WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder is deep into training camp as he prepares for his blockbuster rematch against Cuban slugger Luis “King Kong” Ortiz taking place Saturday, November 23 in the Fox Sports PBC Pay-Per-View main event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Recently, Wilder showed his talents…
Errol Johnson’s BCB Promotions’ event billed as ‘Stokin the fire’ attracted a big and rowdy crowd on Saturday night – largely made up of Nathan Heaney supporters. The atmosphere for the main event was fantastic! The packed Kings Hall filled with the sounds of ‘My my my Delilah’ as the standing, singing, crowd watched Heaneys…
Saturday night at the King’s Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, Carl Greaves Promotion in association with Scott Lawton’s Impact Boxing, hosted a night of boxing billed as ‘Raising the Bar’. The headliner saw Liam Berrisford (Meir) step-up to 8 rounds against Jordan Ellison (Seaham, Co.Durham) winning on points 77-75. Ellison sustained a cut to the right brow in…
Over the the last six-days, five highly-regarded fighters under the Split-T Management banner registered victories to remain undefeated. Thursday night at The Foxwoods Resort in Connecticut, heavyweight Stephen Shaw scored three knockdowns en-route to a fourth round stoppage over Willie Jake Jr. Shaw dropped Jake in each of the first three frames, and the fight…
2016 Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandez recently returned to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs to train and spar with members of Team USA’s 2019 Elite Men’s team. “To be honest,” he said, “it was crazy. I hadn’t been back since the Olympics. It was like starting all over again. I…
NOW Boxing Promotions, owned and operated by Cameron Dunkin, has announced the signing of undefeated lightweight prospect Alejandro “Pork Chop” Guerrero to an exclusive promotional contract. For many years, Dunkin was known as one of the preeminent managers and talent evaluators in boxing. The 2007 BWAA Manager of the Year guided the careers of 34…
Undefeated lightweight prospect Michael Dutchover returns to ShoBox: The New Generation seeking to make a statement win in his homecoming fight against Thomas Mattice in the 10-round main event of a three-fight telecast on Friday, September 20 live on Showtime (10:30 p.m. ET/PT) from La Hacienda Event Center in Midland, Texas. The fast-rising Texan prospect…
USA Boxing and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee have awarded the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing to Lake Charles, Louisiana. Scheduled for Dec. 7-15, 2019, the trials will be held at the Lake Charles Civic Center, with the finals taking place at the Golden Nugget Lake Charles Hotel.
IBF Welterweight Champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. and WBC Welterweight Champion “Showtime” Shawn Porter went face to face Tuesday in Los Angeles at a press conference to preview their 147-pound championship unification that headlines a Fox Sports PBC Pay-Per-View on Saturday, September 28 from Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Boston Boxing Promotions is excited to announce that Sully Erna, lead singer for multi-platinum hard rock band Godsmack, will take on a new role this Friday, August 16 at Scars for Scars – an evening of professional boxing to benefit The Scars Foundation. The event takes place at Nashua Community College in Nashua, NH. Doors…
The Finnish lightweight contender Edis Tatli (32–3) scored a unanimous decision victory over Nicaraguan Berman “La Cobra†Sanchez (29-9–3) on Saturday 10th August in Savonlinna, Finland. It was an one-sided affair with Tatli controlling the action from start to finish. This was Tatli’s first fight since his KO loss against Teofimo Lopez in April.
An incredible night of boxing just got even more spectacular as unbeaten rising star Mario “El Azteca” Barrios will meet fellow unbeaten Batyr Akhmedov for the WBA Super Lightweight Title and rugged veteran Josesito López battles battle-hardened brawler John Molina Jr. in a 10-round welterweight attraction as part of undercard action on the FOX Sports…