Chris Eubank Jr will face American Tony Jeter on his Matchroom Boxing debut at the Sheffield Arena on Saturday October 24. Maryland-man Jeter, ranked at 13 in the WBA and WBC, is aiming to spoil Eubank’s bow under new promoter Eddie Hearn, saying his will to win will be the …
Read More »British Champion Nick Blackwell Headlines Bristol Show
Middleweight star Nick ‘Bang Bang’ Blackwell will aim to make it three big knockout wins in a row on November 14, when he headlines a Hennessy Sports in association with Sanigar Events show at the City Academy, Bristol, live on Channel 5. The 24-year-old from Trowbridge is the reigning British …
Read More »Ex-World Champ Andrade Returns With Vengence October 17
All undefeated junior middleweight Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (21-0, 14 KOs) has ever wanted to do since he first laced up a pair of gloves as a kid is to box and that’s why, after a 16-month stretch of inactivity, totally unrelated to injury, the 2008 U.S. Olympian is returning …
Read More »Sean “Masher” Dodd Gets British Title Shot Against Cardle
Sean ‘Masher’ Dodd will challenge Scotty Cardle for the British Lightweight title at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on November 7, live on Sky Sports. Dodd earned his shot at the unbeaten Lytham St. Annes’ champion with a gutsy win over Gary Buckland at the Liverpool Olympia in September, stepping …
Read More »Aussie Hammond Sends KO Message To Welterweight Division
Cameron Hammond sent a message to the rest of the welterweight division with a stunning knockout of Thai southpaw Denkamon Pakdee Gym in Perry Park, New South Wales, on Saturday night, October 3. The 2012 Olympian dominated the contest from the opening bell, scoring a knockdown in the fifth and …
Read More »DeGale To Defend IBF Crown Against Bute In Canada
James DeGale MBE will defend his IBF Super Middleweight title against former champion Lucian Bute at the Videotron Center in Quebec on November 28, live on Sky Sports in the UK and on Showtime in the U.S. and Canada. DeGale has spent his career re-writing the boxing record books and …
Read More »World Weekend Boxing Roundup: Postol, Broner, Pedraza Win
It was a good Saturday night at the fights at two locations in America and we kick off this week’s report at the outdoor venue StubHub Center in Carson, California. That’s where upstart contender Viktor Postol, 28-0 (12), shocked former world title challenger Lucas Matthysse, 37-4 (34), with a tenth …
Read More »Showtime Announces Autumn 2015 Broadcast Lineup
Showtime Sports will present seven live boxing telecasts in a span of just eight weeks to close out 2015, including three presentations of Showtime Championship Boxing, a Showtime Boxing International telecast and three installments of ShoBox: The New Generation. The seven telecasts will air live on Showtime and will feature …
Read More »Broner Finally Talks To Media Ahead Of Allakhverdiev Fight
Two days before Adrien Broner goes for his fourth world title in his home state of Ohio, Broner and his opponent, Russia’s Khabib Allakhverdiev participated in a final press conference Thursday at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. Former three-division world champion Broner (30-2, 22 KOs) returns to his …
Read More »Irish Hit Squad Lands In Qatar Ready For Tournament Action
Ireland’s seven-strong amateur boxing squad arrived in Doha, Qatar from their training camp in Assisi, Italy this afternoon ahead of opening bell for the AIBA World Elite Men’s Championships and Olympic qualifiers. Boxing at the 18th edition of the tournament begins in Doha next Tuesday.
Read More »Pro Boxing Returns To Cape Cod Area November 28
Professional boxing will return to Cape Cod for the second time this calendar year on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Barnstable High School. In the main event, Northeast Heavyweight Champion Jesse Barboza (10-1-1, 6 KO’s) will put his title on the line in an eight-round fight against an opponent to …
Read More »Fortuna Blitzes Velazquez In Ten To Retain Super Feather Crown
Javier “El Abejon” Fortuna (29-0-1, 21 KOs) used a relentless attack to stop Carlos “Twin Dream” Velasquez (19-2, 12 KOs) in the tenth-round and retain his super featherweight world title on Premier Boxing Champions(PBC) Toe-To-Toe Tuesdays on FS1 and Boxeo De Campeones on Fox Deportes from The Pearl Theater at …
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