Jamaica’s Nicholas Walters received his World Boxing Association featherweight super championship belt that he will defend at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States. Walters, accompanied by his representative Patrick Buteau, received the belt from the hands of the WBA representatives Gustavo Padilla and Julio Thyme during a private ceremony held at…
Former two-division world champion and highly-rated pound for pound fighter Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley Jr., deep in training for his upcoming clash with undefeated WBA super lightweight champion Jessie Vargas (26-0, 9 KOs), from Las Vegas, NV, for the vacant WBO welterweight title, hosted a workout today that was open to hundreds of fans who…
With a shot at a lightweight world title on the line, undefeated world-ranked contenders Ivan “El Terrible†Redkach and Dejan “El Dinamita†Zlaticanin will square off in a 12-round eliminator Saturday, June 13, in the main event of Showtime Boxing on SHO Extreme at 7 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast at Bartow Arena…
The Golden Gloves ABC in Liverpool is the first boxing club to benefit from the launch of the Matchroom Boxing Foundation. Promoter Eddie Hearn has launched the foundation to support grassroots boxing clubs and gyms across Britain and, ahead of the bumper bill in Liverpool on Friday June 26, the Foundation has already saved a…
Martin Murray has signed a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing and will make his debut for his new promoter at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on Friday June 26, live on Sky Sports. Murray will be officially unveiled at a press conference in London on Wednesday where he will discuss his future…
Undefeated superstar Keith “One Time” Thurman (25-0, 21 KOs) returns to the ring in his home state to face former world champion Luis Collazo (36-6, 19 KOs) on Saturday, July 11, in the main event of the inaugural Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN show live at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT from the USF Sun…
Lee Selby will be treated to a hero’s welcome in his hometown of Barry today to celebrate his tremendous performance in London last weekend in winning the IBF Featherweight title. Selby ripped the belt from IBF boxer of the year Evgeny Gradovich at The O2, dominating the Russian from the opening bell until the fight…
Alexander “The Great” Johnson (16-2, 7 KOs) will replace Doudou Ngumbu as the opponent for Artur Beterbiev (8-0, 8 KOs) on the Friday, June 12 edition of Premier Boxing Champions on Spike event taking place at UIC Pavilion in Chicago with coverage beginning at 9 p.m. ET/PT. This fight precedes the evening’s headlining bout that…
Miguel Cotto returns to the ring for the first time since capturing the WBC middleweight title against Sergio Martinez one year ago as the Puerto Rican icon faces former world champion Daniel Geale at Barclays Center in Cotto’s adopted hometown of New York. In his most recent appearance, ex-three weight world titlist Cotto, 39-4 (32),…
On Wednesday, WBA featherweight champion Jesus Cuellar of Argentina held a public workout in California, in preparation of his next defense against former two-weight world champion Vic Darchinyan on Saturday at the StubHub Center of Carson. Cuellar (26-1, 20 KO) did some physical workout to show the media present, and posed for photos next to…
Unbeaten WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber†Wilder, confident heavyweight contender Eric “Drummer Boy†Molina and unbeaten junior lightweight Jose “The Sniper†Pedraza participated in Media Day Workouts last Thursday for their fights that take place on Saturday, June 13, on Showtime Championship Boxing live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT at…
Do not make the mistake of being fooled by his nickname, “Big Baby.” Heavyweight prospect Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller possesses adult-sized power, and he’s the one making opponents think twice when he steps in with them, and starts unloading power shots. The 6-4, 260 pound Brooklyn-based boxer gloves up Thursday, June 4, in Brooklyn, on…