Adam Etches will get the opportunity to bolster his world ranking and add another title to his collection when he faces Brazil’s tough Samir Santos Barbosa at the Ponds Forge Arena in Sheffield, on September 20, on the Hennessy Sports promoted event. The night of championship boxing will be headlined …
Read More »Rossington Prospect Maxi Hughes Gets Laryea Test
With promoter Dave Coldwell working hard behind the scenes to provide a solid test, Rossington’s Maxi Hughes has finally been matched with former world title challenger, Joseph Laryea. After efforts to make an excellent trade fight with Manchester Olympian, Joe Murray, were shelved, Coldwell has rescheduled the bout between Hughes …
Read More »Brook Receives Hero Welcome In Sheffield, Returns 9 December
Newly crowned IBF Welterweight champion Kell Brook received a hero’s welcome in his hometown of Sheffield yesterday – and told his adoring fans he cannot wait to put on a show at the Motorpoint Arena in his first defence. Brook took the title from Shawn Porter in California last weekend …
Read More »Iron Mike Tyson Heads To Texas For Next Promotion
Boxing Legend Mike Tyson and Iron Mike Productions, in association with Mario Davila Media and Big Card Promotions present “Big Texas Throwdown” on Friday, September 26 at the Mesquite Arena in Mesquite, Texas. “The state of Texas is the home to some of the toughest fighters and best boxing fans …
Read More »Find A Dream Partners With BC Boxing To KO Drugs
To combat the growing drug epidemic that continues to plague the Northwestern Pennsylvania area, Find A Dream, a registered nonprofit organization that reaches out to community children and provides them a healthy channel to find and work towards fulfilling a dream, has partnered with BC Boxing of Brockport to offer …
Read More »Mission Impossible? Irish Squad Draws Tough Chinese Assignment
Cork middleweight Christina Desmond has received a bye into the semi-finals of the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. The Macroom BC southpaw is slated to meet Chen Nien-Chen of Chinese Taipei on Sunday in the last-four of the tournament.
Read More »George, David Go Head To Head In Chicago Potboiler
Just days before from the highly anticipated “B96 Boxing at the Ballpark” event set for this Saturday night, August 23 at U.S. Cellular Field, Home of the Chicago White Sox, the main participants held court at the Final Press Conference. The Final Press Conference was held in front of a …
Read More »WBA Celebrates 41st Birthday Of Nikolai Valuev
Today is the 41st birthday of former heavyweight world champion Nikolai Valuev, and the World Boxing Association family sends its best wishes to the “Russian Giant” on his birthday. Valuev was born on August 21, 1973 in Saint Petersburg, and at age 20 started in boxing, after practicing disk launching …
Read More »Philippine Supreme Court Issues TRO in Pacquiao Tax Case
The Philippine Supreme Court issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to stop the enforcement of the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) ruling which ordered Saranggani Congressman Manny Pacquiao and his wife Jinkee to post a cash bond in the amount of P3,298,514,894.35 (US $74.9 Million) or a surety bond in …
Read More »Pacquiao vs. Algieri: The Press Tour Heard ‘Round The World
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, boxing ‘s only eight-division world champion, defends his WBO welterweight title against New York’s undefeated WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri, who has a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Care Management, a Masters degree in Clinical Nutrition and a Ph.D. in Upsets Inside the Ring.
Read More »WBA Celebrates Legendary Promoter Don King’s 83 Birthday
Today, promoter Don King celebrates a new year of life. He has been a great ally and part of the World Boxing Association family, and we send our warmest greeting. He was born 83 years ago in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. He began to build his name among the great …
Read More »Mayweather vs. Maidana 2 Fighters Meet The Media
Marcos “El Chino” Maidana, the former welterweight world champion who gets his highly anticipated rematch with Floyd “Money” Mayweather in the main event of “Mayhem: Mayweather vs. Maidana 2” on Saturday, Sept. 13 live on Showtime PPV, met with media members in Carson, Calif., last Saturday at StubHub Center and …
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