh in hours before his departure to Montreal, Canada where he will clash against Kendall “R-Rated†Holt. Thousands of fight fans are expected to watch Bradley vs. Holt live at the Bell Centre in Montreal and many more…
With a successful pro debut behind him, 2008 ABA featherweight champ Bradley Evans believes he’s on the road to title contention in the paid ranks. The Royston man impressed when he made his pro bow in Norwich last month and he’s back in action at the York Hall on April 11, the scene of last…
By Per Ake Persson WBC Cruiser Champ Giacobbe Fragomeni´s defence against Pole Krzysztof Wlodarczyk is off and has a new proposed date for May 15 or 16. Wlodarczyk´s promoter Bullit Knockout is trying to get the WBC to approve a fight for the interim title with Czech Rudolf Kraj as opponent for Wlodarczyk. At first,…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Hayemaker Boxing put on a great ‘all-action’ bill last night at the smart Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. Billed as ‘Mersey Beatdown’ – the fight night was headlined by the vacant British Super Middleweight title clash between Liverpudlians Tony Quigley and Tony Dodson. Dodson was scheduled to…
If Eddie Chambers hopes to get a world heavyweight title fight based on his winning performance Friday night against Sam Peter, he should take his own advice as he recalled, “I could have done a lot more tonight, but the jab was working extremely well,†after the bout. Chambers worked around an effective jab to…
Last night at Plaza de Toros in Tijuana, Mexico, WBO Super Flyweight Champion Fernando Montiel, 39-2-1 (29), made the successful jump to bantamweight, capturing the interim WBO crown at 118 pounds by knocking out Argentina’s Diego Oscar Silva, 24-2-3 (12), in the third round. Montiel was in control the whole way, canvassing Silva in the…
Last night there were three good cards in Europe and we kick off this report at Mehrzweckhalle Grossziethen in Shoenefeld, Germany. European Union Light Middleweight Champion Jimmy Colas, 26-5 (11), was dethroned in his first title defense by Lukas Konecny, 39-3 (19), via majority decision. Haitian born Frenchman Colas saw a seven bout win streak…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Undefeated super middleweight Andre Dirrell outclassed Derrick Findley and Harry Joe Yorgey outfought Ronald Hearns in a battle of unbeaten junior middleweights en route to impressive victories on a special Saturday edition of ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime.
Sensational junior featherweight prospect Ronny Rios continues to impress Southern California fight fans as he won a four round unanimous decision over Frank Gutierrez on Thursday night at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel in San Diego. Fighting in front of a huge crowd, many of whom had made the trip down from Santa Ana to…