Lucas ‘Big Daddy’ Browne is planning on becoming a history maker and he wants to do it on home soil. Australia has never had a world champion at heavyweight, but Browne will get the opportunity to change that when he meets WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev. Browne was made the well-respected Uzbek’s mandatory challenger last month…
International and World Boxing Hall of Fame ring MC, Michael Buffer, is returning to Sheffield to bring Kell Brook and Jo Jo Dan to the ring as they clash for Brook’s IBF Welterweight title in ‘Unbreakable’, live on Sky Sports on March 28. Buffer has worked in the Steel City twice for modern-day legends Prince…
Click the Image for more Jay Metcalf Vs William Warburton Photos At Liverpool Olympia last night, Jay Metcalf of Liverpool won the International Masters Light-Middleweight Title by outpointing William Warburton of Atherton. The Steve Wood – VIP Boxing Promotions show featured 13 fights in total and, again, provided another entertaining and value-for-money night. Full Results:…
The Denis Lebedev and Youri Kalenga teams reached an agreement, thus avoiding the Purse Bid summoned for March 17, 2015 in the World Boxing Association Headquarters in Panama. Both parties negotiated and the fight will take place on April 10 in Moscow, Russia, according to the information given. Lebedev, (26-2, 20 KO), is the WBA…
In the aftermath of his IBF elimination bout this past Saturday at the Bell Centre in Montreal, former two-time cruiserweight world champion and current heavyweight contender Steve “USS” Cunningham wants to state his case to what the boxing world saw, and that is that the wrong man had his hand raised. The viewing public saw…
Gary Shaw Productions and Savarese Promotions’ undefeated Light-Heavyweight bomber, Medzhidm “B-52” Bektemirov (15-0, 12 KOs), is now ranked #10 by the WBA. A fighter who has power in both hands, B-52 is eager to continue his climb up the WBA rankings with more explosive performances. His mission is to knock everyone out.
Bristol’s Lee Haskins has been nominated to box for the IBF Interim bantamweight title. Reigning IBF champion Randy Caballero is unable to defend his title after suffering a serious ankle injury in February and is expected to be out of action for between four to six months. In his absence, the IBF chiefs have ordered…
Boxing is a funny business, sometimes, even when you lose, you win. This was the case on Friday night when 26-year-old Ecuadorean junior welterweight Erick Bone showed the world that he is a world-class talent and willing warrior.
This past Friday it was announced that Boxcino 2014 Middleweight champion Willie Monroe Jr. has accepted the challenge and will fight WBA/IBO and WBC Interim Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin on May 16 at the Forum in Inglewood,California. The event will be televised Live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Monroe of…
Bradley Saunders says he has shaken off the rust in Hull and is ready to rip the Commonwealth Light Welterweight title from Dave Ryan at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle on Saturday April 4, live on Sky Sports. The Sedgefield ace stretched his unbeaten record to 12-0 with a ninth stoppage win, taking out…
Kelly Swanson Thanks, everybody, for joining us today for this great call to officially announce a very exciting match up. And without further ado, to talk a little bit about that match up, I’m going to introduce Chris DeBlasio, Vice President of Sports Communications for Showtime. Chris DeBlasio Thanks, Kelly. I’m going to keep this…
Boxing Superstar Gennady “GGG” Golovkin will defend his WBA/IBO and ‘Interim’ WBC Middleweight Titles against Top-Rated Challenger Willie Monroe Jr. on Sat., May 16 emanating from the Forum in Inglewood, CA. The championship event will be televised Live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. “I’m very excited to fight again in…