Lee “The Banjo†Markham finally gets his big title chance and a potential breakthrough into the big time when he challenges Jahmaine Smyle for the English Super-Middleweight title on the Olivia Goodwin promoted “Ultimate Glory†bill at York Hall on Saturday 14th March. The show marks the Goodwin’s fifth anniversary into boxing promoting and managing….
WBA Super and WBO super bantamweight champion Guillermo “The Jackal” Rigondeaux (15-0, 10 KOs) is encouraged by reports that WBC title-holder Leo Santa Cruz’ promoter, Oscar de la Hoya, believes a Rigondeaux vs. Santa Cruz unification fight has to happen. The 34-year-old Rigondeaux, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, has been restricted to Asia for his…
Nicola Pattberg, 36, will take over the newly created position of the Head of Corporate Communications of the Klitschko Management Group in Hamburg starting from 1 February 2015. In this role, she is nationally and internationally responsible for both the strategic communication of Wladimir Klitschko and of the Klitschko Management Group itself as a company,…
By Peter Fury: Ask any professional boxer to name the toughest part of their profession and they’ll tell you training camp stands out above everything else. It’s often tougher than a gruelling 12-rounder and it’s often tougher than taking a beating on fight night. Training camp can last for months and it only ever gets…
Boxing siblings Pauly and Sonny Upton are looking to kick off 2015 with a bang when they return to action next month. The Ricky Hatton-trained prospects will face ‘as yet to be confirmed’ opponents on Mickey Helliet’s dinner show at the Park Lane Hotel in Mayfair, London, on February 5. With both boxers aiming to…
The return of prizefighting to primetime network television has finally arrived as the recently announced Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) series is set to debut on Saturday, March 7 with an action-packed double main event on NBC, live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The inaugural PBC on NBC fight night will feature…
Up and coming boxing manager Adrian Clark has released a mini documentary that chronicles a week in the life of his career as he leads up to a fight. The Documentary is titled Adrian Clark: Before The Bell Clark of Dallas, Texas, has quickly become one of the brightest young minds in the boxing industry…
The public weigh-in and press conference for the upcoming George Hillyard vs. Michal Vosyka WBU International Middleweight title bout, will take place at Nonna’s Kitchen, 38 Panton Street, London SW1Y 4EA at 3pm on Thursday, 29th January 2015. On announcing the weigh-in and press conference, promoter Shyam Batra stressed that this would be an open…
Golden Boy Promotions returns to San Antonio, Texas on Thursday, March 12 with a special HBO Latino Boxing two-fight live telecast co-promoted by Leija Battah Promotions. In the headlining bout, 2008 Mexican Olympian, undefeated WBO International and NABF Junior Lightweight Champion Francisco “El Bandido” Vargas (21-0-1, 15 KOs) will put his undefeated record and titles…
Billi Godoy says he’ll draw on his wins over Jorge Sebastien Heiland and Carlos Baldomir as he challenges John Ryder for the WBO Inter-Continental Middleweight title at The O2 on Saturday, January 31, live on Sky Sports. The Argentine is looking to upset Ryder’s plans of bursting into the top ten of the WBO rankings…
Frankie Gavin has signed a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing and will headline a show at The Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham on May 9, live on Sky Sports. Gavin will fight under Hearn for the first time on the undercard of Kell Brook’s IBF Welterweight title defence against Jo Jo Dan at…
Rising star and undefeated featherweight phenom Mario Barrios, (7-0, 3 KOs), is looking to take his career to new heights in 2015. After fighting six times in 2014, Barrios is on the fast track to accomplishing his dream of becoming a world champion. Standing 6’1, Barrios has the height and reach advantage against most of…