“Big Daddy” Lucas Browne became Australia’s first world heavyweight champion with a stunning stoppage of WBA titlist Ruslan Chagaev on Saturday in front of a packed Colosseum Sport Hall in Grozny, Russia. Browne had never faced an opponent of Chagaev’s skill and started off his first world title opportunity with understandable caution. For a 6’5…
Cruiserweight prospect Sam ‘Nowhere2’ Hyde takes his first step into title fight action when he challenges for the vacant International Challenge belt against Lithuanian Rolandas Cesna at the Middleton Arena on Saturday night, Live and exclusive on BBTV. Hyde, 22, is trained by Ensley Bingham and Maurice Core at the Champs Camp in Manchester, a…
Rising lightweight star Chuy “El Huracan” Gutierrez (14-0-1, 4 KOs) and his March 12 opponent, Leon “The Third Generation” Spinks III (11-3-1, 7 KOs), are both looking to make their own mark in their eight-round “Knockout Night at the D” co-feature. Gutierrez is seeking to expand his marquee on a national level, while Spinks attempts…
The upcoming heavyweight showdown between former light heavyweight and cruiserweight world champion Tomasz “Goral” Adamek (50-4, 30 KOs) of Poland and Eric “Drummer Boy” Molina (24-3, 18 KOs) of Raymondville, Texas, in Kraków on Apr. 2 at the Kraków Arena for the IBF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title – will be distributed in North America by Integrated…
Undefeated heavyweight star Hughie Lewis Fury will tackle ‘Dominican Dynamite’ Nagy Aguilera for the vacant WBC International heavyweight title on Saturday, March 26 at The SSE Arena, Wembley, London, England. The scheduled 12-rounder, Fury’s first title fight, will be televised on Channel 5 and act as chief-support to the headlining British middleweight title clash between…
British and Commonwealth Welterweight champion Sam Eggington says he’ll live up to his ‘brawler’ tag and warned Bradley Skeete that he’ll go home empty handed from their clash at the Genting Arena in Birmingham on Saturday night, March 5. Eggington defends his British strap for the second time and Commonwealth belt for the third against…
St. John’s ABC in Chorlton have become the latest amateur boxing club to benefit from the Matchroom Boxing Foundation. Members of the Manchester club were presented with a cheque for £5,000 by promoter Eddie Hearn at the weigh-in at the Manchester Arena last Friday ahead of the World Super-Bantamweight blockbuster between Carl Frampton MBE and…
Boxing legend Kostya Tszyu is jetting into Grozny, Chechnya, for Saturday’s big Chageav v Browne WBA title fight. With multiple world titles to his name, Tszyu is regarded as one of the greats of his age and he will certainly be serving as an inspiration to Browne as he attempts to write his own name…
Sonny Upton feels he has been left in the lurch after a second opponent pulled out against him. The super-welterweight, 26, was originally due to face Matt McCarthy at York Hall, Bethnal Green, this Saturday night, March 5, but the Essex man withdrew due to injury. Bolton’s Rick Godding agreed to step up to the…
Bradley Skeete has told Sam Eggington he’s ready to outbox and outfight him to rip the British and Commonwealth titles away from him at the Genting Arena in Birmingham on Saturday night, March 5, live on Sky Sports. It’s Skeete’s second crack at the belts and the second time he’s faced a fighter from the…
Lucas “Big Daddy†Browne has been enjoying a luxury experience in Chechnya ahead of his WBA heavyweight title fight against Ruslan Chagaev this Saturday night, March 5. The heavy-handed Aussie jetted into Grozny late last week and has been overwhelmed by the beauty of the place and the hospitality of the locals, despite the city’s…
Kal Yafai says he’ll prove that he’s the top Super-Flyweight in Britain when he takes on Dixon Flores for the vacant WBA Inter-Continental Super-Flyweight title and World title eliminator at the Genting Arena in Birmingham on Saturday night, March 5, live on Sky Sports. Yafai can take a huge step towards a World title with…