Promoter Bob Arum made it official; Manny Pacquiao’s final opponent will be Timothy Bradley on April 9, 2016 in Las Vegas. Bradley and Pacquiao will be meeting for the third time in their careers, setting up a trilogy after their previous fights in 2012 and 2014. Bradley won the first meeting with a controversial split…
2016 is already looking to be a big year for GH3 Promotions. Just days into the new year, the company has already put the wheels in motion for some high profile, nationally televised events that will showcase its world class talent. On February 19 on ShoBox: The New Generation, four members of the promotional outfit…
Six-time Irish National heavyweight champion Con Sheehan will make his long awaited professional debut January 19 in a four-round bout, against an opponent to be determined, at Nokia Club in Los Angeles. Sheehan is scheduled to be in the swing bout, so there’s a possibility that his first pro fight will air live on the…
The New Year will be kicking off with a bang in Detroit when the first “Detroit Brawl” card unfolds in America’s number one comeback city. Salita Promotions is crafting a stellar promotion, from tip to top, which will feature hometown talent galore, reported promoter Dmitriy Salita. Circle the date on your calendar: Feb 6, at…
The festive Holiday shutdown has barely registered with Dave Coldwell. Hard at work in his Rotherham base, making preparations for his charges dominated the majority of the Sheffield trainer’s Christmas schedule as both McDonnell brothers, Jamie and Gavin, kept sharp as they await confirmation of their upcoming tasks. 2015 was a stellar year for the…
2015 went out with a bang in a far flung corner of the globe, Japan to be exact, as a flurry of world title bouts took place in the Land of the Rising Sun. It all started on Tuesday at Tokyo’s Ariake Colosseum where the planet’s top super flyweight, Naoya Inoue, was in full destructive…
Unbeaten Omar Douglas (16-0, 11 KOs) gritted out a 10-round unanimous decision over Frank De Alba (17-2-2, 6 KOs) on Tuesday night’s edition of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) Toe-To-Toe Tuesdays on FS1 and “Boxeo De Campeones” on Fox Deportes from Sands Bethlehem Event Center in Bethlehem, Pa. Douglas started to turn up the heat up…
The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF), sponsored by Ring 8, has announced its 18-member Class of 2016. The fifth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be held Sunday afternoon, 12:30-5:30 p.m. ET, April 3, at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York. “This is another very strong class of inductees,” said…
Undefeated 2012 U.S. Olympian Dominic “Trouble” Breazeale (16-0, 14 KOs) and hard-hitting southpaw Amir “Hardcore” Mansour (22-1-1, 16 KOs) will meet in a 10-round heavyweight showdown as part of primetime action on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Fox Saturday, January 23 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. PBC on Fox action begins at 8 p.m….
ShoBox: The New Generation begins its 15th year on Showtime with an explosive quadrupleheader on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 live from Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Ariz. at 10:35 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast. In the main event of the evening, undefeated middleweight Rob “Bravo†Brant (18-0, 11 KOs) of St. Paul, Minn.,…
Meet 6’1 welterweight prospect Ed “Bad Boy” Brown, (16-0, 14 KOs), from Chicago. After an impressive amateur career, where he compiled a 370-20 record, Brown turned professional in 2012, winning his first three bouts via first-round knockouts. Following a two-year hiatus, which included being wounded eight times during three separate shootings, Brown, under the management…
Yesterday, undefeated super-featherweight prospect, Mario Barrios (14-0, 8 KOs), joined the Christmas spirit by donating gifts to the local boys and girls club in San Antonio, TX. Barrios, along with cornerman Rick Nunez, delivered shoes and toys to the kids, bringing smiles to everyone involved. “It was great to see the smiles on all the…