One of the most eagerly anticipated fights of 2017 will air exclusively live on BoxNation when undefeated welterweight hotshots Danny Garcia and Keith Thurman meet in a world title unification clash on March 4th. Taking place in New York, the pair will do battle in a matchup which already has fights fans licking their lips…
Super middleweight champion Badou Jack spoke to media in Las Vegas Thursday, just days before he travels across the country for his world title unification showdown against James DeGale on Saturday, January 14 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn and live on Showtime. Televised coverage begins at 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT with super featherweight world…
On March 18, Victory Boxing Promotions and Rumble in Rio team up to present a night of charity boxing at the Albuquerque Convention Center in New Mexico. The card kicks off with eight amateur “guns & hoses” bouts between New Mexico Police and Firefighters who will fight to benefit the Jim Franklin Bike Giveaway Program…
We were all saddled with a bit of an unsatisfying feeling with the way 2016 left us boxing fans. That lackluster year saw a controversial decision by judges in the Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward bout, a world champion in Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, who relegated his belt instead of facing Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and finally,…
50,000 tickets were sold in the first period of ticket sales for the World Heavyweight unification blockbuster between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko, which takes place on April 29 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. Tickets, which were available across Club Wembley, Matchroom Fightpass and on general sale via Wembley and StubHub, have now sold…
Moroccan amateur boxing sensation Mohammed Rabii will make his long anticipated professional debut February 18, fighting at home in Casablanca, at the Complexe de Sportif Mohammed V Arena. The 23-year-old Rabii represented Morocco at this year’s Olympic Games in Brazil, where he captured a bronze medal in the welterweight division, losing a disputed decision (0-3)…
WBA Super welterweight champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara (23-2-2, 13 KOs) will take on former world champion Yuri Foreman (34-2, 10 KOs) in a world title showdown that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on Spike on Friday, January 13 from Hialeah Park Racing and Casino in Miami.
Saturday featured a full card of world title action and we head to the famed Manchester Arena in Emgland to kick things off. National hero Anthony Joshua, 18-0 (18), continued his reign as IBF heavyweight champion by hammering out challenger Eric Molina, 25-4 (19), in three rounds. America’s Molina was outgunned from the start and…
Undefeated Swedish dangerman Anthony Yigit believes he will break Lenny Daws’ dream of winning the European Super-Lightweight title and knock him out in their showdown on Saturday 17th December at the Westcroft Leisure Centre in Carshalton. British hero Daws aims to finally capture the title on his third attempt after being robbed twice previously of…
IBF Bantamweight Champion Lee Haskins has been forced to withdraw from his upcoming world title defence in Kyoto, Japan on 31st December against Shohei Omori due to a leg injury sustained in training. Initial medical reports have stated that Haskins should be able to resume full training in early January 2017 Lee Haskins expresses his…
Talk is cheap, responds the champion. Tatli and Lancia will clash for the EBU lightweight title in Helsinki on 17th December. It’s not an easy task to challenge the champion in his home ring, but Italian contender Manuel Lancia (14–1–1) doesn’t mind. He’s confident that he can claim the European Boxing Union’s lightweight title anywhere…
Junior featherweight world champion and Brooklyn-native Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano (30-1-1, 23 KOs) is set to battle former two-division world champion Yazmin Rivas (35-9-1, 10 KOs) in the first nationally televised women’s world title bout in nearly a decade on Saturday, January 14, live on Showtime Extreme from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The last…