Heavyweight world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber†Wilder and bruising Polish challenger Artur Szpilka took time out of their intense training schedules to exchange some words on a media conference call Wednesday before they meet in the ring on Saturday, January 16 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m….
WBO Middleweight Champion Andy Lee and undefeated challenger Billy Joe Saunders held separate media workouts in Manchester, England, as they conclude preparations for their eagerly awaited showdown this Saturday, Dec. 19, live on Sho Extreme at 5 p.m. ET/PT from Manchester Arena. Ireland’s Lee (34-2-1, 24 KOs) will make the first defense of his 160-pound…
Andy Lee (34-2-1, 24 KO’s), WBO Middleweight Champion, is a fighter primed and ready to defend his world title against Billy Joe Saunders (22-0, 12 KO’s), the #1 WBO mandatory and undefeated challenger. The world title bout takes place this Saturday evening, December 19, at the Manchester Arena, Manchester, England in a boxing Christmas extravaganza…
London 2012 Olympic Silver medallist Fred Evans has turned professional, signing a long term management deal with Chris Sanigar. Fred enjoyed a thrilling amateur career where he won gold for Wales at the 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Ankara and had previously won gold at the 2007 World Cadet Championships in Hungary. He became…
Ferndale’s Barrie Jones will defend his Welsh Light Middleweight title against the experienced Bradley Pryce at the Newport Centre on Saturday 6th February. The contest will be the chief support to Craig ‘The Kid’ Kennedy’s final eliminator for the British Title against London’s Tony Conquest. Jones is on a good run of form having recaptured…
Undefeated Omar “Panterita” Figueroa (26-0-1, 18 KOs) won an intense slugfest over former world champion Antonio DeMarco (31-6-1, 23 KOs) in primetime Saturday night on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC from the AT&T Center in San Antonio. Figueroa earned the unanimous decision in an action-packed battle that saw the south Texas-native throw over 1000…
The world’s leading boxing channel BoxNation has entered even more British homes following its launch this week on the UK’s biggest TV service, Freeview. ‘The Channel of Champions’ is the undisputed number one home of boxing, airing 24 hours – 7 days a week, as it showcases exclusively live world class fights both at home…
Sam Evans is aiming to end the year with another scintillating performance at the Banks’s Stadium in Walsall. The Ricky Hatton-trained welterweight was due to box earlier this month but had to pull out due to a virus. Now he’s fighting fit again and is ready to prove it against an as yet to be…
This past Saturday night at the AT & T Center in San Anonio, Heavyweight Travis Kauffman (30-2, 22 KO’s) and former two-time world title challenger Chris Arreola engaged in a action packed bout that saw Arreola get a dubious split decision by scores 114-113 twice for Arreola and 114-113 for Kauffman. Most accounts of the…
Undefeated super featherweight contender Omar “Super O” Douglas (15-0, 11 KOs) faces his toughest test when he battles Frank De Alba (17-1-2, 6 KOs) in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) “Toe To Toe Tuesdays” on FS1 and Boxeo De Campeones on Fox Deportes with televised coverage beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m….
Reuben Arrowsmith feels like he is on the fast track to success after being told that he will have his third fight in just ten weeks this Friday, December 18. The Market Harborough stylist marked his professional debut with a points win over Kevin McCauley on October 10 before taking his slate to two victories…
Hennessy Sports are delighted to announce they have won the right to stage the British middleweight title fight between champion Nick Blackwell and number one challenger Chris Eubank Jr. in 2016. Promoter Mick Hennessy submitted the highest purse bid this afternoon – amid fierce competition from Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn – and will now…