Anthony Joshua, MBE, will face Konstantin Airich at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester on September 13, live on Sky Sports. The Kazakh-born German Heavyweight is tasked with stopping Joshua’s run of seven KO wins from seven pro fights, and the 35 year old brings a wealth of experience to the table, with 21 wins…
The title defense of IBF/IBO Heavyweight Champion and WBO/WBA Heavyweight Super Champion Wladimir Klitschko against Kubrat Pulev has been rescheduled for November 15th 2014, at O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Germany. Originally, the fight was supposed to take place on September 6th, also in Hamburg, but had to be postponed due to an injury of…
Empire Fighting Chance, a Bristol sports charity that uses non-contact boxing to transform the lives of young people, is celebrating a hat-trick of summer successes after picking up the keys to its new home, winning a national award and receiving nearly half a million pounds in grants.
Manny “Pacman†Pacquiao will defend his WBO welterweight title against New York’s undefeated WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri, who has a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Care Management, a Masters Degree in Clinical Nutrition and a Ph.D. in Upsets Inside The Ring. Promoted by Top Rank and Sands China Ltd., in association with…
Adam Etches will get the opportunity to bolster his world ranking and add another title to his collection when he faces Brazil’s tough Samir Santos Barbosa at the Ponds Forge Arena in Sheffield, on September 20, on the Hennessy Sports promoted event. The night of championship boxing will be headlined by Kid Galahad, who will…
With promoter Dave Coldwell working hard behind the scenes to provide a solid test, Rossington’s Maxi Hughes has finally been matched with former world title challenger, Joseph Laryea. After efforts to make an excellent trade fight with Manchester Olympian, Joe Murray, were shelved, Coldwell has rescheduled the bout between Hughes and the tough African after…
Newly crowned IBF Welterweight champion Kell Brook received a hero’s welcome in his hometown of Sheffield yesterday – and told his adoring fans he cannot wait to put on a show at the Motorpoint Arena in his first defence. Brook took the title from Shawn Porter in California last weekend with a stunning points win…
Boxing Legend Mike Tyson and Iron Mike Productions, in association with Mario Davila Media and Big Card Promotions present “Big Texas Throwdown†on Friday, September 26 at the Mesquite Arena in Mesquite, Texas. “The state of Texas is the home to some of the toughest fighters and best boxing fans in the country. I’m thrilled…
To combat the growing drug epidemic that continues to plague the Northwestern Pennsylvania area, Find A Dream, a registered nonprofit organization that reaches out to community children and provides them a healthy channel to find and work towards fulfilling a dream, has partnered with BC Boxing of Brockport to offer kids and teenagers an outlet…
Cork middleweight Christina Desmond has received a bye into the semi-finals of the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. The Macroom BC southpaw is slated to meet Chen Nien-Chen of Chinese Taipei on Sunday in the last-four of the tournament.
Just days before from the highly anticipated “B96 Boxing at the Ballpark†event set for this Saturday night, August 23 at U.S. Cellular Field, Home of the Chicago White Sox, the main participants held court at the Final Press Conference. The Final Press Conference was held in front of a huge crowd of local media…
Today is the 41st birthday of former heavyweight world champion Nikolai Valuev, and the World Boxing Association family sends its best wishes to the “Russian Giant” on his birthday. Valuev was born on August 21, 1973 in Saint Petersburg, and at age 20 started in boxing, after practicing disk launching and basketball.