British middleweight champion Nick ‘Bang Bang’ Blackwell has paid tribute to the skills of former British, Commonwealth and European super-middleweight champion ‘Saint’ George Groves following a number of sparring sessions in his company and says he’s now more confident than ever of defeating his next opponent, Chris Eubank Jr., on March 26. Blackwell and Eubank…
Kell Brook has told Kevin Bizier to get ready to stand and fight when he defends his IBF Welterweight title at the Sheffield Arena on Saturday night (March 26), live on Sky Sports. Brook makes the third defence of his title and second against a Canadian mandatory challenger and, for ‘The Special One’, it’s the…
Undefeated contenders Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez, Óscar Valdez and Jose Ramirez, former world champion Evegeny Gradovich and Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum hosted a Los Angeles Media Workout on Tuesday at Fortune Gym. The fighters worked out and discussed their upcoming championship fights on the Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley III pay-per-view undercard. Gilberto Ramirez:…
WBA Interim Cruiserweight champion Beibut Shumenov (16-2, 10 KOs) is targeting the May 21 unification title winner between WBA titlist Denis Lebedev (28-2, 21 KOs) and IBF champion Victor Emilio “El Tyson de Abasto” Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 KOs).
Click Image for more Tomi Tatham Vs Erik Mokonzo Photos It was a thrilling end to Steve Wood – VIP Boxing Promotions’ show in Manchester last night, as Tomi Tatham and Erik Mokonzo battled it out for the Challenge Title belt. After an exciting all-action four rounds, Mokonzo was eventually stopped in the fifth (of…
Club Comunicaciones in Pergamino, Argentina played host to a clash for the vacant IBF Female super feather belt between hometown hero Anahi Esther Sanchez and English southpaw Areti Mastrodouka on Saturday evening. Both fighters entered the bout undefeated while Sanchez was the reigning WBA Interim bantam champ and at 24 years of age, was far…
Nick ‘Bang Bang’ Blackwell has hit back at Chris Eubank Jr. for labelling him ‘bland’ and pouring scorn on his reign as British middleweight champion. Earlier this week Eubank Jr. claimed Blackwell’s tenure as British champion didn’t do the famous Lonsdale belt justice, but Blackwell, who defends his belt for the third time against Eubank…
On Saturday afternoon, May 7, Anthony Crolla will make the first defense of the WBA Lightweight Championship when he takes on hard punching and undefeated challenger Ismael Barroso at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England in a bout that will headline a full afternoon of boxing on AWE – A Wealth of Entertainment. “We are…
George Groves will face David Brophy in a Super-Middleweight battle of Britain at The O2 in London on April 9, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Three-time World title challenger Groves meets the Scotsman over 12 rounds on the undercard of Anthony Joshua MBE’s World Heavyweight title clash with Charles Martin, as the Londoner aims…
Kevin Bizier says he will pile the pressure on Kell Brook when he challenges for the IBF Welterweight title at the Sheffield Arena on March 26, live on Sky Sports. Bizier is the second mandatory challenger that Brook has defended his title against and, like the first, Jo Jo Dan, 31 year old Bizier also…
Lightweight contender Ivan Redkach (19-1, 15 KOs) will face-off against Puerto Rico’s Luis Cruz (22-4, 16 KOs) in a 10-round headlining event on Tuesday, April 19 on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) Toe-To-Toe Tuesdays on FS1 and Boxeo De Campeones on Fox Deportes from Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem, Pa. Televised coverage begins at 9…
In light of today’s news regarding Hughie Lewis Fury’s appearance on a BoxNation show on April 30, Hennessy Sports would like to clarify that Mick Hennessy remains Fury’s promoter and manager and will continue to guide the unbeaten heavyweight’s career alongside Hughie’s father and trainer, Peter Fury. An opportunity for Hughie to box in the…