Fans of boxing, prepare your agenda: The WBC and lineal light heavyweight world title fight between the champion Adonis “Superman” Stevenson (29-1-1, 24 KOs) and the mandatory challenger, Oleksandr “The Nail” Gvozdyk (15-0-0, 12 KOs), will be held December 1 at Videotron Center in Quebec City. IBF super welterweight mandatory challenger Marie-Eve Dicaire (13-0-0, 0…
WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder will defend his title against lineal champion Tyson Fury in a blockbuster matchup of undefeated heavyweights Saturday, December 1 live on pay-per-view. The contracts have been signed and the promotional tour will kickoff in London on Oct. 1 and continue with stops in New York City and Los Angeles.
Bristol’s Lee Haskins has landed a great opportunity to get back into the world title mix when he faces Kenny Demecillo in a final eliminator for the IBF Title on 21st October. The fight will be promoted by boxing royalty Manny Pacquiao and will take place in Manilla, Philippines. The winner will be the mandatory…
At the Kings Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, last night, Carl Greaves Promotions in association with Scott Lawton and Impact Boxing – hosted a show which featured seven contests. The headliner saw local man – Kaash Buttery of Burslem – secure a 60-54 points win over likeable Liam Richards of Melksham. The fast-paced contest saw Buttery use a…
The boxing world mourns again as Enzo Calzaghe, MBE, dies aged 69. The father and trainer of son – former World Champion Joe Calzaghe – sadly passed away yesterday. Italian-born Enzo trained many a boxer at the Newbridge Gym in South Wales – including Enzo Maccarinelli and Gavin Rees. Our condolences to the Calzaghe family…
At the Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, on Saturday night, Marc Leach of Salford won an English Bantamweight Title Eliminator by stopping Louis Norman in round 2. Norman was on the canvas three times before Referee John Latham waved the fight off – with the Shepshed man looking dazed as he stood for the count. Livewire Leach…
Tonight, World Middleweight Champion and boxing’s superhero Gennady “GGG†Golovkin makes his 21st and division record-breaking title defense. It’s taken nearly one year but Golovkin will finally get the rematch he and the world have craved, against former two-division world champion Saul “Canelo†Alvarez. And what a long strange trip it’s been to get here….
The old saying “Like Father, Like Son” will be evident this Friday night at SugarHouse Casino as Tyrone Crawley Jr. battles Ricardo Garcia (14-3, 9 KOs) for the WBF Junior Welterweight championship. The eight-round bout will headline a 10-bout card that is promoted by King’s Promotions. Crawley (7-1) of Philadelphia has had an excellent camp…
Top 147-pound contender Yordenis Ugas and Argentine slugger Cesar Barrionuevo will battle in a WBC welterweight title eliminator while unbeaten Polish heavyweight contender Adam Kownacki will face former heavyweight champion Charles Martin in a 10-round attraction as part of a tripleheader live on Showtime Saturday, September 8 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Barclays…
Welterweight contender Jamal James will return to action in his hometown as he takes on Mexico’s Mahonry Montes in the main event of an exciting night of Premier Boxing Champions on Fox and Fox Deportes action Friday, August 24 from the Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The telecast begins at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT and…
Despite the David Price fight being cancelled – it was still a great night at Bolton Friday night. The Johnney Roye – MTK Promotions show at the Bolton Whites Hotel (Macron Stadium) was slimmed down to nine fights in total but featured a couple of crackers. Home boxer Ben Sheedy of Sale faced uber-motivated Matthew…
At the Greenbank Sports Academy, Liverpool, last night, MTK Promotions hosted a show which featured five contests. A thrilling headlining bout saw a Liverpool Derby between locals Brian Philips and Nick Ball. Punches were flying in from both men – with each finding success but Phillips took a head shot in the second which shook…