At the First Direct Arena in Leeds on September 5, live on Sky Sports, Martin Murray will take part in his first championship bout since facing Gennady Golovkin. The St. Helens star moved up to Super Middleweight in June and has stopped both opponents at the weight following his brave World title challenge against pound-for-pound…
Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne will now face giant American Julius “Towering Inferno” Long on Friday night, August 14, due to Icho Larenas pulling out as a result of legal problems. Larenas was himself a replacement for Gonzalo Basile, but Hatton Promotions’ international matchmaker Philippe Fondu received word late on Thursday that it was unlikely that…
There was only one world title contest this weekend and that clash for the vacant WBO bantam crown occurred on Friday at Central Stadium in Ratchaburi, Thailand with Bangkok’s Pundluang Sor Singyu, 51-3 (35), taking on Ryo Akaho, 26-2-2 (18). Local veteran Singyu won the WBO bantam belt in 2012, only to lose it five…
It was announced this week that WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson will defend his title against challenger Tommy Karpency on September 11 at Toronto’s Richoh Centre. This is a big disappointment to fans that were hoping to see “Superman” face WBA/WBO/IBF kingpin Sergey Kovalev, who in late July destroyed yet another opponent. Obviously, putting…
Tonight at the Hyannis Youth & Community Center (HYCC), Hyannis’ Jesse Barboza (9-1-1, 5 KO’s) and Pennsylvania’s Jesse Oltmanns (10-5, 7 KO’s) will compete for the Northeast Heavyweight Championship. Also on the card, Harwich’s Paul Gonsalves (7-7-1, 3 KO’s) is scheduled to face off in an eight-round light heavyweight fight against Mexico’s Rafael Valenzuela (8-5,…
Superstar heavyweight Lennox Lewis, the last undisputed heavyweight champion and a former Olympic gold medallist with an amaeur victory over Riddick Bowe and professional victories over boxing legends such as Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Vitali Klitschko, confirmed Wednesday that he will return to Las Vegas this weekend to attend the Nevada Boxing Hall of…
GH3 Promotions is proud to announce the signing of undefeated Jr. Welterweight Keenan Smith to an exclusive promotional contract. Smith of Philadelphia has a record of 7-0 with 2 knockouts after turning pro in 2009 and is regarded as a highly skilled professional. “It’s a pleasure to sign with GH3 Promotions,” said Smith. “I like…
On Saturday night, August 15, Silverspoon Promotions in conjunction with the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame will present a huge night of boxing at The Playground in Atlantic City. In the 10-round main event, Heavyweight contender Chazz “The Gentleman” Witherspoon will take on Nicholas Guivas (11-2-2, 9 KO’s). Witherspoon (33-3, 25 KO’s) of nearby…
Dear Sam, I am writing to openly challenge you to defend your titles against me on October 17th. I fully appreciate that you may not want to do this as you know you will lose and will want to pick an easy touch, but man up and at least when you lose you will have…
The best ever? Really? Does a boxer that wishes to be known by that title really pick a former champion, who has been handily defeated by Robert Guerrero and Victor Ortiz as well as stopped by Jesus Soto Karass, to face in his “final” fight? First of all, does anyone actually believe that Floyd Mayweather…
Accredited media members from around the world came out to the JW Marriott at L.A. Live in Los Angeles Thursday as Floyd “Money” Mayweather (48-0, 26 KOs) and two-time welterweight champion Andre Berto (30-3, 23 KOs) officially announced their Showtime PPV matchup with taking place Saturday, September 12 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in…
This Saturday, August 8 at the Hyannis Youth & Community Center (HYCC), the winner of the main event fight between Hyannis’ Jesse Barboza (9-1-1, 5 KO’s) and Pennsylvania’s Jesse Oltmanns (10-5, 7 KO’s) will be crowned Northeast Heavyweight Champion. And while many in the crowd will be looking towards Barboza to represent the future of…