Kevin Mitchell believes he will win a World title in style this year as he prepares to face Daniel Estrada in a final eliminator for the WBC Lightweight crown at The O2 in London on January 31, live on Sky Sports. Mitchell meets the Mexican for the vacant Silver belt in the capital, and has…
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Promoter Dmitriy Salita is proud and pleased to announce another hard-hitter to his Star of David Promotions team. Ytalo Perea, a heavyweight from Ecuador, who fought in the 2012 Olympics and won the Pan American gold for the second time at age 18, will be battling under the Salita banner, the promoter announced.
John Ryder will defend his WBO Inter-Continental Middleweight title against Les Sherrington at The O2 on January 31, live on Sky Sports. Ryder kicks off a big year with a first defence of the belt against the experienced Australian Sherrington, who brings an imposing 35-7 record to the capital against the popular Islington man.
Adam Etches‘ New Year’s resolution is to win titles, titles and more titles. The hard-hitting Sheffield middleweight bolstered his world ranking by adding the IBF International and WBC Youth crowns to his collection in 2014. But he’s far from ‘done’ as he has his eye on the British and European titles and also wants to…
Undefeated No. 2-world-rated super middleweight contender Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez of Mexico will face the toughest challenge of his professional career when he rumbles with once-beaten Top-10 contender Maxim Vlasov from Russia. The 10-round light heavyweight battle will be the co-main event to the final chapter of one of this era’s most exciting trilogies; Denver’s “Mile…
Gary Shaw Productions welterweight contender, Francisco Santana (21-3-1, 10 KOs) has a new opponent for this Friday’s “ESPN Friday Night Fights” show at the Chumash Casino. Santana will now face undefeated prospect Kendal Mena (20-0, 11 KOs) of the Dominican Republic. Santana vs. Mena, a 10-round bout, will serve as the co-feature to the 12-round…
With less than two weeks before his showdown with WBA Interim lightweight champion Darleys Perez (31-1, 20 KOs), Peruvian contender Jonathan Maicelo (21-1, 12 KOs) reflects on his training camp and the golden opportunity his promoter Gary Shaw has provided for him. The 12-round bout will take place at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa…
Japan’s incredible year end blowout of shows was spread across three venues in two different cities with a total of eight world title bouts on offer. Things kicked off on Tuesday with a three world title contest bill at Tokyo’s 10,000 seat Metropolitan Gym where the world’s top reigning super flyweight was destroyed in less…
Crowd-pleasing WBC Super Bantamweight Champion Leo “Terremoto†Santa Cruz (28-0-1, 16 KOs) puts his title and unbeaten record on the line in a 12-round bout against Jesus “Estrella†Ruiz (33-5-5, 22 KOs). Plus promising world-ranked undefeated junior welterweight Amir “Young Master†Imam (15-0, 13 KOs) will face hard-hitting Fidel “The Atrisco Kid†Maldonado Jr. (19-2,…
Terence Allan Crawford, a.k.a “the Hunter,” secured the WBO lightweight championship in 2014 and with it, the prestigious ESPN Boxing Fighter of the Year award. It was a tight race between Crawford and Sergey Kovalev, who had a phenomenal year as well. In the end, Crawford won out due to the spectacular performances he put…
On Tuesday, Jan. 20, Golden Boy Promotions will celebrate Bernard Hopkins’ 50th birthday with a night of boxing fit for a legend. This special Golden Boy Live! installment is set to give fans something to celebrate along with the “The Alien’s†landmark moment. The night of fights will air on Fox Sports 1 and Fox…