Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) and Gestev have jointly announced that the February 24 mega-showdown featuring Lucian Bute challenging WBC Silver light heavyweight champion Eleider “Storm” Alvarez in the 12-round main event, will air live worldwide on pay per view from Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada. In addition to Alvarez defending his WBC Silver title…
Undefeated rising star Erickson “Hammer” Lubin will take on once-beaten knockout artist Jorge Cota in the co-feature bout of Showtime Championship Boxing on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, Saturday, March 4 from Barclays Center, live on CBS from 9-11 p.m. ET/6-8 p.m. PT. The broadcast, which will be just the second prime time boxing…
Light heavyweight contender, Andrzej Fonfara (28-4, 16 KOs) is enjoying his time with new coach, BWAA 2012 trainer of the year Virgil Hunter. The two have been working together at for the last few months and Fonfara says he’s learning new training methods from Hunter that are helping him improve his game.
Undefeated super-middleweight contender, Caleb “Sweet Hands” Plant (14-0, 10 KOs), will be making his 2017 debut on the Deontay Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) vs. Gerald Washington (18-0-1, 12 KOs) card, taking place at the Legacy Arena, in Birmingham, Alabama on February 25. Plant will headline his own show on Fox Sports 1 against an opponent…
Two seasoned veterans and a newcomer came out of the weekend as big winners of major world titles, overcoming opposition Las Vegas and California on Saturday. Featherweight Leo Santa Cruz turned the tables on arch-rival Carl Frampton in a rematch to their 2016 showdown in New York’s famed Madison Square Garden. This time the bout…
The spotlight lands in familiar venue tonight as Las Vegas’ famed MGM Grand plays host to the much awaited rematch between Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz for the WBA featherweight “super” title along with a WBC lightweight title clash between champion Dejan Zlaticanin and challenger Mikey Garcia. Frampton, 23-0 (14), and Santa Cruz, 32-1-1…
Light heavyweight contender Andrzej Fonfara, (28-4, 16 KOs), has entered the world of Pilates as he plans to take his career to new heights. Born in Poland and now training in the Bay Area of California, with coach Virgil Hunter, Fonfara believes the Pilates regimen will improve his boxing career on many different levels.
Ireland’s Olympic hero Michael “Mick” Conlan will celebrate 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 junior featherweight, in a six-round bout against Tim Ibarra (4-4, 1 KOs), of Denver, is set for Friday, March 17…
This past Saturday in her pro debut at the San Antonio Shrine Auditorium, on the “Famoso’s Night of Champions” card in San Antonio, TX, hometown native, Selina “Aztec Queen” Barrios (1-0, 1 KO), scored a spectacular first round knockout against Tammy Franks (2-27-1). Barrios took charge from the opening bell as she went right at…
Sanigar Events presents ‘Great Expectations’ a night of Championship Boxing at The Dolman Hall, Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol featuring the best up and coming West Country talent. The ever popular Dan Sarkozi will headline the show in an eight round contest against former foe Daza Usher from Oxford. The last time the pair clashed in…
Saturday night, at the Guildhall, Preston, Poxon Sports in association with Neil Marsh Promotions hosted a night of championship boxing for ITV4. It was a great night featuring nine contests and including two title bouts. Robbie Davies Jnr of Kirkby, Merseyside, successfully defended the WBA Continental Super-Lightweight Title by stopping Zoltan Szabo of Budapest in…
Erislandy Lara, the WBA/IBO 154-pound champion, scored two knockouts in his match against Yuri Foreman in Miami on Premier Championship Boxing on Spike TV last Friday night, one in the ring to retain his world titles and another in the ratings. An average of 547,000 viewers, with a peak audience of 707,000, tuned in to…