Undefeated super welterweight Demetrious “Boo Boo” Andrade is in a good place as he prepares for his June 11 showdown versus Willie “The Great” Nelson on Showtime Championship Boxing live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT from Turning Stone Casino in Verona, N.Y. Approaching the peak of his professional boxing career, the 28-year-old…
Former world champion Miguel “Titere” Vazquez (36-5, 13 KOs) defeated Ecuador’s Erick Bone (16-4, 8 KOs) in a 10-round battle that headlined Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and Fox Deportes Saturday night from the Dancehall in San Antonio. The former champion from Mexico worked behind a strong jab and brought the fight to Bone throughout…
Click the Image for more Mark Thompson Vs Kevin McCauley Photos At the Robin Park Sports Centre, Wigan, England, on Saturday night, Mark Thompson of Heywood, Lancashire, won the Challenge Belt by ousting normally durable Kevin McCauley of Stourbridge in the second round. Caught by a head-shot, McCauley was then pressured in Thompson’s corner where…
The action this weekend was in the UK, with Ricky Burns returning to the world stage on Saturday in Scotland and Tony Bellew ascending to that level for the first time in England on Sunday. Ex-WBO super feather/lightweight champion Burns, 40-5-1 (14), tangled with current European light welter king Michele Di Rocco, 40-2-1 (18), for…
To say Stan Naccarato was instrumental to the success of the Battle at the Boat boxing series would be an understatement. A former multiple-time chairman of the state boxing commission and two-time President of the Tacoma Athletic Commission, Naccarato was at the forefront during the series’ infancy. “Stan was there from the start doing a…
Lucian Bute was informed of the results of the anti-doping test done after his World Boxing Council (WBC) world title fight against Badou Jack, April 30, in Washington, D.C. As reported in a statement sent by the WBC, the Washington D.C. Boxing and Wrestling Commission informed them that Bute tested positive for Ostarine, in an…
Chris Blaney is pinching himself after being given the opportunity to kick start his professional career with boxing legend Ricky Hatton. The ten-time Irish amateur champion, 24, has signed a promotional contract with Hatton Promotions after spending several months training with The Hitman in Manchester and will make his paid debut at the National Stadium,…
Sean ‘Masher’ Dodd is ready to put his British title heartache behind him and break into the World scene by landing the WBC International Lightweight title against Pasquale Di Silvio at Goodison Park on Sunday, live on Sky Sports. Dodd came close on two occasions to taking Scotty Cardle’s British crown in their meetings at…
WBA and IBO Super-Welterweight Champion, Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara (23-2-2, 13 KOs) is focused on breaking the record for most consecutive world title defenses at 154-pounds if he can’t land a big fight. The record, which was set by Gianfranco Rosi with 11 defenses of the IBF title, has stood strong since January, 1993….
The ring return of future Hall-of-Famer and boxing great ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley will be exclusively live on BoxNation as he challenges interim WBA welterweight champion David Avanesyan this Saturday night. 44-year-old Mosley is coming off an impressive stoppage win over Venezuelan Patrick Lopez last December as he takes on the tough Russian Avanesyan, who has…
Ilunga Makabu has told Tony Bellew that he’ll turn his dream night at Everton FC into a nightmare when they clash for the vacant WBC Cruiserweight title at Goodison Park on Sunday May 29, live on Sky Sports. Makabu brings a fearsome KO record to Merseyside with 18 of his 19 straight wins coming inside…
British middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr has offered to return his Lonsdale belt to its former owner, Nick Blackwell, despite not owning the belt outright. The gesture was made this morning on ITV1’s Good Morning Britain, but Blackwell’s friend and former promoter, Mick Hennessy, aware that Eubank Jr needs three successful defences of the title…