Showtime Sports will close out its 2014 boxing calendar with the return of WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Adonis “Superman” Stevenson as he defends his title against top-10 ranked Russian challenger Dmitry “The Hunter” Sukhotskiy in the main event of a Showtime Boxing: Special Edition on Friday, Dec. 19, live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT….
The next chapter of former multiple weight world champion Yuriorkis “The Cyclone of Guantanamo” Gamboa’s (23-1, 16 KOs) illustrious boxing career starts November 15 as the 2004 Olympic gold medalist takes on upset-minded Joel Montes de Oca (18-3, 10 KOs) in the 10-round co-feature at Plaza de Toros in Cancun, Mexico.
Bradley Saunders has signed a long-term promotional deal with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing and will be in action at the sold out Echo Arena in Liverpool on November 22, live on Sky Sports Box Office. The unbeaten Light Welterweight star moved to 10-0 in Newcastle in June with a destructive first round KO of…
There were mixed emotions for Hatton Promotions’ fighters in Chandler, Brisbane, on Saturday as Zhanat Zhakiyanov and Cameron Hammond continued on their journeys towards world title opportunities while Damien Hooper suffered a shock setback. Kazakhstani terror Zhakiyanov remained on course for a possible clash with WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka by laying out the experienced…
German KO star Vincent Feigenbutz (16-1, 15 KOs) will make his UK debut on November 22 at the sold out Echo Arena in Liverpool, live on Sky Sports Box Office. The 19 year-old super middleweight faces Lorenzo Di Giacomo (41-11-1, 19 KOs) on the undercard of the grudge rematch between Tony Bellew and Nathan Cleverly,…
This past Saturday, Karim “Hard Hitta” Mayfield (19-2-1, 11 KOs) impressed his hometown fans with a dominating eight round unanimous decision against Michael Balasi (10-6, 7 KOs) of Honolulu, HI, as he got back in the win column. OPP Boxing and Mo’Betta Entertainment were the promoters. In front of a sold out crowd at the…
In an an exclusive SaddoBoxing interview ringside at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem before the start of the NBC Sports Network boxing card live broadcast on Saturday evening, November 8, 2014, former world cruiserweight champion and current heavyweight contender Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham spoke about his current situation. Cunningham last fought in October 2014, when he…
Light heavyweight Bernard Hopkins finally ran into a problem he couldn’t solve on Saturday night as the ageless master lost his IBF and WBA titles to WBO champion Sergey Kovalev at Boardwalk Hall in America’s Atlantic City, NJ. The extensive bag of techniques that the 49 year old has used to great effect to neutralize…
Ermano Fegatilli has had a lengthy gap between fights in 2014. His only fight this year was a lopsided stoppage win against an overmatched Hungarian, Csaba Toth, in June. Before then, Fegatilli hadn’t fought since August of 2013. Activity hasn’t been on his side, even though the motivation and hunger has remained with all of…
Marco Antonio Periban has warned James DeGale MBE that he will show that he has operated at a higher level when they meet at the sold-out Echo Arena in Liverpool on November 22, live on Sky Sports Box Office. The Super Middleweights clash on Merseyside with DeGale looking to impress as he hunts for a…
On Friday night, January 16, 2015, the two champions from the Boxcino 2014 tournament will be featured in co-main events as part of an ESPN Friday Night Fights telecast at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. In one main event, middleweight Willie Monroe Jr. will making his first appearance since capturing the…
Exciting Welterweight prospect Matt McCarthy, from Tilbury in Essex, is the latest up and coming prospect to put pen to paper and sign a three year promotional deal with Goodwin Promotions. Twenty one year old Matt has won 9 from 10 contests and, after teaming up with manager Terry Coulter, felt that signing with the…