I don’t envy the task facing Ryosuke Iwasa next month. Not only does he have to fight me, he also has to fight me in Bristol of all places. For a man that has never fought outside his native Japan before, this could prove to be one hell of a hurdle to overcome. My guess…
I’ve been really inactive my whole career, so it hasn’t been too frustrating sitting out the ring for six months waiting for this British title fight with John Ryder. In fact, it was only when I signed with my promoter, Mick Hennessy, that my career picked up and I had two fights in a couple…
Cameron Hammond’s WBA Oceania Title clash with Jess Ravudi will double up as an eliminator for the Commonwealth welterweight crown. The 25-year-old from Moree, New South Wales, is looking to return with an explosive performance following six months on the side lines. And the incentive of potentially earning a showdown with newly-crowned Commonwealth king –…
Ricky Hatton-trained siblings Anthony and Sonny Upton impressed once again as they defeated overseas opponents at the historic York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, on Saturday night. Sonny smartly outboxed Latvia’s Dmitrijs Ovsjannikovs over six rounds despite sustaining a hand injury, while Anthony flattened Istvan Kiss of Hungry with an hellacious body shot in the…
One of the top fighters in the world was back in action last night in America as WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin continued his march of destruction with a dominant performance at The Forum in Inglewood, CA. Facing Golovkin was slick southpaw Willie Monroe, Jr, who proved to be a big-hearted competitor that gave “GGG”…
WBA middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin is back in the ring tonight as the Kazakhstan-born slugger climbs through the ropes at The Forum in Inglewood, CA to face the challenge posed by fleet-footed Willie Monroe Jr. Golovkin, 32-0 (29), has been in search and destroy mode since capturing the WBA crown in 2010, retaining the…
LIU Brooklyn Paramount Theater is set to host its first boxing event with Paramount Events Center (PEC) on Thursday June 4 at 7 pm. The fight card will be part of the Brooklyn Brawl Series promoted by professional boxer Dmitriy Salita’s Star of David Promotions. The event will feature Brooklyn Heavyweight Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller…
David Price will fight in Liverpool for the first time in two years at the Echo Arena on Friday June 26 as part of a huge bill live on Sky Sports. The popular Heavyweight joins an all-star cast with World-rated Super Middleweight’s Callum Smith and Rocky Fielding in crunch clashes against Christopher Rebrasse and Brian…
Matchroom Boxing and Team Sauerland will donate 96p of every ticket sold for the June 26 show at the Echo Arena in Liverpool to the Hillsborough Family Support Group. A host of the city’s boxing stars line-up on the night, with Heavyweight favourite and Liverpool fan David Price back in action along with Cruiserweight star…
British superstar Amir Khan’s crunch clash with the slick Chris Algieri will be televised live and exclusive on BoxNation on Friday May 29. The former unified light-welterweight world champion takes on New Yorker Algieri in his backyard as they clash in a 12-round welterweight contest at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. This fight will mark…
A highly anticipated showdown between former world champions Adrien “The Problem” Broner (30-1, 22 KOs) and “Showtime” Shawn Porter (25-1-1, 16 KOs) headlines the Premier Boxing Champions on NBC primetime event Saturday, June 20 live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Also on the card, the undefeated Errol Spence Jr. (16-0, 13 KOs) puts his…
Lee Selby challenges Evgeny Gradovich for the IBF Featherweight title at The O2 in London on May 30, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Selby takes on the Russian for the strap on a huge night of boxing in London, with their clash one of three with World titles on the line as Kell Brook…