As the Summer winds down across the northern hemisphere, Boxing remains in an extended siesta but there was one world title contest that took place. And that was cruiserweight Marco Huck’s 13th successful defense of his WBO title, tying Johnny Nelson’s divisional record, which took place at Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany “Captain Hook”,…
Aggressive, determined and fearless. Proud Argentine and former welterweight champion Marcos “El Chino†Maidana has won the respect of some of the greatest Mexican world champions of our time for the fiery intensity he brings each time he steps through the ropes. The fact that Maidana is the only boxer to defeat Adrien Broner and…
Ricky Hatton says his recent bike ride for the homeless charity Barnabus was one of the most difficult yet rewarding challenges of his life. The two-weight world champion tackled the gruelling Pico de Veleta in southern Spain last week and raised more than £2,000. The climb takes around four hours to complete and has an…
On October 18, 2014 in Carson, California, the World Boxing Association featherweight champion Nicholas Walters will face the undisputed champion Nonito Donaire. The fight was officially announced by the promoter of the WBA middleweight title fight between the super champion Gennady Golovkin and Marcos “Veneno” Rubio, which will be the main fight of the night.
Undefeated super middleweight contender J’Leon Love is just a few months removed from the toughest fight of his career, but the Floyd Mayweather protégé doesn’t expect things to get any easier this Saturday when he steps into the ring with hard-hitting veteran Rogelio Medina. Love (18-0, 10 KOs) and Medina (32-6, 26 KOs) will square…
In a move designed to enhance the viewing experience, Showtime Sports, Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions have scheduled the “Mayhem: Mayweather vs. Maidana 2†pay-per-view event, headlined by the rematch between Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana, to start at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT instead of the traditional 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. The…
Marcos “El Chino†Maidana, the former welterweight champion who gets his eagerly awaited rematch with Floyd “Money†Mayweather in the main event of “Mayhem: Mayweather vs. Maidana 2†on Saturday, Sept. 13 live on Showtime PPV, WBC Super Bantamweight champion Leo “El Terremoto†Santa Cruz, WBC Super Bantamweight Miguel “TÃtere†Vazquez, junior welterweight contender John…
WBA champion Jürgen Brähmer can’t wait to get in the ring for a possible super-duel against the Brit Carl Froch. The current IBF super-middleweight champion recently announced he is only interested in a really big fight – now Jürgen Brähmer, a famous name on the boxing scene known around the world, is challenging the Brit…
Sanigar Events are proud to present ‘Dragon Fire’, a night of Championship Boxing on Saturday 4th October at the Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Dai Davies will make a triumphant return to the ring following his thrilling rematch win over Robbie Turley to retain his Welsh featherweight title at the same venue…
Thailand’s “Dangerous River” Chonlatarn Or Piriyapinyo, the #1 ranked WBO Featherweight, got good news when promoter Madame Oh Pariyakorn Ratanasuban signed a contract with Bob Arum from Top Rank to match Piriyapino with WBO Featherweight Champion Vasyl Lomachenko from Ukraine on Saturday, November 22 at Venetian Macau Hotel in China.
Luke Campbell, MBE, takes on Daniel Brizuela and Tommy Coyle faces Michael Katsidis on a huge night for both men at the Ice Arena in Hull on October 25, live on Sky Sports. Campbell boxes for his first title in his first 12-round fight, with the dangerous Brizuela standing in his way of landing the…
Scott Quigg will defend his WBA Super Bantamweight title against Stephane Jamoye at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester on September 13, live on Sky Sports. Former European Bantamweight champion Jamoye has a fine recent record against British opposition, claiming the Euro strap with an eighth round KO against Lee Haskins in December 2012 in…