Kell Brook will defend his IBF Welterweight title against Diego Chaves at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield on October 24, live on Sky Sports. Brook makes the third defence of his crown at his hometown fortress after ‘The Special One’ forced mandatory challenger Jo Jo Dan to retire after four rounds of his first defence…
Amateur star Reuben Arrowsmith will make his eagerly anticipated professional debut at Banks’s Stadium, Walsall, on October 10. Trained by four-time world champion Ricky Hatton, the 19-year-old won five national titles in the vest and head guard and is confident of making his mark in the paid ranks. He will box an as yet to…
On Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California, undefeated light heavyweight power puncher, Ahmed Elbiali (11-0, 10 KOs) is scheduled to fight on the televised portion of the Premier Boxing Champions on Fox Sports 1 card headlined by Austin Trout (29-2, 16 KOs) vs. Joey Hernandez (24-3-1, 14 KOs). Elbiali will…
A permanent memorial to pioneering black boxer Bill Richmond (1763-1829) was unveiled by Earl George Percy at the Tom Cribb pub, in Panton Street, London on Wednesday 26 August 2015 at 2.30pm. A plaque consisting of a portrait of Richmond and a summary of his amazing life and career now adorns the wall of the…
When Wladimir Klitschko defends his titles against Tyson Fury at Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, on October 24, another Brit will be dazzling the fans – even before the fight’s first round: Rock icon Rod Stewart is going to open the night of this epic fight with an exclusive performance presented by RTL Television. Stewart’s…
After a razor-thin decision in their first fight, top bantamweights Jamie McDonnell (26-2-1, 12 KOs) and Tomoki “El Mexicanito” Kameda (31-1, 19 KOs) will square-off again on the Sunday, September 6 edition of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on CBS live from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. The 12-round bantamweight showdown will kick-off…
Joel Brunker says he has to restore Australian Ashes pride by handing a first defeat to Josh Warrington and silence his fans when he challenges for the Leeds star’s WBC International and Commonwealth Featherweight titles at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on September 5, live on Sky Sports. Brunker returns to the UK following…
Martin Murray wants a big win over Jose Miguel Torres at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on Saturday, live on Sky Sports, to lead to a World title clash with WBO Super Middleweight king Arthur Abraham. Murray challenges Torres for the WBA Inter-Continental title in his first championship bout since challenging Gennady Golovkin for…
Josh Warrington says he’ll add a win against Joel Brunker to wins for the Leeds Rhinos and Leeds United at the First Direct Arena on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports. Warrington defends his WBC International and Commonwealth Featherweight titles against the Australian – but with Brunker last in the UK against Lee Selby, this…
It was back in May that Doncaster’s Jamie McDonnell pulled off one of British boxing’s most majestic away days when he overcame the challenge of Tomoki Kameda in Texas. This weekend, McDonnell returns to the scene of his most accomplished performance to date as he aims to oust the Japanese darling one more time to…
In one of the biggest fights this summer, the featherweight bragging rights of Southern California were won by Leo Santa Cruz, who defeated Abner Mares in a thrilling back and forth firefight at Staples Center in the American city of Los Angeles on Saturday night. Former three-weight world champ Mares started off fast, engaging the…
August goes out with a bang tonight at Staples Center in the American city of Los Angeles with the WBA featherweight “super” title on the line in a massive showdown between California based Mexican boxers Abner Mares and Leo Santa Cruz. The combatants are both multi-weight world champions with Mares, 29-1-1 (15), having held the…