BoxNation’s stacked summer schedule is set to get even hotter this July with heavyweight hitters Tyson Fury and Dereck Chisora’s world title eliminator headlining a sizzling set of fights, live and exclusive on ‘The Channel of Champions’. The mammoth showdown between two of the world’s best heavyweights, taking place at …
Read More »Heavy-Handed “Big Daddy” Browne Returns To UK For Big Test
Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne will take on unbeaten Ukrainian puncher Andriy Rudenko at the Civic Hall in Wolverhampton, England on August 1. The heavyweight pair will contest the vacant WBA Inter-Continental title as well as Browne’s WBC EPBC crown.
Read More »Blanco Steps Into Breach To Take On Feared Aussie Hammond
Aussie Olympic sensation Cameron “The Hammer” Hammond will now face Argentinian Alfredo Rodolfo Blanco in Moree, New South Wales on July 5. Hammond, 9-0 (4 KOs), was due to fight for the vacant WBC Eurasia Pacific title on that date, but clashes with China’s Yang Xin Xing, world ranked Roman …
Read More »Promoter Coldwell Puts On Trainer Hat For Bomber Bellew
Sheffield’s Dave Coldwell is a boxing trainer. In fact, he’s a very good one. A bulging client list that once included Sheffield pair, Ryan Rhodes and Kell Brook, Coldwell’s window for preparation opportunities has been a small one in recent times with the Yorkshire man dedicating a vast amount of …
Read More »Weighty Subject: Fielding Vows To Impress In Alcoba Litmus Test
Rocky Fielding insists that making weight will not be a problem ahead of his WBA Inter-Continental Super Middleweight title clash with Noe Gonzalez Alcoba at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on July 12, live on Sky Sports. Fielding failed to make the weight for his Commonwealth title battle with Charles …
Read More »Super Middle Callum Smith Wears “Hot Prospect” Tag Well
Callum Smith says he can handle the pressure of being called the ‘hottest young prospect’ in World boxing as he faces Vladine Biosse at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on July 12, live on Sky Sports. Smith has raced to 11-0 in with nine stoppage wins and claimed the WBC …
Read More »Skelton In The Closet: Brit Phenom Joshua Gets Tough Test
Anthony Joshua, MBE, expects the toughest test of his professional career on July 12 when he faces Matt Skelton at the Echo Arena in Liverpool live on Sky Sports. Joshua has raced to 6-0 with all six wins coming inside the first two rounds and now the Olympic gold medal …
Read More »Bellew Focused On World Title, Not Cleverly Rematch
Tony Bellew insists he is not thinking about Nathan Cleverly as the pair share top billing on July 12 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, live on Sky Sports. Promoter Eddie Hearn has billed the night ‘Collision Course’ as Bellew and Cleverly look set to renew their bitter rivalry later …
Read More »Crawford Rockets To Top Of Lightweights With Gamboa Win
With consecutive victories over Ricky Burns and Yuriorkis Gamboa, is America’s Terence Crawford now the top man in the lightweight division? Crawford, 24-0 (17), fresh off Saturday night’s dismantling of Gamboa in a homecoming clash at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska, burst onto the world stage this past March after …
Read More »Gomez Returns To Face Delic On July 6 Grozny Card
Most eyes will, of course, be on Ruslan Chagaev and Fres Oquendo on July 6 in Grozny when the two ring veterans meet for the vacant WBA world heayvweight championship. But there is another big name in the co-feature who wants to get back to old stardom: “The Black Panther” …
Read More »Darleys Perez Captures WBA Interim Lightweight Title
Saturday night in the Dominican Republic, Gary Shaw Productions and Thompson Boxing Promotions lightweight Darleys Perez (30-1, 19 KOs), captured the WBA Interim Title with a hard fought victory against Argenis Lopez (19-1, 7 KOs), who was fighting in his home country. From the opening bell, Perez was the busier …
Read More »Gamboa vs. Crawford Tonight For WBO Lightweight Title
Omaha, Nebraska returns to the world title spotlight after four decades as favorite son Terrance Crawford put his WBO lightweight title at risk against Cuban legend Yuriorkis Gamboa this evening at CenturyLink Center. For Crawford, 23-0 (16), this is the first time in his career that he’s fighting in front …
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