Boxing News Boxing News

Cobridge middleweight boxer Danny Johnston will face Howard Clarke the veteran of 106 professional fights when he turns out at Stoke’s Kings Hall on Saturday. Still ranked as high as 27 in the super-middleweight division, Clarke is the only man to have beaten the highly rated Ross Minter (son of …

World-rated super featherweight Guadalupe “Bronco” Rosales headlines Saturday night’s (Feb. 24) “Boxing At The Coliseum,” a professional boxing series showcasing Dominican Republic prospects, at the Carlos “Teo” Cruz Coliseum in Santo Domingo. The boxing card will be immediately followed by a concert featuring local performers. Mexican and Mundo Hispano champion …

Heading into the final week of preparation for his IBF world title fight, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero feels he’s ready for battle as he face’s off against Spend Abazi (35-1) of Denmark. Fighting overseas for the first time Guerrero stated, “Traveling across the Atlantic to fight for a world title …

Photos ©Jane Warburton At a press conference yesterday at a casino in downtown Manchester, England, Ricky “Hitman” Hatton confirmed June 23 as the date that he will defend his IBO Light Welterweight title against ex-lightweight world champion Jose Luis Castillo. Dennis Hobson, head of Hatton’s British promoters, Fight Academy, was …

“The Revenge,” headlined by WBA cruiserweight champion Virgil “Quicksilver” Hill (50-5, 23 KOs) against challenger Henry “The Gentleman” Maske (30-1, 11 KOs), will be broadcast live March 31 in the United States on cable and satellite pay-per-view from Munich, Germany starting at 4 PM/ET, 1 PM/PT. The event is being …

Unbeaten B.J. Flores has become a belt collector and he plans to add another piece of hardware to his growing display case on March 2 when he challenges IBA super cruiserweight champion “Punchin'” Pat Nwamu in the 12-round co-feature on “Qwest for Greatness, co-promoted by Silverhawk Championship Boxing and Knockout …

There was big attendance at the newly reconstructed Wembley Arena in London on Saturday night for the European Union Heavyweight title fight between reigning champion Michael Sprott and former Olympic Gold Medallist Audley “A Force” Harrison. Also on offer for the winner was the vacant English Heavyweight title. The unpopular …

Last night on the undercard of the Michael Sprott – Audley Harrison contest at London’s Wembley Arena, Australia’s Michael Katsidis met former British Champion Graham Earl in a thrilling contest for the Interim WBO Lightweight title. Katsidis struck paydirt in the very first round, hammering Earl to the canvas with …

Last night at the Hammerstein Ballroom In New York, Paulie Malignaggi made a successful return to boxing after suffering a physically damaging loss to Miguel Cotto last summer by soundly outpointing Edner Cherry over ten rounds at light welter. On the undercard, light middleweight Sechew Powell made his own comeback …

Photo ©Jane Warburton/SaddoBoxing It may have been a cold night but there was warm support at the Kirkcaldy Ice Arena, Fife, Scotland for British and Commonwealth Welterweight Champion Kevin Anderson as he faced challenger Ali Nuumbembe last night on a Barry Hearn Promotion televised by Sky Sports. This marked the …

Photos ©Tom Casino/Showtime Despite near-frigid conditions outside, the action was scorching, sizzling and sweltering inside as undefeated southpaw Mike “Machine Gun’’ Oliver (18-0, seven KOs) retained his USBA junior featherweight title with an unpopular, hotly disputed 12-round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Gary “Kid” Stark Jr. (18-1, eight KOs) in …

Poster ©Hennessy Sports Jon Thaxton will fight in Norwich for the first time in eighteen months when he makes the first defence of his British Lightweight Title against Scott Lawton on Friday March 16th live on Sky Sports. The pair will square off on a Hennessy Sports promotion at the …