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Celebrated Cuban amateur boxer Marcos Forestal will make his professional debut tonight in a four-round super bantamweight bout against veteran Ignac “The Test” Kassai at 5 Star Banquet Hall in Queens, New York. A three-time Cuban National champion, the 25-year-old Forestal defeated 2012 Olympic gold medalist Robeisy Rameriez 14 months …

Brian Rose has told Carson Jones he is in for a hostile reception when they clash for the WBC International Light Middleweight title on Saturday at the Winter Gardens, live on Sky Sports. Rose is continuing his comeback following his World title challenge against Demetrius Andrade in New York in …

By Peter Fury Family. It’s the most important thing to me, it’s life’s beating heart, and it means more than all the world titles a fighter can win. Today the Fury family grows stronger as my brother, John, is released from prison following a four-and-a-half year sentence. It’s a happy …

Paul Smith can settle the score with Arthur Abraham in their WBO World Super Middleweight Championship rematch on February 21 at the O2 World in Berlin, Germany, live on Sky Sports. Smith was left disappointed after finding himself on the wrong end of a unanimous points decision in his first …

Having spent time with Martin Murray in Johannesburg at the weekend, South African promoter Rodney Berman says he expects a fierce contest when Murray and Gennady Golovkin square off in Monte Carlo for Golovkin’s WBA middleweight super, interim WBC and IBO titles next weekend. Berman’s Golden Gloves is promoting the …

On Saturday afternoon, February 28, Carl Frampton will make the 1st defense of the IBF Super Bantamweight title when he takes on mandatory challenger Chris Avalos in a bout that can be seen live and exclusively in the United States on TV Network AWE; A Wealth of Entertainment. The card …

Keen to make up for lost time, a rejuvenated Hughie Lewis Fury faces Ukrainian Andriy Rudenko on February 21 in Monte Carlo and believes victory will set him up for a big 2015. The talented 20-year-old has been out of the ring since May, due to illness, but is now …

With the promise of knocking out Challenger Juan “Topo” Rosas, the flyweight interim champion David “Tornado” Sanchez said he was ready for his commitment on Saturday in the Palenque of the Expo Ganadera in Hermosillo, Mexico. . Sanchez (26-2-2, 20 KO) will defend the championship he conquered in May 2014 …

Hatton Promotions would like to make it clear that negotiations have not taken place for a fight between Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne and Russia’s Alexander Ustinov, despite claims made online. Vladimir Hryunov, Ustinov’s promoter, has reportedly said that he has had meetings with Ricky Hatton in London regarding the match-up.

World-ranked bantamweight Lee Haskins looks to steal the show when he faces Omar Lamiri for the vacant European title on February 21 in Monte Carlo. The fight, televised by Channel 5, makes up part of the undercard to Gennady Golovkin’s WBA middleweight super title defence against St. Helens’ Martin Murray, …

Carson Jones says he will land his first win on UK soil against Brian Rose on Saturday night at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, live on Sky Sports. The Oklahoma man is famous on these shores for providing Kell Brook with a real scare when they met in July 2012 …

Dave Coldwell will be ringside for next weekend’s Prizefighter which comes to us from Blackpool’s atmospheric Winter Gardens. The tournament has provided both good and bad memories for Coldwell before today and the boxing multi-tasker will be hoping for positive fortune as his entertaining charge, Tom Doran, aims to establish …