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…
Desperate to make a huge impression in the new season, Liverpool sensation Robbie Davies Jnr has gone all out in aiding his preparations with quality sparring sessions at Freddie Roach’s Wildcard gym in Los Angeles. The unbeaten Kirkby star, who has his eyes firmly focused on domestic honours over the next 12 months, was welcomed…
Gary Shaw Productions undefeated Super-Featherweight sensation, Puerto Rico’s, Jose “Sniper” Pedraza (17-0, 11 KOs), makes his way back to the ring against Juan Carlos Martinez (20-14-1, 7 KOs) August 15, 2014 as the co-feature to Rustam Nugaev (27-6-1, 17 KOs) vs. Denis Shafikov (33-1-1, 18 KOs). The 10-round bout will air live on ESPN2 “Friday…
Due to an injury suffered by Matthew Macklin’s lead trainer Jamie Moore, the Dublin show on August 30 has been postponed until later in the year. Macklin was set to face Jorge Sebastien Heiland at the National Stadium in a WBC Middleweight title eliminator as he looks to get back into contention for another World…
At least five Intercontinental WBA title fights are scheduled for the second half of 2014, according to the regional coordinator Mariana Borissova. The fights are defenses of the super bantamweight, lightweight, welterweight, super welterweight, and light heavy titles. In addition, at least three regional fights at super middleweight, cruiser and heavyweight are expected to be…
Scott Quigg will defend his WBA Super Bantamweight title against former World champion Paulus Ambunda in Manchester at the Phones 4u Arena on September 13, live on Sky Sports, as Anthony Crolla takes on former World champion Gamaliel Diaz, with tickets on sale from midday today. Quigg defends the title for the third time against…
Super welterweight contender Willie “The Great” Nelson (22-1-1, 13 KOs), rated No. 5 in the world by the WBC, is back on track after surgery to his left elbow temporarily derailed his very promising career. Nelson takes on former Mexican champion Luis “Slayer” Grajeda (17-2-2, 13 KOs) in the 10-round main event on this week’s…
Gary Shaw Productions’ highly ranked lightweight contender, Rustam Nugaev (27-6-1, 17 KOs), rated IBF #5, WBC #3 and WBA #7, is less than two weeks away from his mandatory IBF elimination bout with Denis Shafikov (33-1-1, 18 KOs). The 12-round bout will air live on ESPN “Friday Night Fights” and will take place at Chumash…
Two world title fights led the way over the weekend with both reigning champions, Sergey Kovalev and Jessie Vargas, retaining their belts. WBO light heavy champ Kovalev, 25-0 (23), made the third defense of his reign in dominating fashion as he ended the ambitions of southpaw challenger Blake Caparello, 19-1-1 (6), at 1:47 of the…