Irish world-title hopeful Andy Lee is open to setting up a blockbuster battle with rising British middleweight star Billy Joe Saunders should he prevail this weekend. The 30-year-old southpaw takes on Matt Korobov for the vacant WBO belt at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, live and exclusive on BoxNation, and is aware that if he…
Hennessy Sports and Golden Gloves are pleased to announce that heavyweight prospect Hughie Lewis Fury will take a huge step-up in class on February 21 in Monte Carlo, when he battles Ukrainian Andriy Rudenko over ten rounds on Channel 5. Hughie, cousin of Tyson, has been sidelined since May, due to illness, and is eager…
The Media Center at MGM Grand in Las Vegas was buzzing today as some of boxing’s brightest stars took to the stage and addressed the media ahead of their respective bouts on the “Royal Battle: Amir Khan vs. Devon Alexander” fight card taking place tonight live on Showtime from the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Here…
The Holiday Season is in full swing, and soon enough, we will be ringing in the New Year. Already, plans are being hashed out for the year in boxing 2015, and promoter Dmitriy Salita is anticipating the forthcoming year will be chock full of stellar live events, and marked growth for the fighters under his…
This past Friday at Harrah’s Philadelphia, some of the best young prospects in the country were featured on a six bout card promoted by King’s Promotions and XFE. In the main event, Jarrett Hurd held on the defeat late replacement Emmanuel Sanchez via six-round majority decision on a Middleweight bout.
Three-time former world champion Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver (30-6, 21 KOs) won’t be concerned about rust this Thursday night when he fights for the first time in more than a year against veteran Johnathan Banks (29-2-1, 19 KOs). Tarver-Banks is a 10-round heavyweight fight, presented on a Goossen Promotions card, airing live on ESPN2 and…
Adam Booth had huge stirrups to fill when he stepped into the trainer’s saddle for ex-world middleweight challenger Andy Lee two years ago. The classy Limerick southpaw is clearly one of the most gifted Irish fighters of his generation. However, following two stoppage defeats, the 30 year old was in danger of becoming a talent…
It is only three days until the eagerly awaited Southern Area Super-Featherweight title showdown between 23 year old George Jupp (10-1) from Kent and 26 year old Craig Poxton (8-2) from Lowestoft in Suffolk. This 50/50 contest is one of seven scheduled fights to be shown exclusively on Matchroom fight Pass TV this Saturday with…
Don Charles’ London Cruiserweight hope Jose “The Look†Lopes (1-0) has his second pro fight when he appears on the Matchroom Fight Pass Internet TV channel this Saturday when he takes on Portsmouth’s John Weeks (2-3). Charles has high hopes for Lopes “I believe this young man will clean up the Cruiserweight division and will…
World championship boxing returns to The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas this Saturday. Former two-division world champion Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley, Jr. is back in the ring, facing former interim world champion Diego “La Joya” Chaves, in a 12-round welterweight rumble. The co-main events will feature two world championship battles. WBA interim super…
Former world champions and co-stars of one this era’s most intense and exciting boxing rivalries, Denver’s “Mile High” Mike Alvarado and Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios of Oxnard, Calif, announced the final chapter of their epic trilogy at a Denver press conference today. Boasting a combined record of 66-5-1 (45 KOs), a winning percentage of 92%…
This past Saturday witnessed a few intriguing matchups across the world and we touch down in Oldenburg, Germany to kick things off. WBA light heavyweight champ Juergen Braehmer, 45-2 (33), got right down to business as he planted bodyshots on challenger Pawel Glazewski, 23-3 (5), until the Pole crumpled to the canvas at 0:55 of…