© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Britain’s Amir Khan, 19-1 (15), takes on Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera in a clash for the WBO lightweight eliminator this Saturday night at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England. The bout is the main event of a stacked card by Frank Warren’s Sports Network, which also features Enzo…
Tonight at Osteehalle in Keil, Germany, IBF Middleweight Champion Arthur Abraham puts his belt at risk against undefeated American Lajuan Simon. Abraham, 28-0 (23), won the belt in December, 2005 and has staved off eight challengers during that time, stopping all but three of them and also knocking out nemesis Edison Miranda in a non-title…
IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute made his third successful title defense with a devastating fourth round TKO victory over Fulgencio Zuniga Friday night on Showtime’s ShoBox: The New Generation from the Bell Centre in Montreal. The adopted hometown hero dominated from start to brutal finish, landing a powerful left hook to the body that…
Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions held an open house for fans and media on Thursday night at their new home, the UIC Pavilion in downtown Chicago. Starting his 12th year as a promoter, Pesoli was thrilled to announce the long term agreement the UIC Pavilion to present “world class boxing in a world class venue…
Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas will host closed circuit viewing in conjunction with the upcoming “The Battle of East and West” between Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao and Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton. Two of boxing’s biggest stars will meet in the ring for what could be the year’s biggest boxing event. Five-division world champion Pacquiao and…
HBO Plus’ Next Boxing Generation series will make its maiden voyage to Argentina on Saturday, March 21 and it’s bringing two of the country’s heaviest hitters to the Estadio Cubierto Newell’s Old Boys in Rosario, as knockout artists Sebastian Lujan and Lucas Matthysse appear in separate co-featured bouts. In the 12 round main event, former…
Undefeated lightweight prospect Bayan “The Mongolian Mongoose†Jargal will return to action this Saturday night, March 14, against Grand Rapids, Michigan veteran Reggie Nash in the main event of “Tomorrow’s Champions 11†at the Sportsplex in Winchester, VA.
NABF light welterweight champion Frankie “El Gato†Figueroa, 20-2 (13), now known as Gato Figueroa, gets the opportunity that he’s worked hard for on April 3 when he takes on former WBO light welterweight champion Randall Bailey, 38-6 (34), in an IBF title eliminator shown live on ESPN from Memphis, TN.
Current IBO Super Middleweight Champ and Contender Gold Medallist Sakio Bika spoke out this week about his frustration at the lack of challengers. Speaking from his home in Sydney Australia, Bika had this to say, “I read about Bernard [Hopkins] calling out to Joe Calzaghe, who has retired. I’d say that Joe summed it up…
On March 20, 2009, the Laredo Entertainment Center in Laredo, Texas, will be packed with boxing fans as ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights†boxing series invades the beautiful gateway city for a night of unforgettable fights. The event is promoted by Banner Promotions and features Mexican warrior Fernando Beltran Jr., Russian banger Ruslan Provodnikov, tough Ji…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Yesterday, at the Triangle Shopping Centre in Manchester, England, Frank Warren and Sports Network hosted the official weigh-in ahead of tonight’s much anticipated clash between Amir Khan of Bolton, England, and Marco Antonio Barrera of Mexico as they fight for the vacant WBO Intercontinental and WBA International…
Hayemaker Boxing regret to inform that the British light middleweight title clash between Ryan Rhodes and Anthony Small, scheduled for March 28 in Liverpool, has been cancelled. Current champion Rhodes was struck with the onset of a heavy cold at the beginning of this week and it has since curtailed his preparation and developed into…