2022 Commonwealth Games silver medallist Taylor Bevan has signed a long-term promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and will make his professional debut at Super-Middleweight on the huge Sunny Edwards vs. Galal Yafai card at BP Pulse LIVE in Birmingham on Saturday November 30, shown live worldwide on DAZN. …
Read More »Matchroom Boxing partners with Empire Fighting Chance with major financial donation to grass roots
Matchroom Boxing is today delighted to announce a groundbreaking, major investment partnership with pioneering boxing charity Empire Fighting Chance to support up to 100 amateur boxing clubs across the UK. Fresh from receiving Parliamentary praise from MP Chris Webb in the House of Commons for its outstanding work in the …
Read More »Fulghum defends his WBA regional belt against Pearson on Saturday – World Boxing Association
Darius Fulghum will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental USA super middleweight belt against Christopher Pearson this Saturday night at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Houston, Texas native will make another defense of his regional crown from the pioneering body and hopes to continue advancing in his …
Read More »Schofield and Giron to square off in Las Vegas – World Boxing Association
Floyd Schofield will be one of the headliners this Saturday night at the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada, when he steps into the ring to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) international lightweight belt against René Téllez Girón. Schofield has the clear objective of fighting for a world title …
Read More »SECOND HOME IN THE SECOND CITY
By Frank Warren ON SATURDAY EVENING we are back, once again, at the old Birmingham NEC – now known as the BP Pulse Arena – for another bumper night of boxing, the culmination of undertaking significant groundwork in the region. The Midlands, as a whole, is a prolific territory for …
Read More »Stanionis-Giyasov purse bid scheduled for November 8th – World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association (WBA), through its Championships Committee, has scheduled the purse bid for the mandatory title fight between welterweight champion Eimantas Stanionis and his mandatory challenger Shakhram Giysov for November 8. The bidding will take place in Houston, Texas, at 11:00 a.m. (local time) and will be directed …
Read More »Ortiz and Mini fight for the WBA Continental Americas crown – World Boxing Association
American Jermaine Ortiz will return to the ring against Cristian Mino this Friday night to fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Americas super lightweight belt at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Ortiz lost to Teofimo Lopez in a world title fight on February 8 in Las …
Read More »MIDDLEWEIGHT CRACKER HEADLINES WEMBLEY
BRITISH MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION Brad Pauls will make a first defence of his belt when he goes up against the former two-time champion and current WBO International title holder Denzel Bentley at the OVO Arena, Wembley on Saturday December 7, live on TNT Sports. The British, Commonwealth and WBO International lightweight …
Read More »Alaniz vs Fundora this Saturday in Las Vegas – World Boxing Association
Celeste Alaniz and Gabriela Fundora will step into the ring at the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas to fight for the undisputed flyweight championship this Saturday night. The World Boxing Association (WBA) belt, as well as the WBC and WBO belts are held by Alaniz, who will face IBF champion …
Read More »HALF A CENTURY OF “ALI BUMAYE” – World Boxing Association
“Ali understood that, to be great, he needed an outside force. If you fight for yourself, it’s you against others, and that motivates you, but it will never be with the strength that Ali had. Muhammad fought for more than just himself. He fought for God; his mission was very …
Read More »BAM: I feel at home with Eddie & Matchroom
Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez believes he’s in the right place with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom to become undisputed at Flyweight, as he prepares to defend his WBC and Ring Magazine World Flyweight titles against Pedro Guevara at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Saturday November 9, live worldwide on DAZN. TICKETS …
Read More »QUEENSBERRY RE-SIGNS SIX LEADING FIGHTERS TO LONG-TERM DEALS
QUEENSBERRY AND FRANK WARREN ARE delighted to reveal that no fewer than six title-holding fighters have signed new, long-term promotional agreements with Queensberry. WBA world featherweight champion Nick Ball has signed an extension following his first title defence in Liverpool against Ronny Rios on October 5, along with IBF world …
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