Last night at Hans Martin Schleyer Halle in Stuttgart, WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko retained his crown with a win over former WBC Cruiserweight titlist. This was a messy bout, from start to finish, marred by many clinches, collisions, missed punches, and plain old awkwardness on the part of both fighters that just multiplied as…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday night at the Newham Leisure Centre in the East End of London, England, Frank Maloney hosted a fight night headlined by Ian ‘Dappa’ Napa’s first defence of the European Bantamweight title against Algerian born Frenchman Malik Bouziane. The taller Bouziane received good support from supporters who…
Former European Super Bantam titlist Bernard Dunne takes a very big step up tonight in challenging reigning WBA 122 pound Champion Ricardo Cordoba tonight at the 02 Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Southpaw Cordoba, 34-1-2 (21), of Panama has enjoyed a stellar career since turning pro in 2000 and holds a win over current IBF Champion…
© Lawrence Lustig Liverpool boxer Stephen Burke admits he faces a ‘make or break night’ in his career on Tuesday, March 24 as he bids to become Prizefighter Champion. Burke, 30, is one of eight British lightweights in Barry Hearn’s latest all-in-one-night Prizefighter tournament where the last man standing wins £25,000.
Chicago based ring announcer Thomas Treiber has taken over a new territory as England’s Hennessy Sports has made plans to utilize his world class skills for their monthly ITV boxing series. Treiber’s first trip to England was on December 6 as super middleweight Carl Froch won the WBC title against Jean Pascal in an outstanding…
Declaring himself “Primed and Pumped†for his cruiserweight showdown tomorrow night, Las Vegas based BJ “El Peligroso†Flores is in Pensacola, FL for his NABO Cruiserweight title fight against Columbian banger Jose Luis Herrera. “I’m thrilled to be here and most thankful to John Wirt and the entire Square Ring team and Mark Reels from…
2007 amateur world champion and 2008 US Olympian Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade made his second consecutive appearance on ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights” this Friday at the Laredo Entertainment Center in Laredo, TX and improved his record to 4-0 (4). Andrade once again showed why many consider him to be the top amateur prospect to come…
HBO Plus travels to South America for the first time for a bill of fights from Rosario, Argentina. 12 rounds, welterweights Sebastian Lujan: 146.6 lb Charlie Navarro: 145.5 lb
Roy Jones faces Omar Sheika tonight at The Civic Center in Pensacola, FL. 12 rounds, NABO Light Heavyweight Championship Roy Jones Jr: 173.25 lb Omar Sheika: 175 lb
“The fight is on!†states Arena CEO Ahmet Öner after a long meeting with members of the Klitschko management group and K2 promotions regarding the ring size for tomorrow’s WBC heavyweight championship between Vitali Klitschko and Juan Carlos Gomez. Less than 24 hours before the big fight, a measurement of the ring showed that it…
In preparation to the TKO Boxing bill tonight at US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, OH, the principals all weighted in yesterday. Ricardo Williams Jr., 146.5 vs. Harrison Cuello, 145 Rashad Holloway, 146 vs. Doel Carrasquillo, 146 James Countryman, 159 vs. K.J. Noons, 157 Terrance Crawford, 135 vs. Lucas Rodas, 135 David Long, 222 vs. Kelsey…
Matthew Hatton will finally emerge from the shadow of older brother Ricky when he headlines a professional bill for the first time next week. Matthew, 27, faces London knockout artist Ted Bami in a final eliminator for the IBO World Welterweight title at Altrincham Leisure Centre on Saturday, March 28.