Click for larger image Today promoters Chris Sanigar and Matchroom Sport announced a major boxing showdown pitting British and Commonwealth Middleweight Champion Scott Dann against dangerous former IBO Light Middleweight titlist Richard “The Secret” Williams. The two meet Wednesday, June 7 at The Pavillons in Plymouth, England supported by a full undercard featuring ex-WBF Light…
Click for larger image © James Slater / Saddo Boxing Ant Evans, publicist for Fight Academy, the promoters behind “Meltdown”, the rematch between IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Clinton Woods and hard as nails Australian challenger Jason DeLisle this Saturday, sat in the middle of the long table of fighters and trainers at the Hilton Hotel…
The Carl Froch-Brian Magee title fight has been scheduled for a couple of months now, the posters are out and the tickets are selling well. There has been plenty of talk from Team Magee but not a word from the champion. This is a man who has never been frightened to voice his opinions claiming…
Dave Stewart will take a world of experience into his challenge for the vacant British lightweight title on the Hennessy Sports Twenty Four event at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on Friday night. The 30-year-old, who takes on training partner and friend Lee Meager, has competed and trained all over the globe as an…
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing is proud to announce the hiring of Brad Jacobs as its new Senior Vice-President of Operations and Development. Jacobs comes to Star Boxing after a successful six year stint as the senior advisor to future Hall of Fame boxer Roy Jones Jr. and Jones’ promotional company Square Ring Inc. Star Boxing…
DiBella Entertainment will bring boxing fans a star-studded evening of New York’s premier pugilists as Broadway Boxing Presented by Turning Stone Resort and Casino returns to the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center on Friday night, May 19th. The stellar card is headlined by Spanish Harlem’s Edgar “El Chamaco†Santana (17-2, 12 KO’s), who squares off…
Big John Poore, of Boothwyn, PA, goes for his 18th victory in 19 pro fights when he boxes Demetrice King, of Flint, MI, in the scheduled eight-round heavyweight semifinal Friday evening, June 16, at the New Alhambra, Swanson & Ritner Streets next to Forman Mills, in South Philadelphia. First of seven fights at 7.30 p.m….
Northeast Promotions in association with El Paso Professional Baseball LP presents ESPN 2 “Friday Night Fights†live from Cohen Stadium in El Paso, Texas on May 26, 2006. Headlining the bout in a 12 round USBA Welterweight title fight, will be Delvin Rodriguez (18 – 1 – 1 10 KO’s) Danbury, CT vs. Luis Hernandez…
Jon Thaxton is one of the most exciting fighters in Britain regardless of weight class. The stocky, Norwich based fighter has faced some of the country’s best lightweights and light welters but he’s probably best known for giving Ricky Hatton perhaps the Mancunian’s toughest fight to date. Thaxton will be facing undefeated lightweight Jorge Daniel…
On Wednesday, 17 May at Aussie Stadium in Sydney, two of the biggest names in Australian boxing will clash in what is seen to be the biggest fight in the history of Australia. In one corner you have former rugby league star Anthony Mundine. No one in the world today could have dreamed that he…
This Saturday evening in Boston, Manchester’s Ricky Hatton makes his first appearance at 147 pounds when he takes on WBA Welterweight champion Luis Collazo. The 27 year old Hatton is unbeaten in forty professional fights with thirty knockouts. He is also a former WBA and IBF junior welterweight champion having beaten the great Kostya Tszyu…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Legendary British trainer Billy Graham has coached many accomplished boxers during his career such as Carl Thompson, Michael Brodie, Michael Gomez and others but the Manchester based “Preacher” is at the height of his powers at the moment with his fighter Ricky Hatton posed to…