WBC Fit Club CIC is holding a ‘Sparathon’ on Saturday 31st October for the Club’s members to raise funds for much needed gym equipment. The event will see young boxers sparring over a 6 hour period. Participants will also include boxers from St. Pancras Gym, London, and Priory Park Gym, Dudley, and will be supervised…
The six fighters who’ll be fighting on ShoBox: The New Generation tomorrow/Friday, Oct. 23, live on Showtime at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Ariz., made weight Thursday on their first attempts inside The Lucky Saloon at Fort McDowell Casino in Fort McDowell, Ariz. Undefeated Rob “Bravo 
Zhanat Zhakiyanov says Yonfrez Parejo won’t know what’s hit him when the pair meet in Monte Carlo next month. The heavy-handed Kazakh challenges Parejo for the interim WBA bantamweight on November 7 and believes his power will be too much for the well-travelled Venezuelan. Parejo has only lost once in 19 professional bouts and picked…
Unbeaten rising star Antoine “Action” Douglas will fight on ShoBox: The New Generation for a fifth time when he takes on Les “Lock n Load” Sherrington in a clash of world-ranked middleweights in the main event of a quadrupleheader live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast on Friday, Nov. 6,…
Undefeated super welterweight Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (22-0, 15 KOs) returned to the ring last Saturday night for the first time in 16 months, stopping former South American champion Dario Fabian “El Gallo” Pucheta (20-3, 11 KOs) in the second round for the vacant WBO International super welterweight championship. The 27-year-old Andrade, who was stripped…
Undefeated Minnesota-based middleweight Rob “Bravo†Brant (17-0, 11 KOs) says he’s nervous, but excited for his showdown against Louis “The Unknown†Rose (13-2-1, 5 KOs) of Los Angeles this Friday, Oct. 23. The pair will meet in a 10-round main-event bout for the vacant WBC Continental Americas middleweight title, as part of a ShoBox: The…
Montreal’s adopted son and light heavyweight contender Artur Beterbiev (9-0, 9 KOs) will not be fighting on November 28 at the Centre Vidéotron in Quebec City. The Groupe Yvon Michel-promoted boxer injured his shoulder during training last week, forcing him to withdraw from his bout. Beterbiev is currently world rated at No. 2 by both…
Vito Mielnicki’s GH3 Promotions is pleased to announce the signing of Welterweight Hector Frometa to an exclusive promotional contract. Frometa, of Cuba, had an outstanding amateur career as he amassed a record of 195-22 for the most distinguished amateur program in the world, traveling the globe while winning many amateur tournaments. “We are excited to…
On Saturday November 7, former WBO junior welterweight champion, Ruslan “The Siberian Rocky” Provodnikov gets back in the ring to headline a special night of boxing when he takes on undefeated Mexican slugger, Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez. The 10-round welterweight bout takes top spot on the “Night of Champions” tournament event promoted by Rodney Berman’s Golden…
Reigning British middleweight champion Nick Blackwell has poured scorn on domestic rival Chris Eubank Jr’s WBA interim title fight this Saturday, October 24 and encouraged him to stop making idle boasts and start making meaningful fights. Eubank Jr this week claimed he has sights set on a showdown with WBA and IBF middleweight champion Gennady…
Five-time world champion Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver (31-6-1, 22 KOs) vehemently refutes the results of his failed New Jersey Boxing Commission drug test taken prior to his 12-round draw with two-time IBF champion Steve “USS” Cunningham this past August 14th in Newark. A report claims Tarver tested positive for synthetic testosterone. He categorically denies taking…
BoxNation will air big-punching Russian Alexander Povetkin’s showdown with Mariusz Wach exclusively live on a stacked bill on November 4th. The imposing Povetkin is coming off a stunning first-round stoppage over the skilled Cuban, Mike Perez, who he dismantled in just over a minute in May. Following that win, the 36-year-old is now on course…