Former British, Commonwealth and European super-bantamweight champion Kid Galahad is back. He’s back in the ring, he’s back on the hunt for titles and he’s back chasing domestic rivals. On July 9 at the Manchester Arena, Galahad, as part of the undercard to Tyson Fury’s world heavyweight title blockbuster with Wladimir Klitschko, looks to follow…
Last night at the Ramatex Factory in Windhoek, Namibia, Mexico’s super-bantamweight standout, Moises “Chucky” Flores (25-0, 17 KOs) remained undefeated with a 12-round unanimous decision over hometown hero, Paulus Ambunda (24-2, 10 KOs). With the victory, Flores captured the IBO championship and retained his WBA interim title. Flores, who hails from Guadalajara, Mexico, controlled the…
This weekend’s big fights are headlined by a mouth-watering clash at New York’s Madison Square Garden this evening as WBO super feather king Rocky Martinez looks to turn aside the challenge posed by current WBO featherweight champ Vasyl Lomachenko. Martinez, 29-2-1 (17), is on his third reign as WBO 130 pound titlist, having gone 6-2-2…
Nathan Gorman will have to conquer a giant when he appears on the undercard of Tyson Fury’s eagerly anticipated rematch with Wladimir Klitshchko in Manchester next month. The Ricky Hatton-trained teenager will square off with Sheffield’s 6ft 8in tall Dave Howe and he knows he has a huge task on his hands. As well as…
Unbeaten heavyweight star Hughie Lewis Fury believes a potential rumble with IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua would bear a striking similarity to the night Muhammad Ali bemused and broke George Foreman in Zaire in 1974. Twenty-one-year-old Fury, set for a tune-up bout on July 9 in Manchester, is currently recovering from illness, but, once back…
A Team Promotions hosted an open media workout on Monday at Bix Six Academy in Providence for undefeated former world champion Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (22-0, 15 KOs). The 2008 U.S. Olympian, of Providence, R.I., is finalizing preparations for this Saturday 12-round WBC Super Welterweight eliminator against Willie “The Great” Nelson (25-2-1, 15 KOs) of…
Barn ABC in Coatbridge have become the latest amateur club to benefit from the Matchroom Boxing Foundation. The donation was part of a double-celebration for the club as the following day it’s most famous graduate, Ricky Burns, became Scotland’s first three-weight World champion as he picked up the WBA Super-Lightweight title with a eighth round…
Former title challenger Edner Cherry (34-7-2, 19 KOs) and and quick-fisted contender Lydell Rhodes (23-1-1, 11 KOs) will compete in the 10-round lightweight main event of Premier Boxing Champions “Toe To Toe Tuesdays” on FS1 and Boxeo De Campeones on Tuesday, June 28, from Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem, Pa. Televised coverage begins at…
Martin Murray has warned George Groves he’s going to drag him into deep waters and make him crumble when they face-off in an eliminator for the WBA Super-Middleweight title at The O2 on June 25, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Murray and Groves meet in a huge domestic crossroads clash that puts the winner…
Welterweight Peter McDonagh, boxing’s latest Cinderella Man, will appear on July 9 at the Manchester Arena – as the part of the blockbuster Tyson Fury vs. Wladimir Klitschko show – and is hopeful of securing a shot at the European title in the coming months. McDonagh, now 38, has been a professional since 2002 and…
As the world mourns the loss of Muhammad Ali, Saturday night’s Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on ESPN and ESPN Deportes telecast began with a “Ceremonial 10-Count” in memory of “The Greatest” and continued to pay tribute to him throughout the telecast that was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between hard-hitting Russian Olympian Artur Beterbiev…
Undefeated lightweight world champion Rances “Kid Blast” Barthelemy (25-0, 13 KOs) defeated former world champion Mickey “The Spirit” Bey (22-2-1, 10 KOs) by split decision (117-110, 116-111, 110-117) in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Spike Friday night at the Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida….