Hyannis native Jesse Barboza (9-1-1, 5 KO’s) is coming home to headline a pro boxing event August 8 at the Hyannis Youth & Community Center (HYCC) as he takes on Pennsylvania’s Jesse Oltmanns (10-5, 7 KO’s) in an eight round fight for the vacant Northeast Heavyweight Championship. Barboza, a 2004 graduate of Barnstable High School…
After evaluating the request made by the former champion Juan Carlos Reveco and his team, the WBA championships committee ordered the rematch of the fight with Japan’s Kazuto Ioka. The pair originally clashed on April 22 in Japan. The bout ended favorable to the Asian 114-114, 113-116, 113-115 on the scorecards that meant the defeat…
Boston-area fans will be treated to fireworks this Memorial Day weekend as a full slate of exciting undercard fights come to Agganis Arena on Saturday, May 23. The undercard action is highlighted by Boston’s own Danny O’Connor(25-2, 9 KOs) taking on the fighting pride of Vermont, Chris Gilbert (13-1, 10 KOs) in an eight-round welterweight…
Michael Buffer will call the fighters to the ring on a huge night of boxing at The O2 in London on May 30, live on Sky Sports Box Office. The Hall Of Fame ring MC returns to the UK for another evening of World class boxing featuring IBF Welterweight champion Kell Brook against domestic foe…
This Friday night at the Omega Products Outdoor Arena, the 2015 Boxcino finals will take place in the heavyweight and jr. middleweight divisions. The fights will be televised on ESPN Friday Night Fights beginning at 10 PM ET. The 2015 Boxcino Tournament is promoted by Banner Promotions. Friday’s show is promoted by Thompson Boxing and…
Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KO’s), the reigning WBC Middleweight Champion and the first native of Puerto Rico to become world champion in four different weight classes will defend his title against former Two-Time World Champion Daniel Geale (31-3, 16 KO’s) of Australia on June 6, 2015 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn in a 12-round fight…
After getting Manny Pacquiao ready for his mega-fight with Floyd Mayweather, Gary Shaw Productions’ and Antonio Leonard Promotions’ undefeated super-lightweight prospect Kenneth Sims Jr., (6-0), is now preparing WBC Lightweight champion Jorge Linares (38-3, 25 KOs) for his upcoming title defense against Kevin Mitchell (39-2, 29 KOs). Kenneth Sims Jr. has been sparring with Linares,…
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”…