The April 16, ten round main event between Canadian welterweight Steve “The Dragon” Claggett and South Africa-native Chris “The Heat” Van Heerden embodies the “Knockout Night at the D” philosophy in terms of featuring action fighters in evenly matched, entertaining bouts. The “Knockout Night at the D” series, presented by the D Las Vegas andDowntown…
On Saturday, April 2, 2016, Nick ‘Bang Bang’ Blackwell woke from an induced coma. Twenty-four hours later, on Sunday, he was talking to family and close friends at his bedside. Nick had been placed in an induced coma following a British middleweight title contest at The SSE Arena, Wembley on Saturday, March 26. Contrary to…
Fernando Vargas has replaced Juan Alberto Rosas as the opponent for WBA Bantamweight king Jamie McDonnell at The O2 on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Vargas lands a golden opportunity on the bill following a huge win for the 27 year old Mexican over former World champion Wilfredo Vazquez Jr in Brooklyn…
Frome boxer Ryan Wheeler has been fighting since childhood and knows what to do when the going gets tough. Ryan was diagnosed with bone cancer at the age of four and fought back from adversity to make a full recovery. Since then Ryan has dedicated himself to boxing and fought over 60 fights as an…
Callum Smith destroyed Hadillah Mohoumadi inside a round to land a shot at the WBC Super-Middleweight title at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports. Callum became the first of the Smith brothers to win a European title and it’s the third belt that Smith has won in the first…
BoxNation have secured the exclusive UK live TV rights for the biggest fight of the year between boxing superstars Canelo Alvarez and Amir Khan on Saturday 7th May at the new state-of-the-art T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In a stunning acquisition, The Channel of Champions will screen the sensational showdown that pits Canelo Alvarez, the…
Premier Sports will air what is likely to be boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao’s final fight live and exclusive in the UK when he steps in against Timothy Bradley next Saturday night. The pair clash for the third time on April 9 when they will look to settle an old score with both fighters sharing a…
Bob Arum: This is a very interesting promotion as far as I’m concerned. A lot of people are concentrating on the new and improved Tim Bradley. Manny Pacquiao with his right arm now totally repaired – he has had that torn rotator cuff since before the De La Hoya fight. A lot of athletes are…
Callum Smith has told George Groves to go and earn a World title shot as he prepares to meet European champion Hadillah Mohoumadi in a final eliminator for the WBC Super-Middleweight title at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports. Smith is one step from landing a shot at the…
Conor Benn has signed a promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing and will make his professional debut on the undercard of Anthony Joshua MBE’s IBF Heavyweight title clash with Charles Martin at The O2 in London on April 9, live on Sky Sports Box Office. The 19 year old son of British boxing legend Nigel kicks…
Cyclone promotions, Channel 5 and Maxi Nutrition, in association with Sanigar Events and Golden Boy Promotions, are proud to present Lee Haskins’ first defence of his IBF bantamweight title against Mexico’s Ivan Morales at Cardiff’s brand new Ice Arena Wales, live on Channel 5, on Saturday, May 14. Bristol’s favourite son Lee ‘Playboy’ Haskins makes…
Texas heavyweight Eric “Drummer Boy” Molina has a unique opportunity April 2 to get back in position to challenge for the world title, as well as keep his dream alive of becoming the first Mexican-American world heavyweight champion. The 6′ 4″, 240-pound Molina faces two-division world champion Tomasz “Goral” Adamekin their 12-round pay-per-view showdown for…