There’ll be big explosions in the ring tonight at New York’s Madison Square Garden when Nicholas Walters and amateur nemesis Miguel Marriaga square off for the WBA “Super” featherweight title that Walters lost yesterday on the scales when he could not make the divisional limit of 126 pounds. Could the blown weigh-in by Walters, 25-0…
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay WIlder and challenger Eric Molina hit the scales yesterday for their bout this evening at Bartow Arena on the University of Alabama campus in Birmingham, AL. WBC Heavyweight Championship, 12 rounds Deontay WIlder: 229 lb Eric Molina: 239.25 lb
Luke Campbell MBE and Tommy Coyle have reflected on their bitter exchange of words at yesterday’s press conference in Hull, ahead of their official eliminator for the WBC Word Lightweight title at the KC Lightstream Stadium in Hull on August 1, live on Sky Sports. The Hull pair have been on a collision course for…
Three-time, two division world champion Randall “KO King” Bailey (44-8, 37 KOs) returns to the ring June 20 after a long absence to fight veteran Gundrick “Sho-Gun” King (18-14, 11 KOs) in the 10-round main event at Riverdale Center of Arts in Riverdale, Georgia. Contrary to some erroneous reports and misconceptions, the 40-year-old Bailey never…
On Saturday night, June 20, at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA undefeated Lightweight prospect, Sonny “Pretty Boy” Fredrickson (8-0, 5 KO’s) will make his national television debut when he competes in a six round bout on the Andre Ward vs. Paul Smith telecast on BET. Sonny Fredrickson stands 6’2″, carries power in both hands…
Today, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero joins those remembering Caley Camarillo as he will donate $100,000 to the Breathe For Caley [BFC] Foundation at Usegi Farms Pumpkin Park in San Martin, CA. The BFC Foundation provides financial aid to struggling families caring for chronically ill children, which includes a wish fulfillment program. Guerrero will kick off…
Light middleweight Erislandy Lara puts his WBA crown on the line tonight at the UIC Pavillion in Chicago as the native Cuban faces off against two-time former world title challenger Delvin Rodriguez. Crafty southpaw Lara, 20-2-2 (12), acquired the belt in his most recent appearance by widely outpointing Ishe Smith in December of last year…
Luke Campbell MBE and Tommy Coyle will clash in an official eliminator for the WBC Lightweight title at Craven Park in Hull on August 1, live on Sky Sports. The Hull pair have been on a collision course over the last year and came face-to-face at a public press conference at the City Hall in…
Gary Hyde, manager of IBF No. 1-ranked, mandatory middleweight contender Hassan N’Dam (31-1, 18 KOs), has objected to two officials named to work the June 20 IBF middleweight title fight between N’Dam and David Lemieux (33-2, 31 KOs) at the famed Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. Cameroon-native N’Dam, promoted by King Sports, is a former…
Hennessy Sports are pleased to announce that the Haskins vs. Iwasa undercard on June 13 will be televised live and exclusively on Spike (Sky Channel 160) in the United Kingdom. Saturday’s IBF Interim Bantamweight Title clash between Bristol’s Lee Haskins and Japan’s Ryosuke Iwasa will be screened live on Channel 5, while the Commonwealth Light-Heavyweight…
Leading bantamweight contenders Lee Haskins and Ryosuke Iwasa both believe their IBF Interim Bantamweight Title fight on Saturday night will be decided within the scheduled distance – by knockout – and aren’t planning on leaving anything in the hands of the judges. The two title challengers met this afternoon at a pre-fight press conference in…
Undefeated WBA featherweight champion Nicholas “Axe Man” Walters of Jamaica, and the boxing gem of Puerto Rico, undefeated No. 3 world-rated lightweight contender Felix “El Diamante” Verdejo and their opponents, Top-10 contender Miguel “The Scorpion” Marriaga and Ivan “Bam Bam” Najera, respectively, hosted a media workout in Manhattan today. The four undefeated fighters headline, in…