Henry Coyle says he will be fulfilling a lifetime’s ambition when he steps between the ropes at the Breaffy House Resort, Castlebar, Co. Mayo on the Hunky Dorys Fight Night on November 15. It will be the Mayo man’s first pro outing on home soil and it couldn’t be much closer to home for his…
In preparation for the HBO Boxing After Dark bill tonight at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, CA, all participants weighed in yesterday. HBO will televise the contest live at 10:05PM ET/PT, delayed on West Coast. WBC Interim Super Welterweight Championship: 12 rounds Alex Bunema: 152.5 lb Sergio Martinez: 154 lb
Back in action October 18, 2008 is Philadelphia tough kid, Danny “Swift” Garcia as he showcases his skills on the Bernard Hopkins vs Kelly Pavlik card televised live on HBO PPV. The young 20 year old undefeated prospect will enter the ring with a perfect record of 7-0 (6). In his last fight, Garcia stopped…
IBF Cruiserweight Champion Steve “USS†Cunningham, 21-1 (11), and Polish-born former world champion Tomasz Adamek, 35-1 (24) will attend the 71st Annual Pulaski Day Parade on Sunday, October 5 on 5th Ave. in New York City, N.Y.
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Wednesday at the smart Novotel City South Hotel, near London Bridge in England’s capital, media were assembled to a press reception that officially announced Robert Smith as the new General Secretary of the British Boxing Board of Control. Currently acting as the assistant General Secretary – Mr. Smith takes…
Click for larger image © Wayne Barrall / Everyday Images James De La Rosa tipped the scales at 149 pounds and Tim Coleman tipped the scales at 147 pounds during Thursday’s weigh in at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center in Salisbury, Md. Hometown favorite Fernando Guerroro measured 159.75 pounds while Tyrone Watson weighed in…
© Naoki Fukuda With 10 days to go before the toughest fight of his career, “Bad” Chad Dawson prepares for the IBF/IBO Light Heavyweight title fight against “The Magic Man” Antonio Tarver.
Rugged spoiler “King” Henry Castle has torn through four opponents over the past year, turning his career around on the strength of solid performances to earn a shot at one of the top lightweights in the UK. The 29 year old former amateur standout meets Graham Earl in a crucial crossroads battle at London’s York…
Arthur Abraham 160 lbs. Raul Marquez 160 lbs. (IBF Middleweight Championship) Enad Licina 197 lbs. Otis Griffin 186 ½ lbs. (IBF Intercontinental Cruiserweight Championship)
Herbie Hide will have his first fight in Britain for four years in a non-title eight round bout at the Norfolk Showground in Norwich on Saturday, 4th October. The former world heavyweight champion boxes in an eight-round bout against Aleksejs Kosobokovs (Latvia), who has won two of his last three fights by first round stoppage…
Jon Thaxton believes victory over Juan Carlos Diaz Melero on Saturday will put him in contention for the World Lightweight title. Norwich’s former British champion faces Juan Carlos Diaz Melero of Spain for the vacant European Lightweight title at the Norfolk Showground as top of the bill on the Hennessy Sport’s show live on ITV4…
From WBC President José Sulaimán: “400 people have registered to attend the World Boxing Council’s 46th Annual Convention, to be held in Chengdu, China, from November 2 to November 8.