Hennessy Sports puts on a “do” tonight at the International Centre in Brentwood, England tonight and a Commonwealth Middleweight title scrap between reigning champion Darren Barker and challenger Jason McKay leads the way. Barker, 18-0 (11), has certainly earned the nickname “Dazzling” with good performances against his last three opponents, Larry Sharpe, Steve Bendall and…
Last night at Kingsway Leisure Centre in Widnes there was a good card headlined by promising Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Champion Nathan Cleverly. The 21 year old Welsh phenom retained his title for the first time by knocking out Kenyan southpaw Douglas Otieno in the fourth frame of a scheduled 12 rounder. Cleverly improves to 14-0…
David Haye and Hayemaker Boxing will arrive in Liverpool on Monday, December 15 for a press conference to announce details of the blockbuster “Hayemaker 6” show to be held on March 28, 2009 in Europe’s Capital of Culture. Promoter Adam Booth and Head of Boxing Dave Coldwell will join former world cruiserweight champion Haye and…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Kendall Holt and challenger Demetrius Hopkins tipped the scales at 140 pounds even on Friday during the official fight weigh-in. Co-feature: Yuri Foreman weighed in at 154 pounds while junior middleweight opponent James Moore came in at 153.4.
© Marcello Rostagni Tickets are now on sale for “Civil War”, the long awaited Northern Nevada grudge match between Jesse Brinkley and Joey Gilbert set for Saturday, February 14 at the Reno Events Center.
Fresh on the heels of a dominating unanimous decision victory over Pennsylvanian hit-man Alphonso Williams, Daniel “The Haitian Sensation†Edouard is getting back in the ring only 35 days later! His eight round bash with Williams is being hailed by critics as one of the more competitive and entertaining bouts on the Roy Jones vs….
HBO Sports will present Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao, the exclusive replay of their welterweight showdown today, December 13, at 4:45 p.m. ET / 1:45 p.m.?PT with a same night replay at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO.? Pacquiao, the WBC lightweight champion, moved up two weight classes and 12 pounds to totally dominate…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Yesterday, at ‘The Real Fight Club’ in London, England, promoter Frank Maloney invited press to attend the last training session of newly signed Darren Sutherland ahead of his pro debut in Dublin next Thursday. Sutherland faces Bulgarian opponent Georgi Illiev, at Dublin City University, Ireland, on a…
Former WBC Light Heavyweight titlist Tomasz Adamek showed that a recent win over ex-cruiserweight champion O’Neil Bell was no fluke as the 32 year old Polish boxer took the fight to IBF Cruiser Champ Steve Cunningham on a Don King promotion last night at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ and came away with a…
Heavyweight sensation Odlanier Solis will face another tough test against former world title challenger Owen Beck on January 9 at the “Star of the Desert Arena†at Terrible’s Casino Resort in Primm, Nevada. The US debut for 2004 Olympic Gold Medallist Solis will be featured on ESPN’s “Friday Night Fightsâ€. “La Sombra†will put his…
Former Kazakhstan Olympian Beibut “The Beast†Shumenov, 6-0 (5), has a new opponent, Epifanio “Diamente†Mendoza, for Saturday night’s 10 round main event after former world cruiserweight champion Kelvin Davis pulled out of their scheduled fight in Bellevue, Washington.
Integrated Sports will distribute the December 20 heavyweight showdown between tow-time and reigning WBA Champion Nikolay “The Russian Giant†Valuev and future Hall of Famer Evander “The Real Deal†Holyfield, on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada, live from Zurich, Switzerland. Holyfield is attempting to make boxing history by defeating the largest man ever…