Turkish top prospect Avni Yildirim is convinced that WBO Super Middleweight Champion Arthur Abraham will defend his title against Robert Stieglitz this Saturday in Halle, Germany. “He is in good shape”, said Yildirim after sparring with “King Arthur” last week in Berlin. “Abraham is very experienced but he doesn’t seem to be very hungry anymore….
World-renowned boxer Dmitriy Salita and his Brooklyn Brawl series will heat up Coney Island on Tuesday, August 25, as he brings “Boxing At The Beach” back to MCU Park, the home of baseball’s Brooklyn Cyclones. Salita Promotions will open a year’s worth of events with a professional fight card at the New York Mets’ minor…
Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne will engage in a warm-up contest against Argentina’s experienced Gonzalo Basile next month, before switching his attention to WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev. The heavy-hitting Aussie is the current mandatory challenger for Chagaev’s crown, but a series of uncontrollable issues have led to the fight being delayed.
This Saturday, at the Warren Valley Golf and Banquet Center in Warren, Michigan, three prized fighters under the Victory Sports & Entertainment management banner will be on display. Undefeated Lightweight, Sonny Fredrickson, will be in action against tough veteran Marteze Logan in a six round bout. Undefeated Featherweight Tyler McCreary will take on John Willoughby…
Anthony Joshua MBE will face Gary Cornish in his first major title bout with the vacant Commonwealth Heavyweight title on the line at The O2 in London on September 12, live on Sky Sports. Joshua has raced to 13-0 with 13 devastating KO wins since turning pro and now looks to add major belts to…
Scott Quigg says Kiko Martinez is the most dangerous opponent of his reign as WBA Super Bantamweight champion as they clash for the title on Saturday, July 18 at the Manchester Arena live on Sky Sports – but says the challenger is not ready for the new and improved champion. Quigg swatted aside his first…
Undefeated No. 1 junior welterweight contender Cesar “El Distinto” Cuenca of Argentina is just three victories shy of tying Rocky Marciano’s hallowed 49-0 record. He will be looking to cut that victory deficit on Saturday when he battles undefeated No. 2 world-rated contender “Ik” Lian Hui Yang of China, for the vacant IBF junior welterweight…
Anthony Crolla says he knows he has to put in the performance of his life to take Darleys Perez’s WBA Lightweight title from him on Saturday night at the Manchester Arena, live on Sky Sports – and has promised his fans that he will deliver. Crolla had a January World title shot at Richar Abril…
Former world champion Beibut Shumenov (15-2, 10 KOs) hosted a media workout at a private gym in Las Vegas on Tuesday as he prepares for his Premier Boxing Champions on NBCSN showdown with B.J. Flores (31-1-1, 20 KOs) on Saturday, July 25 live from the Pearl at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Televised coverage…
Amateur sensation Reuben Arrowsmith has signed a long-term professional contract with Hatton Promotions. The hugely talented teenager will be trained in Manchester by four-time world champion Ricky Hatton and is likely to make his debut in the autumn. Arrowsmith, 19, was highly decorated in the unpaid ranks, winning five national titles and representing England on…
By Peter Fury So it’s on – Tyson Fury vs. Wladimir Klitschko, for the heavyweight championship of the world. It’s nice to be so far out from the fight, with all the politics and business side of it behind us, and know exactly where we stand. We’re absolutely delighted. The business side of making fights…
Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM), in association with InterBox, is happy to announce the return to the ring of former IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute, August 15 at Bell Centre, as part of Premier Boxing Champions series, airing live on NBC Sports. His opponent will be European Union super middleweight champion, Andrea Di Luisa, of…