Saturday night’s middleweight unification clash at New York’s Madison Square Garden didn’t turn out to be the epic barnburner that many were expecting when Gennady Golovkin and Danny Jacobs touched gloves but it did solidify Golovkin’s position as the top man at 160 pounds. Jacobs, 32-2 (29), turned southpaw and mounted a late surge to…
Teiken Promotions and Top Rank, have begun negotiations for the vacant WBA middleweight title clash between interim WBA middleweight champion Hassan N’Dam and undefeated No. 2 world-rated contender Ryota Murata. “While N’Dam wants the fight to take place in France, Mr. Honda and I think this fight would do extremely well in Japan and we…
Unbeaten Cuban prospect Leduan Barthelemy (12-0, 6 KOs) will square-off against Reynaldo Blanco (14-3, 8 KOs) in a 10-round super featherweight contest that headlines Premier Boxing Champions “Toe To Toe Tuesdays” on FS1 and “Boxeo De Campeones” on Fox Deportes, Tuesday, March 28 from Robinson Rancheria Resort and Casino in Nice, California. Televised coverage begins…
It was a real St. Patrick’s day party atmosphere at Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, last night, when James Lindemann promoted a seven card show in which Sam Hyde of Sale made short work of Croatian Tomislav Rudan – scoring a second round KO. Results as follows. Sam Hyde (Sale) v Tomislav Rudan (Sibenik, Croatia) 8…
Tonight, it could be lights out for either Gennady “GGG” Golovkin or Danny “The Miracle Man” Jacobs as the two middleweights clash in a much awaited middleweight world title unification contest between two massive punchers at New York’s renowned Madison Square Garden. Golovkin, 36-0 (33), the most feared boxer in the world today, is unquestionably…
Top Rank announced today the signing of 2016 Olympic light welterweight gold medalist Fazliddin “Fayzi†Gaibnazarov to an exclusive long-term promotional agreement. Gaibnazarov, shrugging off significant height and reach disadvantages, stunned skillful Cuban-born opponent Lorenzo Sotomayor to pull off the upset, winning the gold via split decision. Gaibnazarov is the seventh 2016 Olympian to join…
At Preston Guild Hall last night, local man Scot Fitzgerald won the Super-Welterweight International Challenge Title by stopping Lithuanian Andrej Cepur in round 4. Cepur did well to survive the stinging body-shots but was taking too much punishment from ‘Fitzy’ and Referee Darren Sarginson waved the contest off mid-way through the fourth. The second title…
Ireland’s Olympic hero Michael “Mick” Conlan and undefeated welterweight contender Alex “El Cholo” Saucedo held a Media Workout today at Wild Card West Boxing Club. Before their respective workouts, both fighters spoke with the media about their upcoming fights at Madison Square Garden. Joining the fighters were Conlan’s trainer, Manny Robles, and filmmaker Peter Berg,…
After stopping former world champion Chad Dawson (34-5, 19 KOs) with a stunning tenth-round TKO, WBC #8 light-heavyweight contender Andrzej Fonfara, (29-4, 17 KOs), is welcoming challenges from everyone in the top ten. “I’m looking forward to my next fight and the possibilities that have opened up with my victory over Chad Dawson,” said Fonfara….
Unbeaten light heavyweight prospect Ahmed Elbiali (14-0, 11 KOs) will take on Brazil’s Jackson Junior (20-7, 18 KOs) while unbeaten welterweight Jamontay Clark (10-0, 6 KOs) meets Japan’s Gaku Takahashi (15-6-1, 7 KOs) in a pair of eight round bouts featured on Premier Boxing Champions “Toe To Toe Tuesdays” on FS1 and “Boxeo De Campeones”…
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 debut of U.S. Olympic silver…
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 longer be contested and Conroy…