With less than a week away to fight night, Shawn Porter, Kell Brook and undercard fighters talk about their training camp experiences and expectations surrounding their big fights this Saturday, Aug. 16 at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. live on Showtime. In the main event, undefeated IBF Welterweight Champion “Showtime†Shawn Porter will defend his…
Sensational junior middleweight prospect Erickson “The Hammer†Lubin was a man on a mission this past Friday night in Pittsburgh, PA, scoring a first round knockout over Mexican veteran Francisco Reza in front of a huge crowd at the Consol Energy Center. Just 18 years old, the former amateur standout has wasted no time fighting…
With the start of the professional boxing season starting in September, Prospect Boxing are pleased to confirm their first show of the upcoming season, which will take place on Sunday 21st September at the Cleland Miners Club, in Lanarkshire. Looking forward to what will be his fourth season as a promoter, Prospect owner Paul Graham…
Red Hot Belarusian prospect Kirill Relikh has signed a long-term promotional contract with Hatton Promotions and is now targeting a showdown with experienced Aussie Chad Bennett. Relikh, 16 -0 (14 KOs), has been trained by four-time world champion Ricky Hatton since February this year and will return to the ring in his home city of…
Promoter Gary Shaw believes the scheduled main-event on ESPN2 “Friday Night Fights” this week, featuring lightweights Rustam Nugaev vs. Denis Shafikov, is going to be a potential fight of the year candidate. Nugaev (27-6-1, 17 KOs), rated IBF #5, WBC #3 and WBA #7, is currently riding a five fight knockout streak since arriving from…
It was an evening big fights on Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York in what could easily be termed as “Night Of The Mismatch”. The evidence: Reigning IBF light welter champ Lamont Peterson, 33-2-1 (17), had a defense against Edgar Santana, 29-5 (20), while middleweight contender Daniel Jacobs, 28-1 (25), fought for the…
The stars of this Saturday’s World Boxing Association middleweight title fight, Jarrod Fletcher and Daniel Jacobs, met at the weigh-in carried out on Friday afternoon in New York. Fletcher, ranked second on the WBA 160 lb ladder, weighed 159.25 lb while Jacobs, ranked third, weighed 159.5 lb, pledged to leave everything in the ring for…
Unbeaten IBF Welterweight Champion “ShowTime†Shawn Porter and undefeated contender Kell Brook held an open media workout at Barry’s Gym in Las Vegas on Wednesday as they reach the apex of preparation for next Saturday’s world championship showdown. Porter (24-0-1, 15 KOs), of Akron, Ohio, will defend his 147-pound crown against Britain’s Brook (32-0, 22…
An eight-strong Ireland team has been named for the 2014 European Union Men’s Elite Championships in Bulgaria. Boxing begins this Friday in Sofia. Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympians John Joe Joyce and Darren O’Neill will wear the Irish welterweight and light-heavyweight vests in the Bulgarian capital
On Saturday, August 9, 2014 will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada Nevada State Boxing Hall of Fame induction of 18 figures that helped the growth of the best venue for fistic events worldwide. Among the inductees are names such as the former World Boxing Association champions Roberto “Manos de Piedra†Duran, who fought in…
Light welterweight kingpin Danny Garcia is hoping to set up a unification clash with IBF champion Lamont Peterson later this year. The reigning WBC/WBA champion takes on Rod Salka this Saturday night, live on BoxNation, and aims to come through the challenge unscathed so he can set up a mouth-watering showdown with Peterson.
Promoter Steve Goodwin today announced plans to stage some major events on the South Coast over the next 24 months working alongside Michael Ballingall of Bally’s Gym in Portsmouth. “I have had several meetings with Michael over the past few weeks and our aim is to bring massive nights back to Portsmouth – even bigger…