Undefeated world middleweight champion Kelly “The Ghost†Pavlik returns to his old haunt, Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall, where he first captured the world title, Saturday, June 7, in his first world title defense. Pavlik faces a mandatory sentence when he rumbles with No. 1 contender and mandatory challenger, Welshman Gary “The Rocket†Lockett, who will…
© Aidan Walsh Paul McCloskey and Cesar Bazan both weighed in at the first time of asking ahead of tomorrow nights Hunky Dorys Fight Night at the Letterkenny Leisure Centre. The full weigh in details are below.
In front of 8,874 fans on a Don King promotion at the Scottrade Ceter in St. Louis, IBF Light Middleweight Champion Cory Spinks was outworked by 38 year old three time former world champion Verno Phillips, who scored a split decision upset victory by scores of 116-112, 115-113 and 113-115. “I felt good, just a…
Tonight at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England, super flyweight Andy Bell aims to succeed where fellow Doncaster native Jamie McDonnell failed by beating Chris Edwards to become the first British champion to hail from the South Yorkshire town since Jon Jo Irwin was the domestic featherweight ruler back in the late 1990s. The bill…
**With Slideshow And Full Audio Stream** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Today, at the Empire Casino, Leicester Square, London, Frank Maloney Promotions hosted a press conference to officially announce IBO Light Welter Champion Ricky Hatton’s next fight against tough Mexican American Juan Lazcano on May 24 at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester,…
2007 was a year that many of us will always consider one of boxingʼs best. We had Joe Calzaghe vs. Mikkel Kessler to decide the best super middleweight in the world once and for all, Israel Vazquez versus Rafael Marquez in the second bout of their trilogy, Floyd Mayweather Jr faced not only Oscar De…
Fresh off of his dominating performance against four-time world title challenger Jameel “Big Time†McCline, two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman†Ruiz (43-7-1, 29 KOs) has fought himself back into position for another world title shot.
IBF Light Middleweight Title Champion Cory Spinks: 153 lb Challenger Verno Phillips: 153 lb
Promoter Don King stages the “Pride of St. Louis” boxing event at Scottrade Center in St. Louis tonight where in a groundbreaking move, the following four matches can be seen live at donkingtv.com for free beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, except where it is blocked in the St. Louis area.
It has been almost a year since Danish super featherweight prospect Kim Poulsen lost what many felt was a very questionable decision to Frenchman Tony Jourda. Since then Poulsen has racked up four clear consecutive victories while waiting for his opportunity to get his revenge against Jourda, and that opportunity will come on April 4…
Daniel Herdman is confident there will be no repeat of his nightmare professional debut when he has his third paid fight at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on Friday, April 4. The Stevenage boxer is part of the undercard on the Hennessy Sports show which features Jonathan Thaxton of Norwich against European lightweight champion…
WBC Female Fighter of the Year and current minimumweight champion, Carina “La Reina” Moreno will be honored at the First Annual Salute to Women’s Boxing ceremony set to take place this Sunday March 30, 2008 at the Commerce Casino located at 6131 E. Telegraph Road, City of Commerce, California.