Former two-time world champion Nigel Benn and experienced Aussie Rodney Williams have been selected as the men to guide Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne to world title glory. Browne, who is the mandatory challenger to WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev, had been working with the legendary Jeff Fenech, but now feels his style is better suited to…
Team Tarver, led by five-time world champion and world heavyweight contender Antonio “The Magic Man” Tarver (31-6-1, 22 KOs), spent this past Labor Day serving more than 150 homeless, disabled and handicapped people as well as local military veterans, at The Salvation Army in Tampa. “I really like the community service we’ve been doing lately…
Wednesbury light-welterweight, Sam Evans, says he’s still pinching himself after being offered a professional contract with four-time world champion Ricky Hatton. The 19-year-old was a fan of the Hitman growing up and impressed him enough during a two day trial to earn a promotional deal. Evans, who is managed by Errol Johnson, has moved into…
I would have to agree with the vast majority of boxing fans, and say that Floyd Mayweather Jr’s clash against Andre Berto on Saturday night at MGM Grand in Las Vegas is a bit of an anti-climax to the end of a glittering career. Whether this is truly the end of his career, who can…
The fighters who will appear on the stacked, action-packed “High Stakes: Mayweather vs. Berto†undercard this Saturday, September 12 live on Showtime PPV at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas took part in their final press conference Thursday at MGM Grand. There are three pay-per-view fights preceding…
Boxing star Amir Khan will be BoxNation’s special guest analyst for Floyd Mayweather’s final fight against Andre Berto and has backed his stablemate to cause a ‘big surprise’. ‘The Channel of Champions’ will be showing the legendary Mayweather’s last outing exclusively live in the UK, with Khan making up a knowledgeable trio of on-air talent…
Two-time world champion boxer Amir Khan is leading a joint Penny Appeal and Amir Khan Foundation convoy to distribute vital aid to refugees stranded on the island of Lesbos in Greece. A UK-wide donation scheme has been set up by Penny Appeal and Amir Khan Foundation, allowing people to donate towards food, water, hygiene essentials…
British ace George Groves says he’s ready to burst onto the world scene as he challenges for the WBC world title in Floyd Mayweather’s final bout. The 27-year-old takes on super-middleweight champion Badou Jack this Saturday night, live and exclusive on BoxNation, on the undercard of pound-for-pound king Mayweather’s last fight against Haitian hard-hitter Andre…
Ricky Burns and Gavin McDonnell face crunch European title fights against Edis Tatli and Jeremy Parodi at the Sheffield Arena on October 24, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Former two-weight World champion Burns challenges Tatli for the European Lightweight title that the Finn ace won in April via a unanimous decision win over Yvan…
By Peter Fury Although we contemplated basing ourselves in Ireland for The Big One, we’ll now be in England for the full duration of the camp and then go to Germany one week before the fight. We’ve got a lot of help here and a set-up already established here. It just made sense, I think,…
“As already confirmed by the USADA Statement, I did not commit any violations of the Nevada or USADA drug testing guidelines. I follow and have always followed the rules of Nevada and USADA, the gold standard of drug testing. “Let’s not forget that I was the one six years ago who insisted on elevating the…
South Africa’s Tommy “Tommy Gun†Oosthuizen faces his toughest test at Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Monte Carlo on November 7, challenging Germany’s Jürgen Braehmer for the latter’s WBA light-heavyweight title. The fight will top the “Night of Champions†tournament card in Monaco which features boxers from around the world – China, Venezuela, Kazakhstan, Russia, Japan,…