Perennial middleweight/super middleweight gatekeeper Marcus Upshaw finally opened the gate to the next chapter of his career last Saturday, knocking out previously undefeated Turkish prospect Bugra Oener at Wynwood Stadium in Miami, to capture the vacant WBC Interim Mediterranean super middleweight title. The 35-year-old Upshaw (18-4-4, 9 KOs) fought in his home state for the…
Callum Smith and Rocky Fielding will clash for the vacant British Super Middleweight title in an all-Liverpool blockbuster at the Echo Arena on November 7, live on Sky Sports. The unbeaten Liverpool stars have been on a collision course following their impressive wins in June, with Fielding blasting away World rated Texan Brian Vera inside…
Stephen Smith will face Devis Boschiero in a final eliminator for the IBF Super Featherweight title at the Liverpool Olympia on September 19, live on Sky Sports. ‘Swifty’ is hunting a World title shot against IBF king Jose Pedraza, and will need to be at his best against the Italian, the former European champion who…
Sam Eggington and Frankie Gavin will clash in an all-Birmingham Welterweight championship fight on a stacked card at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham on October 17, live on Sky Sports. Eggington will put his British, Commonwealth and WBC International Silver Welterweight titles on the line against Gavin, who goes straight back into championship action following…
Coney Island attracts people from all corners of the world who hit New York to experience the Big Apple brand of entertainment and aura by the sea-shore. Many Irish eyes will be smiling the night of Tuesday August 25 at Coney Island, when people get a chance to see two-time Olympian John Joe Nevin in…
Johnny Coyle will defend his Southern Area Light Welterweight title at York Hall, Bethnal Green, on October 10, live on the Matchroom Fight Pass. Coyle landed the title at the east London boxing mecca in May with a points win over Philip Bowes, and the Essex southpaw is turning the venue into a favourite home…
Whilst August is traditionally a quiet month in boxing, rising Promoter/Manager Steve Goodwin has not been taking time off and has been busy securing title opportunities for nine of his boxers in the first eight weeks of the new season. “There are no easy fights at title level. But these guys wouldn’t expect it any…
Top 10 contenders Oscar Valdez, Jesse Hart, Chris Avalos and Aaron Pryor Jr.n headline the fall season debut of “Friday Night Knockout on truTV,” kicking off the Mexican Independence Day weekend on Friday, September 11, at The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The fight will be televised live on truTV, beginning at 10:00…
Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne remains on course for his mandatory world title shot against WBA kingpin Ruslan Chagaev after knocking out 7ft 1in American Julius Long in Melbourne on Friday night. The Aussie struggled with Long’s height and reach in the early rounds, but his ability was hampered further by an injury to his right…
Last thursday afternoon, former three-division champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley held a media workout at Barry’s Boxing Gym in Las Vegas, Nevada, as he gears up for his August 29 pay-per-view showdown against former two-division champion Ricardo Mayorga, which takes place at The Forum in Inglewood, California. “This fight is to prove I am back,” Mosley…
Just like last weekend, the big fight happened on Friday but this time the result was a massive upset with a longtime world champion gunned down in what was supposed to be his big moment in the sun. WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck was making his 14th consecutive title defense after finally managing to break…
Unbeaten super-middleweight prospect Caleb “Sweet-Hands” Plant (8-0, 7 KOs) has an opponent for his upcoming bout this Saturday Aug 15, 2015, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. Plant will face Chris Herrmann (19-1, 8 KOs) in an eight-rounder, which will serve as the swing bout for the PBC on NBC broadcast, headlined by Lucian…