Sean ‘Masher’ Dodd will challenge Scotty Cardle for the British Lightweight title at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on November 7, live on Sky Sports. Dodd earned his shot at the unbeaten Lytham St. Annes’ champion with a gutsy win over Gary Buckland at the Liverpool Olympia in September, stepping …
Read More »Aussie Hammond Sends KO Message To Welterweight Division
Cameron Hammond sent a message to the rest of the welterweight division with a stunning knockout of Thai southpaw Denkamon Pakdee Gym in Perry Park, New South Wales, on Saturday night, October 3. The 2012 Olympian dominated the contest from the opening bell, scoring a knockdown in the fifth and …
Read More »DeGale To Defend IBF Crown Against Bute In Canada
James DeGale MBE will defend his IBF Super Middleweight title against former champion Lucian Bute at the Videotron Center in Quebec on November 28, live on Sky Sports in the UK and on Showtime in the U.S. and Canada. DeGale has spent his career re-writing the boxing record books and …
Read More »World Weekend Boxing Roundup: Postol, Broner, Pedraza Win
It was a good Saturday night at the fights at two locations in America and we kick off this week’s report at the outdoor venue StubHub Center in Carson, California. That’s where upstart contender Viktor Postol, 28-0 (12), shocked former world title challenger Lucas Matthysse, 37-4 (34), with a tenth …
Read More »Showtime Announces Autumn 2015 Broadcast Lineup
Showtime Sports will present seven live boxing telecasts in a span of just eight weeks to close out 2015, including three presentations of Showtime Championship Boxing, a Showtime Boxing International telecast and three installments of ShoBox: The New Generation. The seven telecasts will air live on Showtime and will feature …
Read More »Broner Finally Talks To Media Ahead Of Allakhverdiev Fight
Two days before Adrien Broner goes for his fourth world title in his home state of Ohio, Broner and his opponent, Russia’s Khabib Allakhverdiev participated in a final press conference Thursday at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. Former three-division world champion Broner (30-2, 22 KOs) returns to his …
Read More »Irish Hit Squad Lands In Qatar Ready For Tournament Action
Ireland’s seven-strong amateur boxing squad arrived in Doha, Qatar from their training camp in Assisi, Italy this afternoon ahead of opening bell for the AIBA World Elite Men’s Championships and Olympic qualifiers. Boxing at the 18th edition of the tournament begins in Doha next Tuesday.
Read More »Pro Boxing Returns To Cape Cod Area November 28
Professional boxing will return to Cape Cod for the second time this calendar year on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Barnstable High School. In the main event, Northeast Heavyweight Champion Jesse Barboza (10-1-1, 6 KO’s) will put his title on the line in an eight-round fight against an opponent to …
Read More »Fortuna Blitzes Velazquez In Ten To Retain Super Feather Crown
Javier “El Abejon” Fortuna (29-0-1, 21 KOs) used a relentless attack to stop Carlos “Twin Dream” Velasquez (19-2, 12 KOs) in the tenth-round and retain his super featherweight world title on Premier Boxing Champions(PBC) Toe-To-Toe Tuesdays on FS1 and Boxeo De Campeones on Fox Deportes from The Pearl Theater at …
Read More »Can Gavin Regain British Belt By Defeating Eggington?
Sam Eggington and Frankie Gavin pull no punches in Matchroom Boxing’s exclusive extended promo video for their clash for the British and Commonwealth titles on Saturday October 17 at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham, live on Sky Sports. Eggington puts his belts on the line in this all-Birmingham affair and …
Read More »Light Heavy Contender Rodriguez Continues Comeback November 13
Light heavyweight contender Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez (27-1, 18 KOs) will take on undefeated Michael Seals (19-0, 14 KOs) Friday, Nov. 13, on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Spike live from MGM Resorts International’s beautiful Beau Rivage Resort and Casino on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Televised coverage will begin at …
Read More »The “Apollo Kidd” Touches Down In Manchester For WBO Title Fight
WBO number-five ranked junior middleweight contender and Boxcino 2015 champion, John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson, arrived Thursday morning in Manchester, England, in advance of his October 10 WBO junior middleweight title clash with Liam Smith that will take place at the Manchester Arena.
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