Rocky Fielding will face Bryan Vera in a huge Super Middleweight clash in the summer. The popular Liverpool man faces the Texan on a date and a venue to be confirmed next week, as Fielding looks for a big win on his CV to serve notice of his intentions at world level. Fielding returned to…
For his fourth consecutive fight on HBO, “The Siberian Rocky” Ruslan Provodnikov garnered over 1 million viewers. His contest with Lucas Matthysse averaged 1.243 million viewers and peaked at an outstanding 1.380 million for the clash, which is now a leading candidate for 2015 Fight of the Year. The bout comes on the heels of…
Former two-time world cruiserweight champion and current Heavyweight contender Steve “USS” Cunningham has signed with adviser Al Haymon. Cunningham of Philadelphia is excited about the prospects for his future. “I’m looking forward to working with Al, he’s a genius at what he does,” said Cunningham. “I’ve been watching him for several years and seeing all…
Paul Smith will face Andre Ward on June 20 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, live on Sky Sports in the UK and on BET in the United States. Smith has landed a date with the unbeaten WBA Super Middleweight king following his impressive performances taking Arthur Abraham deep in two challenges for the…
Over the last three years, he has fixed the foundation of his career. He moved abroad, and is now based in the Netherlands. He changed his job, and is now a project manager at Brugmann University Hospital in Brussels. He also got married to a Dutch girl, bought a house and last but not least,…
Legendary globe trotting Championship referee Mickey Vann will be making one of his shortest international journeys in a long while, this coming weekend, when he officiates an event in Scotland, the Stewart Allan promoted event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw on Saturday 25th April 2015. Vann has been officiating for close to forty years,…
With a majority decision. Japan’s Kazuto Ioka won his third championship, defeating Argentina’s Juan Carlos Reveco, who defended for the ninth time his World Boxing Association flyweight title on Wednesday. Both fighters engaged in an interesting exchange all through the fight, with the alternated control of the actions at all times. The Japanese took advantage…
Just two days before the historic showdown between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, Mayweather Promotions will give boxing fans a special treat on Cinco De Mayo weekend when they present the “Sin City Showdown” on Thursday, April 30 headlined by former world champion Ishe “Sugar Shay” Smith (26-7, 12 KOs) taking on the hard-fighting Cecil…
“Never Give Up: A Boxing Survival Story” is a compelling half-hour original Spike documentary featuring two of boxing’s true inspiring warriors – Daniel Jacobs and Anthony Dirrell. Heart is something that every fighter must have to win, to thrive, to survive. This documentary focuses on the heart and grit displayed by two fighters as they…
International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Joe “Pride of Wales” Calzaghe has been added to the broadcast team as a special analyst for the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Spike TV April 24 fight card taking place at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion. Before retiring in 2009, Calzaghe set the record as the longest continuously reigning world…
James DeGale MBE will challenge Andre Dirrell for the vacant IBF Super Middleweight title at the Agganis Arena in Boston on May 23, live on Sky Sports. DeGale is aiming to make history on the east coast as the first British Olympic gold medal winner to win a World title, and the 29 year old…
Anthony Joshua MBE will face Rafael Zumbano Love in his Midlands debut at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham on May 9, live on Sky Sports. Joshua returned to action in Newcastle on April 4 with a third round stoppage win over American Jason Gavern, and the Olympic Heavyweight gold medal hero will be looking to…