Aggressive-minded Jesus “El Jinete†Cuellar (26-1, 20 KOs), of Santa Fe, Argentina, won his ninth in a row and retained his interim WBA Featherweight Championship for a third time with a rock-solid fifth-round knockout over fellow southpaw Ruben “Kanelito†Tamayo (23-5-4, 17 KOs), of Ciudad Obregon, Mexico. The bout occurred pn the Goossen Promotions main…
Bradley Saunders and Anthony Joshua will headline a huge show at the Metro Radio Arena as Matchroom bring live Sky Sports boxing to Newcastle on April 4, 2015. Saunders will take on Dave Ryan for the Commonwealth Light Welterweight title, while Joshua will be fighting in his 12th pro fight after facing former World title…
All three-time world champion Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver (31-6, 22 KOs) wants for Christmas is a signed contract to fight former two-division world champion David Haye (26-2, 24 KOs), ideally, during the first-quarter of 2015. Tarver had been sending direct tweets for the past six months to Haye, who hasn’t fought in more than two…
Due to injuries suffered by Anthony Crolla after challenging burglars near his home, his WBA Lightweight title challenge against Richar Abril has been postponed. Promoter Eddie Hearn said, “We are all absolutely gutted for Anthony and our concerns right now are with him and his family and his recovery. “Anthony has worked incredibly hard to…
Heavyweight sensation Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne is currently enjoying the bright lights of Las Vegas and has set out his plans to one day box in the world’s fight capital. The unbeaten Aussie is in Sin City to take part in the WBC’s 52nd annual convention alongside promoter and former four-time world champion Ricky Hatton….
Since coming home to Puerto Rico after his spirited HBO Boxing After Dark victory against Hank Lundy, world title contender Thomas Dulorme (22-1, 14 KO’s), has been very active in his community, participating in charity events with the WBO. On this afternoon, the NABF Jr. Welterweight champion made his own charity event dedicated to the…
One of the world’s top heavyweights sees action tonight as Adonis Stevenson puts his WBC belt on the line against Dmitry Sukhotsky at Colisee Quebec in Quebec City, Canada. Sukhotsky, 22-2 (16), comes into tonight’s contest riding a four bout win streak and has a world title challenge under his belt already, a points loss…
With one of the most potentially explosive, must-see heavyweight matchups in recent history less than a month away, hard-hitting WBC Champion Bermane “B. Ware†Stiverne and undefeated heavyweight contender Deontay “The Bronze Bomber†Wilder participated in a media teleconference call Thursday to discuss their eagerly anticipated heavyweight world title fight on Saturday, Jan. 17 live…
Manchester’s Anthony ‘Million Dollar’ Crolla is considered lucky to be alive following an attack on Tuesday evening. The boxer was chasing burglars that had ransacked his neighbour’s house when one of them hit Crolla over the head with what is thought to be a slab. Crolla suffered a fractured skull and broken ankle in the…
A 10-round featherweight fight between 2008 U.S. Olympian and former world title contender Gary Russell Jr. (24-1, 14 KOs), of Capitol Heights, Md., and former California State Champion Christopher Martin (28-4-3, 9 KOs) of Chula Vista, Calif., has been elevated to co-feature of this Saturday’s Showtime on Showtime Extreme live telecast at 10 p.m. ET/PT,…
Boxer Amir Khan has expressed his condemnation and sadness following the recent attacks in Peshawar which claimed the lives of 148 people, including 132 children. The deplorable attacks have been strongly condemned throughout the world and Khan, who comes from a British-Pakistani background, is the latest voice to express his sadness.
WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Adonis “Superman” Stevenson and Russian challenger Dmitry “The Hunter” Sukhotskiy held a main event final press conference on Tuesday in Quebec City, Canada, as they prepare for their showdown on Showtime Boxing: Special Edition this Friday, Dec. 19. Stevenson (24-1, 20 KOs) and Sukhotskiy (22-2, 16 KOs) will square off in…