Irish fight fans could witness one of the domestic fights of 2009 on “Hayemaker 5”, when Belfast hero Martin ‘Mac Man’ Lindsay attempts to snatch the British Featherweight title from reigning champion Paul Appleby on March 7 at the Ulster Hall in Belfast. The fascinating battle of unbeaten prospects will match Hayemaker star Lindsay against…
The annual Ring 8 holiday party, featuring an awards dinner and live music, will take place Sunday, December 21, starting at 1 PM/ET at Tony Mazzarella’s Waterfront Crabhouse at 2-03 Borden Avenue in Long Island City, New York.
Irish prospect Paul Hyland could be in line for a shock crack at European bantamweight champion Ian Napa. Hyland, 12-1, is set to challenge the Englishman if he defeats fellow Dubliner Eugene Heagney in their home city on Thursday, December 18. The Irish champion and Heagney settle their differences in a six rounder on the…
Stevie McGuire believes Brian Magee is ready for the taking in Saturday’s Vacant British Super-Middleweight Title showdown at the Brentwood Centre. McGuire (Glenrothes, Scotland) might be the underdog for the fight against Magee (Belfast, Northern Ireland) but he is not lacking confidence after a two-week training camp in Cyprus to get ready for the biggest…
Amateur standouts ‘The Saint’ George Groves and Michael Maguire will return to their old amateur stamping ground on Sunday, February 1, only this time they’ll be appearing at the illustrious York Hall in Bethnal Green as professionals. Now promising, unbeaten pros, Groves and Maguire will form part of “Hayemaker 4”, an intimate non-TV show at…
Darren Sutherland will have Georgi Iliev taped when he makes his long awaited professional debut at Dublin City University on December 18. The Olympic Bronze Medallist faces the Bulgarian who knocked out Castlebar’s Keith Cresham on a previous visit to Ireland in a six-round super-middleweight bout.
Longtime Don King Productions Vice President of Boxing Operations and Public Relations Bob Goodman will join his father Murray and Don King in the International Boxing Hall of Fame during induction weekend in Canastota, NY, set for June 11 through 14. Goodman celebrates a long career in boxing and has worked for King periodically since…
© Gene Blevins – Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions The welterweight division’s two most exciting fighters, three-time world champion Antonio Margarito and three-division world champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley, plan to open 2009 with an explosive world championship fight.
Undefeated WBC Super Lightweight Champion Timothy “Desert Storm†Bradley will be in Atlantic City this weekend to scout out his next opponent. Bradley will be ringside watching WBO Junior Welterweight Champion Kendall Holt defend his title against undefeated contender Demetrius Hopkins this Saturday night, televised live on Showtime from Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall.
Last Friday, December 5, 2008, two thousand excited fans once again packed the sold out arena at the Civic Center in the beautiful historical city of Laredo, Texas. Recon Garza Promotions in association with Los Dos Laredos Boxing Production and Cestus Management promoted the “Friday Nite Championship Boxing†event.
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing On Saturday night at a packed Trent FM Arena in Nottingham, England, Hennessy Sports promoted a fight night headlined by the vacant WBC Super Middleweight title clash between Carl ‘The Cobra’ Froch and Canadian Jean Pascal. Pascal entered the ring surrounded by his entourage holding his five…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Saturday night at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham, England, Hennessy Sports promoted a fantastic night of boxing which consisted of a superb undercard in support of the much anticipated clash between Carl Froch and Jean Pascal for the WBC Super Middleweight title. Making his pro debut…