A permanent memorial to pioneering black boxer Bill Richmond (1763-1829) was unveiled by Earl George Percy at the Tom Cribb pub, in Panton Street, London on Wednesday 26 August 2015 at 2.30pm. A plaque consisting of a portrait of Richmond and a summary of his amazing life and career now adorns the wall of the…
When Wladimir Klitschko defends his titles against Tyson Fury at Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, on October 24, another Brit will be dazzling the fans – even before the fight’s first round: Rock icon Rod Stewart is going to open the night of this epic fight with an exclusive performance presented by RTL Television. Stewart’s…
After a razor-thin decision in their first fight, top bantamweights Jamie McDonnell (26-2-1, 12 KOs) and Tomoki “El Mexicanito” Kameda (31-1, 19 KOs) will square-off again on the Sunday, September 6 edition of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on CBS live from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. The 12-round bantamweight showdown will kick-off…
Joel Brunker says he has to restore Australian Ashes pride by handing a first defeat to Josh Warrington and silence his fans when he challenges for the Leeds star’s WBC International and Commonwealth Featherweight titles at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on September 5, live on Sky Sports. Brunker returns to the UK following…
Martin Murray wants a big win over Jose Miguel Torres at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on Saturday, live on Sky Sports, to lead to a World title clash with WBO Super Middleweight king Arthur Abraham. Murray challenges Torres for the WBA Inter-Continental title in his first championship bout since challenging Gennady Golovkin for…
Josh Warrington says he’ll add a win against Joel Brunker to wins for the Leeds Rhinos and Leeds United at the First Direct Arena on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports. Warrington defends his WBC International and Commonwealth Featherweight titles against the Australian – but with Brunker last in the UK against Lee Selby, this…
It was back in May that Doncaster’s Jamie McDonnell pulled off one of British boxing’s most majestic away days when he overcame the challenge of Tomoki Kameda in Texas. This weekend, McDonnell returns to the scene of his most accomplished performance to date as he aims to oust the Japanese darling one more time to…
In one of the biggest fights this summer, the featherweight bragging rights of Southern California were won by Leo Santa Cruz, who defeated Abner Mares in a thrilling back and forth firefight at Staples Center in the American city of Los Angeles on Saturday night. Former three-weight world champ Mares started off fast, engaging the…
August goes out with a bang tonight at Staples Center in the American city of Los Angeles with the WBA featherweight “super” title on the line in a massive showdown between California based Mexican boxers Abner Mares and Leo Santa Cruz. The combatants are both multi-weight world champions with Mares, 29-1-1 (15), having held the…
On a hot summer August night, in a specially-constructed ring outside the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, Trevor “The Dream†Bryan remained unbeaten and passed the toughest test of his career with a crowd-pleasing, hard-fought 10-round unanimous decision over Derric Rossy in the main event of a ShoBox: The New Generation tripleheader live on Showtime….
Ahead the mostly highly anticipated clash of the summer, featherweights Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares made weight yesterday for their WBA “super” title clash this evening at Staples Center in Los Angeles. WBA Featherweight Super Championship, 12 rounds Leo Santa Cruz: 124.8 lb Abner Mares: 125.2 lb
Former three-division world champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner (30-2, 22 KOs) returns to his hometown looking for a fourth world title as he faces fellow former world champion Khabib “The Hawk” Allakhverdiev (19-1, 9 KOs) for the WBA Super Lightweight title on Saturday, October 3 live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT from…