Tyson Fury and Sam Sexton finally came face to face in Norwich yesterday but a heavyweight showdown between the two still doesn’t seem to be any closer to reality. Fury was in Sexton’s hometown for a press conference ahead of his fight with Daniel Peret at the Norfolk Showground on Saturday night.
Former IBF Lightweight King Paul Spadafora declared himself undaunted, undeterred and ready, willing and able to fight, at an afternoon press conference today at the Pittsburgh Hilton. Spadafora, 41-0-1, will headline a six-bout card, Tuesday, March 31 at the Pittsburgh Hilton.
In the short hours leading up to tonight’s big triple championship boxing bill at local venue The Metrodome, the town of Barnsley, England has been flooded with fans who have invaded “The Tarn” for the European super bantamweight title rematch between reigning champion Rendall Munroe and the man he beat for the title, Kiko “La…
Rendall Munroe has hailed his former amateur trainers who stopped him from walking away from boxing when he was a teenager. Leicester’s boxing binman listened and is on the verge of a world title challenge provided he successfully defends his European super-bantamweight championship against old rival Kiko Martinez, 20-1, at Barnsley Metrodome on Friday.
It is with much anticipation and excitement that InterBox unveils its undercard for its upcoming boxing gala, entitled “Superstition”, scheduled for Friday, March 13 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. A busy night of fights is on order as five undercard bouts will be presented before the main event, which will showcase IBF Super…
Twelve days after Reno’s St. Valentines Day Massacre, in which Jesse Brinkley bloodied and beat Joey Gilbert over twelve rounds, the world ranked super middleweight is looking for bigger fights against boxing’s top echelon. “The fight with Gilbert was pretty easy,” said the Yerington, NV native. “He never changed his game plan, he kept on…
Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. president Jimmy Burchfield made several key announcements today, ranging from a minimum 11 fight schedule in 2009 to major bouts in Germany for two of his top boxers, Jason “Big Six†Estrada and cruiserweight “Awesome†Aaron Williams. CES has scheduled 11 pro shows including six at Twin River in Lincoln,…
On Friday March 6, 2007 amateur world champion and 2008 Olympian Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade, 2-0 (2), will look to showcase his talent to the boxing world when he opens up the ESPN2 “Friday Night Fights” telecast at the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville, CT.
Bernard Dunne has established a world class training camp in Belfast ahead of the biggest night of his boxing life. Dunne challenges for Ricardo Cordoba’s WBA Super Bantamweight title on the Hunky Dorys World Title Fight Night at The O2, Dublin on Saturday, March 21 in what promises to be a huge night for Irish…
Driving down Interstate 83 headed to Baltimore for a sparring session, undefeated featherweight prospect Carney “Beeper†Bowman is busy preparing for his headlining slot at “Battle Of York 3” at the Valencia Ballroom in York, Pennsylvania on Saturday, March 7. “Typically at this time, I’ve been training for over a month and I’m feeling just…
The hype surrounding 22 year old lightweight prospect Amir Khan may not be the same since his stunning first round knockout loss to Breidis Prescott last September, but the 2004 Olympic Silver Medallist has the full confidence of his head trainer, Freddie Roach, as they prepare in Los Angeles for Khan’s showdown with multiple world…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing The always-exciting Tomasz Adamek will defend his IBF Cruiserweight title against undefeated Johnathon Banks in the main event this Friday, Feb. 27, on ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast. The aggressive-minded Adamek, 36-1 (24), of Jersey City, NJ, by way…