Stablemates Masibulele “Hawk†Makepula and Mhikiza “Showtime†Myekeni are both intent on flying high at Branco Sports Productions’ (BSP) “ Parade of Champions†boxing extravaganza at the Wembley Arena in Johannesburg on Friday, March 31st. The international boxing feast, co-hosted by the Gauteng Provincial Government as part of their campaign to showcase the province as…
Sports Network’s Championship Boxing event at the Braehead Arena on Saturday 25th March has unfortunately had to been cancelled. Last week Danny Williams replaced an injured Scott Harrison, who was originally scheduled to headline the show, but the Brixton heavyweight has himself suffered an injury over the weekend whilst in training for his fight.
Felix Sturm once again proved his skill in the ring, this time by outboxing the iron fisted Maselino Masoe to take the New Zealand based Samoan’s WBA Middleweight title on Saturday night at Hamburg’s Color Line Arena. The sharp punching Sturm managed to get in, score points and get out while avoiding most of Masoe’s…
The prospect of fighting before a packed house of predominately passionate Irish fans the night before St. Patrick’s Day doesn’t add any pressure according to the “Irish Express” headliner, “Ireland’s” John Duddy (15-0, 13 KOs). Duddy is a native of Derry, Northern Ireland now living in Queens (NY). The popular undefeated brawler battles veteran “Showtime”…
Cape Cod-based sports marketing veteran Hank Tuohy and businessman Dino Mitrokostas have teamed to form Alpha Omega Entertainment Group, Inc., the newest promoter of professional boxing and mixed martial arts shows.
Main Events put on a cracking five bout fightcard on Friday night at Schuetzen Park in North Bergen, NJ headlined by an exciting matchup of promising light middleweight prospects Giovanni Lorenzo vs. Archak TerMeliksetian. The two engaged in a spirited slugfest that didn’t go the distance but that was just part of the entertaining, well…
I recently had the opportunity to talk with Brandon Mitchem, 22-4 (8), a promising middleweight who recently made the move from Las Vegas to Kingston, NY. After taking some time off from the sport to pursue his academic studies and spend time with his family, the 28 year old makes his return to the ring…
Pugnacious Kicks Off Their 2006 Season on St. Patrick’s Day! Pugnacious Promotions is kicking off their 2006 boxing season at the Armory in Albany, NY on March 17th with a quality fightcard they’re calling “St. Patrick’s Day Showdown.” After an impressive 2005, the upstate New York based company is hoping to do more of the…
It’s England versus Argentina again when boxing wonderkid Amir Khan takes on Diego Alejandro Madole at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow on Saturday 25th March. The unbeaten Bolton hotshot has his seventh professional fight against the first South American opponent of his career and he knows that they come tough. England and Argentina have had…
WBO/IBF World Super-Middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe will lead the Wales team out at the Millennium Stadium today ahead of the RBS 6 Nations clash with Italy. The 33-year-old from Newbridge has been invited by the WRU to make a guest appearance at arguably the home of world sport following his magnificent unification fight victory over…
Tickets are now available for the World Championship Boxing event at Belfast’s Kings Hall on Saturday 20th May. WBO World Featherweight Champion Scott Harrison headlines the show in an explosive showdown against the dynamite-punching Domincan Republican Joan Guzman. Chief-support features an equally electric clash between Belfast hero Eamonn Magee against Takaloo for the WBU World…
Reports on the Internet suggest that Undisputed super lightweight world boxing champion Ricky “Hitman” Hatton will be making his next defence in the USA on May 13, with four boxers being considered as possible opponents in Vivian Harris, Naoufel Ben Rabah, Juan Lazcano and Lovemore Ndou. Team Fenech’s “Black Panther†Lovemore Ndou says there is…