Former standout amateur Sam Sexton insists he can be the new face of British heavyweight boxing and give the domestic division a much-needed boost. The Norwich fighter is in Germany sparring with Richel Hersisia, the Dutchman who was out-pointed by London’s 2000 Olympic gold medallist Audley Harrison in 2004, ahead of his fifth professional fight…
Opportunity Knocks for 12 fighters who appear on the Simone Maludrottu vs Ian Napa support card at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre in London on Friday 9 March. Maludrottu and Napa meet to decide the European Bantamweight title on a card that includes the much hyped fifth professional appearance of Scott Belshaw, “The man who was…
Gallagher’s Steak House in midtown was the packed venue to get fight week underway, as the Russian heavyweights head to Madison Square Garden’s Theater this Saturday night, March 10. Sultan Ibragimov (19-0-1, 16 KO’s) will be in the main event against Mexican star Javier Mora (21-3-1, 17 KO’s), while Roman Greenberg (24-0, 17 KO’s) takes…
Unbeaten cruiserweight B.J. “El Peligroso” Flores has positioned himself to crack the top 15 ratings in boxing’s major organizations, primarily based on his last four performances against quality opponents, registering a pair of first-round TKOs and two unanimous 12-round decision victories.
Unbeaten middleweight Tarvis Simms will face Canadian Daniel Stanisavljevic in the main event of “March Badness at the Riveredge” in Reading, PA on Saturday March 10. Tarvis, the identical twin brother of WBA light middleweight champion Travis Simms, is coming off a 23 month layoff due to legal problems with his former promoter.
Edgar Santana (20-2, 13 KO’s), the popular fixture on Broadway Boxing, makes his return to Madison Square Garden this Saturday night, March 10, as one of the co-features on the Ibragimov-Mora fight card. “El Chamaco†has reeled off fourteen straight wins in New York and has his sights set on his fifteenth consecutive victory on…
Click for larger image © Michael Worden / Saddo Boxing WBC Super Featherweight Champion Marco Antonio Barrera, 63-4 (42), opened up his camp to the media as he finalizes training for his March 17 HBO PPV bout against two time world featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez, 46-3-1 (35), at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, According…
“You are the Weakest Link, Goodbye!†This past Saturday night saw a different round-by-round challenge for our very own Ricky Hatton as he faced the very stern looking Anne Robinson in the weekly quiz programme “The Weakest Link”. A special edition of the show featured sporting celebrities, including British Olympic javelin thrower Steve Backley. Raising…
So you wanna be a fighter? Well, do I have a fight for you! One out if every 150 children born in this world today is born with the brain disorder called Autism, the fasting moving epidemic to hit this world since the beginning of time and at the rate it’s growing the whole world…
Carl Froch believes a marquee all-British clash with WBO super-middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe can happen and hopes his next fight will be good preparation for a possible future showdown with the Welshman. The British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion can edge closer to earning a world title final eliminator if he beats Russian Sergey Tatevosyan…
European bantamweight champion Simone Maludrottu has landed in England prior to his showdown with Hackney man Ian Napa this Friday, March 2 at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre in London. Maludrottu, the “Sardinian Silencer”, has won his last 18 contests, including six straight European title defenses and promises to leave his mark on challenger Napa.
Marc Callaghan challenges Esham Pickering for the vacant British Super-Bantamweight Title on March 16 confident of continuing his career’s recent momentum after recovering from a family tragedy. Callaghan knows he will be underdog when he climbs into the ring for the co-main event along with Jonathan Thaxton’s British Lightweight Title defence against Scott Lawton at…