There were a few world title bouts across the globe this past weekend with the biggest contest occurring Saturday in America, as WBC heavyweight king Deontay Wilder retained his belt against challenger Chris Arreola at Legacy Arena in Birmingham. Wilder held every advantage against California veteran Arreola and leveraged each one of those edges during…
Spike Sports presents Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (33-4-1) taking on David Emanuel Peralta (25-2-1) on Saturday, August 27 from 9:00-11:00pm ET/PT at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. Guerrero is among the biggest names in boxing today, having fought the sport’s marquee attractions such as Floyd Mayweather Jr. A former world champion in multiple weight…
Martin J. Ward and Andy Townend will clash for the vacant British Super-Featherweight title at The O2 in London on September 10, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Unbeaten Essex talent Ward has impressed in his reign as WBC International champion with three strong wins in defences against Sergio Blanco, Mario Pisanti and Ruddy Encarnacion…
Anthony Upton says he will “make a wrong a right†when he challenges for the vacant English super-welterweight crown next Sunday, July 24. The Ricky Hatton-trained 24-year-old squares off with Bloxwich’s Luke Paddock on Hatton Promotions and Black Country Boxing’s Danger Zone event and he’s determined to win a title that eluded him eight months…
Unbeaten rising prospect Fabian “TNT” Maidana (9-0, 6 KOs) will square-off against Puerto Rico’s Jorge “Machito” Maysonet (13-1, 11 KOs) in eight-rounds of welterweight action that serves as the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on NBCSN Saturday, July 23, from the Scottish Rite Auditorium in San Antonio. Televised coverage begins at 8:30 p.m. ET/10…
Undefeated junior welterweight champions Terence “Bud” Crawford (28-0, 20 KOs) and “The Iceman” Viktor Postol (28-0, 12 KOs) will meet in a 12-round world title unification fight to determine the lineal king of the exciting 140 pound division on Saturday, July 23 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Question: What did you…
Tickets for the WBA, WBC, IBF and IBO Middleweight title clash between Gennady Golovkin and Kell Brook sold-out in just 11 minutes at The O2 box-office today. Golovkin and Brook meet at the London venue on September 10 live on Sky Sports Box Office and HBO and fight fans have snapped up the tickets in…
Two of the most popular Los Angeles-based fighters, featherweight world champion Leo Santa Cruz and former two-division champion Mikey Garcia, took part in a media workout on Tuesday at City of Angels Boxing Club in Los Angeles, Calif. as they prepare to make a cross-country trip to Brooklyn for their respective Saturday, July 30 showdowns…
Ricky Hatton will be a busy man on July 24 as four fighters from his stable are in action. The Hitman’s super-lightweight protégé Anthony Upton tops Hatton Promotions and Black Country Boxing’s Danger Zone show in Cannock, as he squares off with Luke Paddock for the vacant English crown. On the undercard, fellow Hatton-trained prospects…
Stuart Hall will challenge Lee Haskins for the IBF World Bantamweight title at The O2 in London on September 10, live on Sky Sports Box Office. The hotly-anticipated rematch between the bitter rivals sees Haskins defend his title for the second time having landed the belt in spectacular fashion with a sixth round KO of…
Heavyweight world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilderand two-time title challenger Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference before they headline Premier Boxing Champions on Fox and Fox Deportes this Saturday, July 16 from Legacy Arena at the BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama. In attendance at the press conference and featured…
In the main event of the Boston Boxing Promotions August 6 fight card at the Hyannis Youth & Community Center (HYCC), Cape Cod heavyweight Jesse Barboza (11-2-1, 7 KOs) will take on the biggest name of his boxing career as he meets former world title challenger Darnell “The Ding-a-Ling Man” Wilson (25-21-3, 21 KOs). Barboza…