Kell Brook wants to box as soon as possible after his brutal four-round demolition of Jo Jo Dan in his first defence of his IBF Welterweight title in Sheffield on Saturday. Brook dismantled his mandatory challenger with a stunning display of his trademark power and accuracy, flooring the Romanian-Canadian twice in both the second and…
Stephen Simmons and Jon-Lewis Dickinson both say their clash on Saturday night will not go the distance as they meet at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, live on Sky Sports. Simmons defends his WBC International Silver title against local man Dickinson and the unbeaten Scotsman expects to have too much power for his host….
Unbeaten pair Scotty Cardle and Craig Evans clash for the vacant British Lightweight crown on Matchroom Boxing’s bumper May 30 bill at The O2 in London. Cardle has been biding his time for a crack at the Lonsdale belt since landing the English title in September with a stunning first round stoppage of Kirk Goodings…
The broadcast team for the April 4 debut of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on CBS features a blend of highly respected sportscasters and shrewd boxing minds. Hosted by CBS Sports Network’s Brent Stover, the fights will be called by versatile and respected play-by-play veteran Kevin Harlan with ringside analysts Paul Malignaggi and broadcast newcomer Virgil…
The WBA Family recently lost one of its most emblematic figures of the directorate. The Venezuelan engineer Alberto Sarmiento, who was the Treasurer, supervisor of fights and great friend of those who met him. The boxing world expressed its pain by Sarmiento’s passing, but his relatives and travel companions have hundreds of stories that summarize…
Light heavyweight world champion Adonis “Superman†Stevenson held a public media workout on Monday at Place Fleur de Lys, a large mall in Quebec City, Canada. The hard-hitting Stevenson (25-1, 21 KOs) will defend his 175-pound title against former super middleweight world champion Sakio “The Scorpion†Bika (32-6-3, 21 KOs) in the featured attraction of…
The Chelsea inside the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas welcomes an exciting evening of boxing featuring former two-division world champion Takahiro Ao, who returns to the ring in his 2015 debut where he will battle two-time world title challenger Ray Beltran in a 12-round rumble for the vacant WBO lightweight championship on Friday, May 1. The…
Bombs will be flying once again when Gary Shaw Productions and Savarese Promotions’ undefeated Light-Heavyweight slugger, Medzhid “B-52” Bektemirov (15-0, 12 KOs), makes his way back to the ring against Michael Gbenga (20-18, 20 KOs). Bektemirov vs. Gbenga, an eight round bout, will take place Saturday, April 18, at College Park Center located on the…
One of boxing’s most exciting pound-for-pound fighters Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin will defend his middleweight titles live and exclusive on BoxNation when he takes on Willie Monroe Jr on May 16. The Kazakh superstar has struck fear throughout the middleweight division by dismantling all 32 of his opponents – 29 of those by way of brutal…
Dave Ryan will defend his Commonwealth Light Welterweight title against John Wayne Hibbert on the huge May 30 bill at The O2 in London. The show already boasts two World title clashes plus a huge fight for Heavyweight favourite Anthony Joshua MBE, and fight fans will be licking their lips as the in-form Ryan and…
The first Maxi Hughes vs. Martin Ward fight contained clusters of drama. Dubious knockdowns, various swings and a controversial scorecard which couldn’t separate the boxers have naturally forced a rematch between the talented pair as they go at each other at the Leeds First Direct Arena on April 11. British Promoter/Manager/Trainer Dave Coldwell has been…
truTV and Top Rank will partner to exclusively televise a live Friday night prime time boxing series beginning Friday, May 1, at 10 p.m. ET. The new boxing series, in association with Turner Sports and HBO Sports, will launch on the eve of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao pay-per-view fight with a card featuring…