This evening features the unusual occurrence of two good fight cards taking place on the same night in the Boxing capital of America, Las Vegas. MGM Grand plays host to a highly anticipated clash at welter between former WBA/IBF light welter titlist Amir Khan, 29-3 (19), and ex-WBC/IBF light welter …
Read More »Bosques vs. Cordova WBU Title Clash Tonight In Florida
St. Petersburg, Florida’s Noemi Bosques is set for her first taste of Championship action, this coming Saturday, when she challenges Pueblo, Colorado’s Chantel Cordova for the vacant WBU Super Flyweight Championship, at the Florida State Fairgrounds. Bosques, whose record stands at 7-1-2 with two stoppage victories, including an excellent third …
Read More »WBA Strips Nehomar Cermeno Of Interim Super Bantam Belt
The World Boxing Association Championships Committee stripped Venezuelan Nehomar Cermeno of his Super Bantamweight interim championship according to their regulations. The rules applied were C10, C13, C14, C16, C46 and C47. Cermeno has gone fifteen months without defending the belt won in Panama on August 10, 2013.
Read More »Khan, Hunter Discuss Alexander Showdown, Mayweather Potential
During a media conference call on Thursday Amir Khan spoke of his preparations for tonight’s fight against Devon Alexander in Las Vegas. Amir Khan: Today I’m feeling really good. I’m feeling in great shape, not far off the weight. The weight’s been good, as well. I’m really focused on this …
Read More »Khan, Alexander Make Weight For Tonight’s Las Vegas Clash
Amir Khan and Devon Alexander made the weight limit for tonight’s welter clash at MGM Grand in Las Vegas WBC Silver Welterweight Championship, 12 rounds Amir Khan: 147 lb Devon Alexander: 147 lb WBA Interim Welterweight Championship, 12 Rounds Keith Thurman: 146 lb Leonard Bundu: 146.5 lb IBF Light Middle …
Read More »Salita Congratulates Lorick, Honig For Ring 8 Honors
Star of David Promotions is proud to applaud our friends Nirmal Lorick and Dave “Scooter” Honig on winning Trainer of the Year and Conditioning Coach of the Year as voted by Ring 8, the venerable veteran’s boxer organization. Lorick and Honig will received their hard-earned honors on Sunday, Dec. 8, …
Read More »Quigg Targeting Summer Return Following Hand Surgery
Scott Quigg is aiming to return to the ring next summer following successful surgery on a hand injury picked up in his WBA Super Bantamweight title defence against Hidenori Otake in Liverpool last month. The Bury man has enjoyed a fruitful 2014, defending his World title on three occasions. In …
Read More »Lee Plots Massive Saunders Clash If Korobov Is Defeated
Irish world-title hopeful Andy Lee is open to setting up a blockbuster battle with rising British middleweight star Billy Joe Saunders should he prevail this weekend. The 30-year-old southpaw takes on Matt Korobov for the vacant WBO belt at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, live and exclusive on BoxNation, and …
Read More »British Prospect Hughie Fury Gambles In Monte Carlo
Hennessy Sports and Golden Gloves are pleased to announce that heavyweight prospect Hughie Lewis Fury will take a huge step-up in class on February 21 in Monte Carlo, when he battles Ukrainian Andriy Rudenko over ten rounds on Channel 5. Hughie, cousin of Tyson, has been sidelined since May, due …
Read More »“Royal Battle” Fighters Meet The Media One More Time
The Media Center at MGM Grand in Las Vegas was buzzing today as some of boxing’s brightest stars took to the stage and addressed the media ahead of their respective bouts on the “Royal Battle: Amir Khan vs. Devon Alexander” fight card taking place tonight live on Showtime from the …
Read More »“Brooklyn Brawl” Returns To Webster Hall January 22
The Holiday Season is in full swing, and soon enough, we will be ringing in the New Year. Already, plans are being hashed out for the year in boxing 2015, and promoter Dmitriy Salita is anticipating the forthcoming year will be chock full of stellar live events, and marked growth …
Read More »Hurd Decisions Sanchez In Harrah’s Philadelphia Main Event
This past Friday at Harrah’s Philadelphia, some of the best young prospects in the country were featured on a six bout card promoted by King’s Promotions and XFE. In the main event, Jarrett Hurd held on the defeat late replacement Emmanuel Sanchez via six-round majority decision on a Middleweight bout.
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