Trainer Freddie Roach has claimed Sergio Martinez ‘has nothing left’ as the Argentine defends his middleweight world title against Miguel Cotto this weekend. Hall of Fame trainer Roach and WBC champion Martinez have been involved in a heated exchange, with the pair refusing to hold their tongues ahead of this …
Read More »Rematch Pending? Bellew, Cleverly Share Liverpool Bill July 12
Tony Bellew and Nathan Cleverly will take another step closer to a rematch as they share top billing at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on July 12, live on Sky Sports – part of a star-studded bill with Rocky Fielding, the Smith brothers and Anthony Joshua MBE. Bellew and Cleverly …
Read More »Hatton Prospect Burnett Gets Ukrainian Acid Test In London June 14
Top bantamweight prospect Ryan Burnett will have his toughest test to date when he appears on TKO Events’ stacked card at the Troxy in London’s East End on June 14. The Ricky Hatton-trained Irishman will face Ukrainian veteran Gennadiy Delisandru and he’s keen to put on another stunning performance.
Read More »Centeno, Santana Triumphant On Upset Laden ShoBox Telecast
Since its inception in July 2001, ShoBox: The New Generation has produced 54 world champions, an average of more than one every four telecasts. The critically acclaimed, prospect-orientated series is also a testing ground for undefeated fighters, who frequently are matched against their toughest foes to date. Friday on Showtime …
Read More »Andy Lee Primed For MSG Battle With John Jackson
Irish light middleweight fighter Andy Lee, currently ranked WBC # 6, will be in action again against John Jackson, ranked WBC #4, for the vacant NABF light middleweight title this Saturday evening at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The scheduled 10 rounds bout will open the HBO PPV broadcast, …
Read More »New Date For Chagaev vs. Oquendo WBA Title Bout
The regular WBA heavyweight championship bout between Ruslan Chagaev and Fres Oquendo will now take place on July 6 in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia. Promoter Timur Dugazaev decided to move the date for four weeks to give all parties involved more time to get ready for this big event. The new …
Read More »Provodnikov, Algieri Discuss Upcoming WBO Title Clash
Marc Abrams: The “Siberian Rocky” Ruslan Provodnikov will defend his WBO Junior Welterweight Championship against undefeated New Yorker Chris Algieri Saturday night, June 14, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and it will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark. The card is being promoted by Banner Promotions and Top …
Read More »Martinez, Cotto Engage In Verbal Exhanges At Press Conference
Freddie Roach: “Winning this fight will be bout ring generalship. Miguel must keep himself in good position and control the ring. This is what we have worked on for nine weeks in training camp. Miguel never knew how to do this before we began working on it. “Miguel will have …
Read More »“The Sniper” Aiming To Pick Off Uruzquieta At MSG
Gary Shaw Productions, Universal Promotions and DiBella Entertainment’s undefeated super-featherweight champion, Jose “Sniper” Pedraza (16-0, 10 KOs), is excited to be fighting on the undercard of Miguel Cotto vs. Sergio Martinez, taking place at the Madison Square Garden in New York on June 7, 2014. Pedraza will battle Arturo Uruzquieta …
Read More »WBC Champion Martinez Vows To Punish Cotto For Underestimation
World champion Sergio Martinez believes the only reason Miguel Cotto has chosen to fight him is because he thinks he is over the hill. The WBC Middleweight kingpin puts his title on the line against the Puerto Rican legend at Madison Square Garden in New York, live on BoxNation this …
Read More »“The Ghost” Guerrero Joins Forces With Crossfit For Comeback
The CrossFit nation is introducing its latest athlete, three-time and two-division world champion boxer Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (31-2-1, 18 KOs), who is returning to the ring on June 21 at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. against Yoshihiro Kamegai (24-1-1, 21 KOs), and on display will be a physique molded …
Read More »Aussie Hammond Faces Highly Ranked Contender Zhallauov
Australian stylist Cameron “The Hammer” Hammond believes he’s ready for the deep end of the welterweight waters and aims to prove it against highly regarded Roman Zhailauov on July 5. Zhailauov is rated in the top 15 by the WBA and has an unblemished 12 fight record, but Hammond says …
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