Boxing’s only eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao will be campaigning to become the only sitting Congressman and Senator to win a world title when he collides with two-division world champion Jessie Vargas in a 12-round battle for Vargas’ WBO welterweight crown. While Pacquiao will be looking to become a three-time WBO welterweight champion, Vargas will…
The architect and impresario behind the legendary The Rumble In the Jungle and Thrilla in Manila and countless other historic classic boxing events, Hall of Fame promoter, Don King, has plenty of fight left in him. King, still going strong at 85, is planning an upcoming “Salute To Greatness†worldwide boxing series in memory of…
Ohara Davies will face Willie Limond on the undercard of Ricky Burns’ WBA Super-Lightweight title defence against Kiryl Relikh at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow on Friday October 7, live on Sky Sports. Unbeaten Hackney talent Davies landed the English belt in April with a KO win over Andy Keates at The O2 in London…
Fights are coming thick and fast for flame-haired Irishman Chris Blaney – and he’s loving it. The Navan man, 24, turned professional with an explosive one round knockout of David Bauza earlier this summer and he’s already got his next two fights lined up. This Friday night “The Ginja Ninja†will face Kiril Psonko on…
Welterweight prospect Thomas ” Cornflake” LaManna took time out from training to discuss his much-anticipated September 15 showdown with Dusty Hernandez-Harrison at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia and live on CBS Sports Network Question: are your thoughts on Dusty Hernandez-Harrison? Thomas LaManna : I think he is better than what people are giving him credit…
New England boxers dominated last Saturday night’s Broadway Boxing, presented by DiBella Entertainmen,, held in the Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Rhode Island lightweight “Nice” Nick DeLomba (11-1, 2 KOs) outboxed and outpunched former Florida State Golden Gloves champion Amos “2 Smooth” Cowart (11-2-1, 9 KOs) for an upset victory by…
Paul and Callum Smith, Gavin McDonnell and Kid Galahad complete the line-up on the undercard of the blockbuster showdown between pound-for-pound sensation Gennady Golovkin and Sheffield star Kell Brook at The O2 in London on Saturday September 10, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Liverpool Super-Middleweight brothers Callum and Paul are in action in the…
Gennady Golovkin and Kell Brook will perform public work-outs at Covent Garden on Tuesday lunchtime to kick-off fight week ahead of their blockbuster clash for the WBC, IBF and IBO Middleweight titles at The O2 in London on Saturday October 10, live on Sky Sports. UK fight fans will get their first up-close and personal…
Tickets for Ricky Burns’ WBA World Super-Lightweight title defence against mandatory challenger Kiryl Relikh at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow on Friday October 7 will go on sale to Matchroom Fight Pass members at midday tomorrow (September 1). Burns became a three-weight World champion in stunning fashion in the same arena in May, clinically dispatching…
The top two ranked heavyweights by the WBC, No. 1 Alexander Povetkin and No. 2 Bermane Stiverne, have recently been ordered to fight for the interim WBC heavyweight title. The winner will become the interim champion and will defend the title until champion Deontay Wilder, is ready to come back from the injuries sustained in…
The “Knockout Night at the D” series, presented by the D Las Vegas and DLVEC, is promoted by Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions. Hall Of Fame announcers Jim “J.R.” Ross and Al Bernstein will call all of the action from ringside, starting at 11 p.m. ET / 11 p.m. ET, on CBS Sports Network….
Former multiple division world champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero and Argentine slugger David Emanuel “El Pirata” Peralta went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference before they enter the ring Saturday night in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on Spike from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Televised coverage begins at 9 p.m. ET/8…