World ranked cruiserweight BJ “El Peligroso†Flores returns to action on Saturday, March 21 to face Columbian banger Jose Luis “El Panterra†Herrera in Pensacola, Florida in a twelve round bout for the NABO Cruiserweight Title. “I’m very excited for this opportunity, Herrera is a very hard hitting veteran, I saw what he did on…
Click For Larger Image Ex-multiweight world champion Marco Antonio Barrera held a press conference today in England for his lightweight showdown Saturday night against Amir Khan to be shown on PPV in North American. The future Hall of Famer stopped for a photo of himself holding the Mexican flag and chatted with fans as Barrera…
“I’m tired of this waiting; I’m a prize fighter, not some dude working in a restaurant serving food,†said Deandre “The Bull” Latimore after a morning run in Las Vegas. “Every day I’m in the gym here in Vegas and when we finally get in the ring, I’m going to take out all my anger…
The nightmare of his defeat to Amir Khan continues for Oisin Fagan as a planned appearance on the Hunky Dorys World Title Fight Night at The O2 on March 21 has had to be scrapped. Fagan suffered a broken leg in his defeat to Khan last December and despite having had his cast removed and…
11 days before facing WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in Stuttgart, “The Black Pantherâ€, Juan Carlos Gomez, is very confident regarding his chances for the fight. “I have never been this well prepared and this fired up for a fightâ€, states Gomez. “Vitali will be surprised to see what I am capable of. He thinks…
A household name in his native England, talented, undefeated Carl Froch will look to make a major statement and enhance his reputation in America when he defends his WBC super middleweight title against one of the most highly regarded and recognizable fighters of this generation, former undisputed middleweight belt-holder Jermain Taylor, Saturday, April 25, on…
Unbeaten light welterweight Dean “Irish Lightning†Byrne’s dream to fight in New York is only delayed, not shattered, after the recent announcement that “Erin Go Brawl II,†scheduled for March 16 at WaMu Theater in Madison Square Garden, had been canceled. Byrne, 10-0 (4), fighting out of Los Angeles by way of Dublin, was supposed…
Fresh off a smashing victory over Steve Molitor in a world title unification fight last Nov. 20 on Showtime, exciting southpaw Celestino Caballero of Panama will defend his WBA/IBF junior featherweight belts against mandatory challenger Jeffrey Mathebula of South Africa in the main event on a special World Championship edition of ShoBox: The New Generation…
Andy Lee’s disappointment over a scheduled Madison Square Garden date falling through has proven to be short lived after he secured a place on the Hunky Dorys World Title Fight Night at The O2, Dublin on Saturday, March 21. Lee was set to top the bill at the famous New York venue on March 16,…
When Kim Poulsen signed a professional contract with Risum Boxing in the summer of 2006, he was fortunate to get an experienced and knowledgeable trainer such as Brian Mathiasen. Having trained some of the biggest names in Danish professional boxing, from beginner-level as well as for European and world title fights, Mathiasen was the perfect…
The European Union Super Middleweight title changed hands on Sunday as Spanish southpaw Gabriel Campillo pulled off an upset of reigning champion Lolenga Mock at the Holmegaardsskolen in Kokkedal, Denmark. 30 year old Campillo, 17-2 (6), was coming off a narrow loss to European Champion Karo Murat by majority decision last September but the man…
Midlands boxing legends Robert McCracken and Richie Woodhall admit that they can’t pick a winner ahead of this weekends “Battle of Brum†as local rivals Wayne Elcock and Matthew Macklin go head to head in a mouth watering British title showdown. The middleweight clash takes place at the Aston Arena in Birmingham on Saturday night…