The North American Floyd Mayweather Jr was chosen by the World Boxing Association as September’s Boxer of the Month, in the ranking published by the entity. The WBA/WBC 147-pound welterweight unified champion defended his titles against the Argentine Marcos René Maidana, on September 13, 2014, when he won a rematch by unanimous decision in Las…
If you check out the betting line for the upcoming clash between Bernard “The Alien” Hopkins and Sergey “The Krusher” Kovalev, you will find the Russian fighter as the odds on favourite to win the bout on November. This is surprising considering that Hopkins has won contests against world class fighters such as Kelly Pavlik,…
James DeGale MBE will face Marco Antonio Periban on the sold-out Echo Arena show in Liverpool on November 22, live on Sky Sports Box Office. DeGale is the mandatory challenger for IBF Super Middleweight champion Carl Froch, but the 2008 Olympic gold medallist faces a tough fight in former WBC title challenger Periban on the…
Matthew Macklin will face Jorge Sebastian Heiland for the WBC International Middleweight title in an official World title eliminator at The 3 Arena in Dublin on November 15, live on Sky Sports. Macklin and Heiland were set to meet in August but the show was cancelled following an injury to Macklin’s then-trainer Jamie Moore. Macklin…
Lee Selby says he’ll prove he can back up the hype around him as he faces Joel Brunker in a final eliminator for the IBF Featherweight title at The O2 on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports. The Welshman has enjoyed a brilliant 18 months in the ring, beating British rivals Martin Lindsay, Rendall Munroe…
The Upton Clan’s Green and White Army will be out in full force at York Hall, Bethnal Green, this Saturday night, October 11. The fighting trio, who are trained by Ricky Hatton, rapidly sold their allocation of tickets for the Goodwin Promotions show and expect to receive a vociferous reaction at British boxing’s best loved…
Gary Shaw Productions rising stars, Jean Carlos “Chapito” Rivera (2-0, 1 KO) and Luis Paredes (2-0, 1 KO) both return to the ring on October 24, 2014 at the Civic Center in Kissimmee, Florida. The four round bouts will take place on the undercard of Orlando Cruz vs. Ruben Tamayo. This marks the U.S. debut…
19-year old undefeated sensation, Mario Barrios (5-0, 2 KOs), returns back to action Wednesday October 8, 2014 at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. Barrios, a rising star from San Antonio Texas, will battle Mexico’s Abraham Rubio in a four round bout. Barrios, who recently campaigned at Super-Bantamweight, will now fight at…
John Wayne Hibbert says his fans will be the key as he takes a big step up to face Leonardo Esteban Gonzalez for the vacant WBC International Light Welterweight title on Saturday night at The O2, live on Sky Sports. Hibbert had hoped to be in a domestic clash on the bill with a host…
There were some good cards across the world over the weekend with two world title bouts as the main attraction. WBC featherweight champ Jhonny Gonzalez, 57-8 (48), battered and toyed with faded former multi-weight world champ Jorge Arce, 64-8-2 (49), at Multiple Use Arena in Los Mochis, Mexico, dropping Arce twice before the one way…
The rematch between Odlanier Solis and Tony Thompson originally planned to take place on October 18 at Castello in Dusseldorf, Germany has to be postponed after “La Sombra” Solis suffered a sprained ankle in training in Miami. “I flew straight to Miami when I heard of the injury to see how bad it is”, says…
In a major coup for UK boxing fans, October 25’s “Title Tornado†tournament in Monte Carlo, jointly headlined by the UK’s Martin Murray in a world title eliminator and Stuart Hall in a world title fight, will be broadcast live on Channel Five in Britain. Working in collaboration with leading promoter Mick Hennessy, and Hennessy…