The bang heard around the boxing world last night was the sound of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez gaining the WBC middleweight title with a unanimous decision victory over now ex-four weight champion Miguel Cotto at Mandalay Bay Casino in America’s fight capital of Las Vegas. Cotto started well, bouncing lightly on his toes to launch successful…
It’s one of the bigger Saturday nights we’ve had this autumn with four world title clashes on offer but one of the big fights slated for tonight was scraped when the champion failed to make weight on a massive scale. IBF bantam boss Randy Caballero of America was set to meet the challenge posed by…
Miguel Cotto’s trainer, Freddie Roach, wants the Puerto Rican ace to get a rematch and knock out pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. The Hall of Fame trainer believes he has the right strategy to overcome boxing’s number one fighter and wants four-weight champion Cotto to face him again should he be victorious in his middleweight…
Kevin Mitchell will face Ismael Barroso for the WBA Interim Lightweight title at The O2 in London on December 12, live on Sky Sports Box Office. The clash takes Mitchell back to the scene of his epic WBC title clash with Jorge Linares in May and the popular Londoner will need to be at his…
Ireland’s rising bantamweight star, Ryan Burnett, (11-0, 9 KOs) will challenge for the British Bantamweight Title against the experienced Jason Booth, (38-13, 15 KOs) from Nottingham this Saturday evening, 21 November at the Manchester Arena, England. The North Belfast fighter will feature on the under card to Darleys Perez vs. Anthony Crolla WBA Lightweight Title…
Three days, three cities, and plenty to say. Ahead of their massive Super-Bantamweight IBF and WBA unification fight at the Manchester Arena on February 27, Carl Frampton, Scott Quigg, and their respective teams have journeyed from London to Belfast via Manchester to promote the most anticipated fight on these shores for decades. One of the…
Arthur Abraham (43-4, 29 KOs) aims to extend his domination of the 168 lb division with a victory over Martin Murray (32-2-1, 15 KOs) this Saturday, November 21, live on AWE A Wealth of Entertainment The fight will be part of a split-site championship doubleheader that will also pit WBA Lightweight champion Darleys Perez defending…
Martin Murray (32-2-1, 15 KOs) believes the time has come for him to be crowned World Champion as he prepares for his fourth World title tilt against WBO Super Middleweight Champion Arthur Abraham (43-4, 29 KOs) on November 21 at the TUI Arena in Hannover, Germany, this Saturday, November 21, live on AWE A Wealth…
WBA Middleweight Champion Daniel “The Miracle Man” Jacobs, former world champion Yuri Foreman and undefeated super bantamweight contender Heather “The Heat” Hardy hosted a media workout Tuesday at Gleason’s Gym in their hometown of Brooklyn as they prepare for their respective battles on Saturday, Dec. 5 at Barclays Center. Jacobs will defend his title against…
Tony Bellew goes for continental honours on December 12 as he tackles tough Pole, Mateusz Masternak, on the Anthony Joshua v Dillian Whyte super show at London’s 02 Arena. Now an established cruiserweight following a successful stay at 175 lb, Bellew faces arguably his toughest task when opposing the hard hitting Masternak and trainer, Dave…
Eddie Hearn is delighted to announce that Heavyweight sensation Anthony Joshua MBE has signed a new exclusive three-year promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing. The Olympic gold medal hero has raced to 14-0 in the paid ranks with 14 devastating KOs under the guidance of Hearn, and has penned the new deal ahead of headlining the…
Boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez has refused to look too far ahead as he prepares for his ’50-50’ fight with WBC middleweight world champion Miguel Cotto. The stacked 160-pound division is brimming with talent including WBA and IBF knockout king Gennady Golovkin, WBO champion Andy Lee – who defends his title against the undefeated Billy Joe…