Luke Campbell MBE and Tommy Coyle will clash in an official eliminator for the WBC Lightweight title at Craven Park in Hull on August 1, live on Sky Sports. The Hull pair have been on a collision course over the last year and came face-to-face at a public press conference …
Read More »Team N’Dam Objects About Local Officials For Lemieux Fight
Gary Hyde, manager of IBF No. 1-ranked, mandatory middleweight contender Hassan N’Dam (31-1, 18 KOs), has objected to two officials named to work the June 20 IBF middleweight title fight between N’Dam and David Lemieux (33-2, 31 KOs) at the famed Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. Cameroon-native N’Dam, promoted by …
Read More »Haskins vs. Iwasa Undercard Added To Spike TV Broadcast
Hennessy Sports are pleased to announce that the Haskins vs. Iwasa undercard on June 13 will be televised live and exclusively on Spike (Sky Channel 160) in the United Kingdom. Saturday’s IBF Interim Bantamweight Title clash between Bristol’s Lee Haskins and Japan’s Ryosuke Iwasa will be screened live on Channel …
Read More »Haskins, Iwasa Both Predicting A Knockout In Bristol
Leading bantamweight contenders Lee Haskins and Ryosuke Iwasa both believe their IBF Interim Bantamweight Title fight on Saturday night will be decided within the scheduled distance – by knockout – and aren’t planning on leaving anything in the hands of the judges. The two title challengers met this afternoon at …
Read More »Walters vs. Marriaga Becomes A Grudge-Filled Featherweight “Rematch”
Undefeated WBA featherweight champion Nicholas “Axe Man” Walters of Jamaica, and the boxing gem of Puerto Rico, undefeated No. 3 world-rated lightweight contender Felix “El Diamante” Verdejo and their opponents, Top-10 contender Miguel “The Scorpion” Marriaga and Ivan “Bam Bam” Najera, respectively, hosted a media workout in Manhattan today. The …
Read More »Hyannis Fight Card Adds To Rich Cape Cod History
Boston Boxing Promotions is bringing back professional boxing to Cape Cod for the first time in nine years on Saturday, August 8, 2015 at the Hyannis Youth and Community Center (HYCC) with a fight card featuring the Northeast Heavyweight Title fight between Hyannis’ own Jesse Barboza (9-1-1, 5 KO’s) and …
Read More »Pinolero Boxing, Jensen Strauss Form Strategic Alliance
Marcelo Sanchez, of leading Nicaraguan-based promoter Pinolero Boxing, and Canadian lawyer Michael J. Schmidt, on behalf of public relations and marketing firm Jensen Strauss Agency Limitée, today jointly announced a strategic alliance to expand the Pinolero brand on an International basis. “Both companies have short and long term goals that …
Read More »WBA Update: Duran, Sturm, Braehmer, Pulev, Capuccino
Former world champions Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran and Felix Sturm are among the special guests at the World Boxing Association directory meeting to be held in Bulgaria from Wednesday, June 10 to Saturday, June 12, 2015. Along with Duran and Sturm will be champions Juergen Braehmer, Fedor Chudinov, interim …
Read More »Marriaga Confident He Can Defeat World Champ Walters Again
Colombian challenger Miguel Marriaga is already in New York, waiting for the World Boxing Association featherweight super champion, Jamaica’s Nicholas Walters. They are both undefeated and fighting on Saturday, June 13 at the Madison Square Garden. Marriaga (22-0, 19 KO) talked to the Colombian press before leaving for the US …
Read More »Erislandy Lara Arrives In Chicago For Rodriguez Showdown
Cuban boxing star, Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara (20-2-2, 12 KOs), has arrived in Chicago for his upcoming bout with Delvin Rodriguez (28-7-4, 16 KOs) as Premier Boxing Champions returns to Spike this Friday June 12, 2015. This edition of PBC on Spike begins at 9 p.m. ET. Doors at …
Read More »Welsh Prospect Tom Doran Set For Liverpool Outing
North Wales’ newest boxing star, Tom Doran, makes his return to the ring on June 26 at the Liverpool Echo Arena as he aims to build on his devastating Prizefighter display back in February. The Connah Quay youngster was in brilliant form that night as he defied the odds to …
Read More »Juian Williams Returns Against Armen Overspyan June 13
This Saturday, June 13, one of the hottest names in boxing will be back in action as undefeated Jr. Middleweight, Julian “J-Rock” Williams (19-0-1, 11 KO’s) will take on Armen Ovespyan (14-4, 11 KO’s) in a 10 round bout for the WBC Continental Americas Jr. Middleweight title. The bout will …
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