Modern day road warrior Marcus “Arillius” Upshaw (17-13-2, 8 KOs) plans to jumpstart his career October 23 against fellow gatekeeper and upset specialist, Aaron Pryor Jr. (19-7, 12 KOs), in the 10-round main event on a private (no tickets sold or media coverage) Alarm Charity Boxing fundraiser event at Renaissance Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C….
Anthony Joshua MBE claimed his first professional title on Saturday night with a brutal second round KO of Denis Bakhtov – and chillingly warned his Heavyweight rivals: ‘My power is only going to grow.’ The Olympic gold medal hero blasted Bakhtov out of the equation in just five ruthless minutes in east London, back in…
Lee Selby will challenge for the IBF Featherweight title after a dominant performance against Joel Brunker at The O2 on Saturday night. Selby peppered the visitor from the opening bell with his full arsenal of shots until the middle of the ninth round when a vicious left to the body took everything out of Brunker…
Aussie banger Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne plans on becoming the first man to knock teak tough Chanucy Welliver off his feet when they clash next month. Unbeaten Browne defends his WBC EPBC crown against the New Zealand-based American on the undercard of the massive Mundine v Rabchenko bill at the Hisense Arena in Melbourne, on…
Last night at Oasis Hotel, in Cancun. Mexico former IBF light middle champ Cornelius Bundrage regained his title with a dominant effort over reigning beltholder Carlos Molina. Making a mockery of his 41 years of age and shirt stature, Bundrage was in control of the contest from the first round as the normally busy Molina…
WBC Eurasian Pacific middleweight champion Mike Keta dedicates his title defense on October 18 in Bulqize, Albania to the worldwide battle against breast cancer. Mike and his brother Jonny Keta, who promotes the event in their hometown, follow the initiative of the WBC and the “National Breast Cancer Foundation” in the USA, who declare October…
In the main event of R&R Promotions’ Friday Night Fights: “Put Down the Guns, Pick Up the Glovesâ€, Brandon “Untouchable†Bennett defeated tough veteran Tyrone Harris via unanimous decision. The 13-bout card featured nine Cincinnati fighters who earned victories in front of a hometown crowd, just across the Ohio River in Kentucky, at the Bank…
The Irish Amateur Boxing Association is delighted to announce that TG4 will broadcast the 2014 National U/22 Championship finals, the 2014 National Intermediate Championship finals and the 2015 National Elite Championship finals exclusively live from the National Stadium in Dublin. The National U/22 Championship finals will be decided on October 24, followed by the National…
The North American Floyd Mayweather Jr was chosen by the World Boxing Association as September’s Boxer of the Month, in the ranking published by the entity. The WBA/WBC 147-pound welterweight unified champion defended his titles against the Argentine Marcos René Maidana, on September 13, 2014, when he won a rematch by unanimous decision in Las…
If you check out the betting line for the upcoming clash between Bernard “The Alien” Hopkins and Sergey “The Krusher” Kovalev, you will find the Russian fighter as the odds on favourite to win the bout on November. This is surprising considering that Hopkins has won contests against world class fighters such as Kelly Pavlik,…
James DeGale MBE will face Marco Antonio Periban on the sold-out Echo Arena show in Liverpool on November 22, live on Sky Sports Box Office. DeGale is the mandatory challenger for IBF Super Middleweight champion Carl Froch, but the 2008 Olympic gold medallist faces a tough fight in former WBC title challenger Periban on the…
Matthew Macklin will face Jorge Sebastian Heiland for the WBC International Middleweight title in an official World title eliminator at The 3 Arena in Dublin on November 15, live on Sky Sports. Macklin and Heiland were set to meet in August but the show was cancelled following an injury to Macklin’s then-trainer Jamie Moore. Macklin…