The World Boxing Association middleweight 160 lb Super world champion, the Kazakh Gennady Golovkin, won the July “Boxer of the Month” recognition after his recent title defense on Saturday, July 26 against Daniel Geale, at Madison Square Garden in New York. The honorable mention of July was given to the Mexican born Californian, Mauricio Herrera,…
Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne came through his toughest test to date and remained on course for a world title shot with a hard fought unanimous decision over Andriy Rudenko in Wolverhampton, England on Friday night, August 1. Both men made their intentions clear from the start and landed with solid shots. Browne, bleeding close to…
Damien ‘Super’ Hooper looked like a pupil of the Ricky Hatton school of body punching as he crushed bitter rival Joel Casey in the seventh round of their fight at the Jupiter’s Hotel & Casino in Broadbeach, Australia. The first six rounds saw Hooper box smartly against an opponent who had attempted to get under…
The Matchroom Boxing Fight Pass launches today at 1pm as fight fans can get their hands on sold-out ticket to the Dublin show on August 30, presale tickets for Manchester September 13 and exclusive content ahead of the first of ten online fight nights for just £29.95 for annual membership.
The ever-entertaining Brandon Rios has promised to produce his old sparkle as he battles Diego Chaves in a ‘do or die’ contest this Saturday night. Welterweight star Rios takes on the big-hitting Argentine Chaves this weekend, live and exclusive on BoxNation, and has vowed to get back to winning ways as he looks to bounce…
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 preparations for his clash with…
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 bout. In the co-main event,…
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 8 at the Consol Energy…
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 in front of the HBO…
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 has to decide about the…
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, 22 KOs), of Oxnard, Calif.,…
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 sorts, in order to determine…