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Kell Brook says he has just two weeks to wait until he fulfils his World title destiny when he faces IBF Welterweight champion Shawn Porter on August 16 at the StubHub Center in Carson, California live on Sky Sports. ‘The Special One’ landed in Las Vegas yesterday to complete his …

Former three-division world champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner will return to his hometown arena following a two-year absence to headline a Showtime Championship Boxing event on Saturday, Sept. 6 at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. Broner will face talented young prospect Emmanuel “Tranzformer” Taylor in a 12-round super lightweight …

Amidst the high altitude of the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, top rated welterweight prospect and Western Pennsylvania fan favorite Sammy Vasquez Jr., 15-0-0 (11KO’s), is wrapping up training for his highly anticipated 10-round showdown with James Stevenson, 21-0-0 (14KO’s) of Baltimore, Maryland, on Friday, August …

Following his victory last weekend against Daniel Geale, WBA Middleweight Champion Gennady Golovkin was interviewed by HBO boxing analyst Max Kellerman. During the interview, Kellerman asked “GGG” who he would like to fight and the answer was a resounding “Miguel Cotto”. Following the interview, Kellerman made a few interesting comments …

The German boxing commission, Bund Deutscher Berufsboxer – BDB, officially changed the result of last Saturday’s female world championship between Christina Hammer and Anne Sophie Mathis to a “no contest”. By doing so, the BDB followed the ruling of the WBF, which already announced that change yesterday. The WBO still …

Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum announced today that the visa for Diego “La Joya” Chaves has cleared and that he will be traveling to Las Vegas to face Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios, as scheduled, on Saturday, August 2, at The Chelsea in The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Rios (31-2-1, …

WBA champion Gennady Golovkin solidified his iron grip on the middleweight division with a devastating performance against former two-time champion Daniel Geale last night at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Geale came into the contest as Golovkin’s most accomplished opponent to date and was figured to be a yardstick of …

Tyson Fury has now pulled out of tonight’s heavyweight fight against Belarusian – Alexander Ustinov. The heavyweight giant was scheduled to fight Dereck Chisora but the Londoner was forced to pull out of the contest on Monday having sustained an injury. Ustinov stepped in at late notice but now Fury …

Four Irish boxers are through to Sunday’s finals at the European Youth and Junior Championships in Assisi, Italy. Cheyanne O’Neill, Amy Broadhurst and Kristina O’Hara won their semi-finals today to guarantee Ireland at least three silver medals in the Youth class. The Athlone, Dundalk and Belfast trio decisioned Poland’s Justyna …

WBC Silver flyweight champion Raja Amasheh has proven big heart inside the ring numerous times. This Friday the 31-year-old also showed big heart for kids when she became one of the “Big Champions Supporting Small Champions” by visiting the children hospital in Saarbrücken (Germany) under the banner of “WBC World …

Boxing legend Mike Tyson and Iron Mike Productions Presents “The Pride of Pittsburgh” on Friday, August 8 at Consol Energy Center and telecast live on Fox Sports 1, headlined by the Steel City’s favorite son, Sammy “The Who Can Mexican” Vasquez Fighting in the hottest division in boxing, Vasquez will …

Luke Campbell, MBE, and Callum Smith will make their American debuts on the undercard of Kell Brook’s IBF Welterweight title clash with Shawn Porter at the StubHub Center in California on August 16, live on Sky Sports. Olympic gold medal star Campbell and unbeaten Liverpool talent Smith both claimed wins …