Ahead of their WBC featherweight title fight tonight at Palms Casion in Las Vegas, NV, champion Jhonny Gonzalez and challenger Gary Russell Jr made weight yesterday. WBC Featherweight Championship, 12 rounds Jhonny Gonzalez: 125 lb Gary Russell Jr: 125.8 lb Light Middleweights, 10 rounds Jermell Charlo: 154.8 lb Vanes Martirosyan: …
Read More »Kell Brook Ready For Emotional Hometown Comeback Tonight
Kell Brook steps between the ropes for the first time as a World champion on Saturday night as he defends his IBF Welterweight title at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield against Jo Jo Dan in ‘Unbreakable’, live on Sky Sports in the UK and on Showtime in the US – …
Read More »BoxNation Secures UK TV Rights To Alvarez vs. Kirkland Clash
The explosive May 9 megaclash between Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Texas titan James ‘Mandingo Warrior’ Kirkland will be shown live and exclusive in the UK on BoxNation. The highly-anticipated showdown will see two of the world’s premier light-middleweights share the ring in front of an anticipated 40,000 fans …
Read More »WBA President Mendoza Visits WBC President Sulaiman In Mexico
The President of the World Boxing Association, Gilberto Mendoza, paid a cordial visit to his counterpart of the World Boxing Council, Mauricio Sulaiman, in his offices located in Mexico City. A few hours to share and talked about the work done in the recent KO Drugs, held in Tapachula, where …
Read More »Training Injury Forces Saunders Out Of Ryan Commonwealth Clash
Bradley Saunders has been ruled out of his Commonwealth Light Welterweight title challenge against Dave Ryan through a hand injury, but Anthony Nelson has landed a dream shot at the Super Flyweight strap against Jamie Wilson at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, on April 4, live on Sky Sports. …
Read More »Super Middle Prospect Benson Tangles With Darnell “The Stingray” Boone
On Saturday night, April 18, at the Valley Forge Casino Resort, King’s Promotions will present an outstanding night of boxing that will be headlined by an intriguing eight round super middleweight bout between Phillip Jackson Benson and Darnell Boone. Benson of Brooklyn, New York has a record of 15-1 with …
Read More »Coldwell Excited To Be Working With Elite Boxers McDonnell, Bellew
Consistently on the boxing grind in a number of capacities, Dave Coldwell can forget about making any plans away from the sport he dedicates himself to with high profile showdowns looming for two fighters he works very closely with. After enjoying an excellent start to 2015 with the success of …
Read More »Sky Sports Box Office Awarded UK Rights To Mayweather vs. Pacquiao
Sky Sports Box Office has been awarded exclusive live rights to ‘the fight of the century’, the welterweight world championship unification clash between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao, thanks to an agreement announced today. The contest, one of the most eagerly anticipated events in boxing history, will be shown …
Read More »GH3 Promotions Signs Lightweight Prospect Oscar Bonilla
Vito Milenicki’s GH3 Promotions is pleased to announce the signing of Oscar Bonilla to an exclusive promotional contract. Bonilla of New Haven, Connecticut, is a lightweight who has a record of 3-0-2. The twenty-five year old had an amateur record of 67-6, which included winning the 2008 Connecticut Golden Gloves. …
Read More »Belarus Spoiler Khomitsky Refutes Etches’ Vow To KO Him
Sergey Khomitsky says the only place Adam Etches will stop him is in his dreams, and he’ll give the young Brit a rude awakening when they clash at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield on Saturday night, March 28. In a career spanning 16 years, Khomitsky has only been legitimately halted …
Read More »Can Frankie Gavin Become A Force On The World Stage?
‘Funtime’ Frankie Gavin says he will step up to the plate in his next two fights to secure a major title shot, as he returns to action on the undercard of Kell Brook’s IBF Welterweight title defence in ‘Unbreakable’ on Saturday, March 28, live on Sky Sports in the UK …
Read More »Barthelemy Vacates IBF Super Feather Crown, Moves To Lightweight
IBF Super-Featherweight Champion Rances “Kid Blast” Barthelemy (21-0, 12 KOs), has vacated his title in pursuit of bigger fights at Lightweight. Barthelemy’s first appearance at 135 lb will take place tomorrow night at the Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida, against Angino Perez (18-4, 16 KOs). Barthelemy vs. Perez, …
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