Undefeated WBO world champions Oscar Valdez, Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez and Jessie Magdaleno will headline an exciting world championship event in separate title defenses, Saturday, April 22, under the stars at StubHub Center in Carson, CA. Produced and distributed live by Top Rank Pay-Per-View, the telecast will also feature the pro …
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Johnney Roye (for MGM Promotions) hosted a dinner show at Chorley Park Hall Hotel last night which featured 4 contests. The headliner should have been a 10-round contest for the Northern Area Light-Heavyweight title between Liam Conroy and Steve Cooper but a change of opponent meant the title would no …
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Two undefeated welterweight world champions tangled at Barclays Center in the American city of Brooklyn on Saturday night and after an entertaining scrap, one fighter emerged with the WBC and WBA titles around his waist. It was Keith Thurman, 28-0 (22), who kept his undefeated record intact after figuring out …
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Sunday night at the Barclays Center in New York, San Antonio native, Mario Barrios (18-0, 10 KOs), remained undefeated with a stellar performance, overcoming his opponent Yardley Suarez (20-7, 11 KOs) by sixth round TKO. With new trainer Virgil Hunter in his corner, Barrios executed his game plan to perfection …
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It’s T-Minus 14 days until Ireland’s Olympic hero Michael “Mick” Conlan celebrates St. Patrick’s Day by making his professional debut headlining a special card at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. Conlan’s pro debut, which will be as a featherweight, in a six-round bout against Tim Ibarra (4-4, 1 KO), …
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WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao received tremendous backlash from fans when it was announced recently that he would likely face little known Australian boxer Jeff Horn. In response to the criticism, Pacquiao asked fans to vote on social media as to whom should be his next opponent. The choices were …
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Ireland’s Olympic hero Michael “Mick” Conlan and undefeated welterweight contender Alex “El Cholo” Saucedo will host a Media Workout next week in Santa Monica, CA. Both fighters will be available for one-on-one interviews with the media before their respective workouts. Joining the fighters will be Conlan’s trainer, Manny Robles, and …
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In preparation for his upcoming fight this Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, undefeated super-lightweight prospect, Mario Barrios (17-0, 9 KOs) talks about moving up in weight, and the status of his career. Barrios will face Mexico’s Yardley Suarez (20-6, 11 KOs) in an eight-round bout, in only …
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Exciting light heavyweight contender Andrzej Fonfara has wrapped up training camp and is ready to battle former world champion Chad Dawson on Saturday, March 4 from Barclays Center, in front of the passionate Polish boxing fans in Brooklyn. The March 4 event is headlined by the highly anticipated welterweight world …
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Solihull boxer – Jordan Clayton – stepped up to an eight-round Super-Welterweight contest Saturday night and won on points 79-73 to take home the British Classic Challenge belt. Clayton, trained by Paul Webb (WEBB Boxing), dominated the fight with Lithuanian – Arvydas Trizno, only dropping the last round. The Errol …
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It was the usual party-atmosphere at Middleton Arena last night, as Pat Barrett (BlackFlash Promotions) hosted a four-card dinner show. Mark Heffron of Oldham scored a second round TKO over Christian Hoskin-Gomez of Plymouth in their scheduled 6-round Super-Middleweight contest. Heffron’s big punches were too much for the Plymouth man …
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The weekend’s biggest show takes place tonight at Legacy Arena in the US city of Birmingham, where local icon and WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder returns to the ring after a seven month absence. Wilder, 37-0 (36), makes his comeback against relatively unknown contender Gerald Washington, 18-0-1 (12), after original …
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