Lee Selby says he’ll prove he can back up the hype around him as he faces Joel Brunker in a final eliminator for the IBF Featherweight title at The O2 on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports. The Welshman has enjoyed a brilliant 18 months in the ring, beating British rivals Martin Lindsay, Rendall Munroe…
The Upton Clan’s Green and White Army will be out in full force at York Hall, Bethnal Green, this Saturday night, October 11. The fighting trio, who are trained by Ricky Hatton, rapidly sold their allocation of tickets for the Goodwin Promotions show and expect to receive a vociferous reaction at British boxing’s best loved…
Gary Shaw Productions rising stars, Jean Carlos “Chapito” Rivera (2-0, 1 KO) and Luis Paredes (2-0, 1 KO) both return to the ring on October 24, 2014 at the Civic Center in Kissimmee, Florida. The four round bouts will take place on the undercard of Orlando Cruz vs. Ruben Tamayo. This marks the U.S. debut…
19-year old undefeated sensation, Mario Barrios (5-0, 2 KOs), returns back to action Wednesday October 8, 2014 at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. Barrios, a rising star from San Antonio Texas, will battle Mexico’s Abraham Rubio in a four round bout. Barrios, who recently campaigned at Super-Bantamweight, will now fight at…
John Wayne Hibbert says his fans will be the key as he takes a big step up to face Leonardo Esteban Gonzalez for the vacant WBC International Light Welterweight title on Saturday night at The O2, live on Sky Sports. Hibbert had hoped to be in a domestic clash on the bill with a host…
There were some good cards across the world over the weekend with two world title bouts as the main attraction. WBC featherweight champ Jhonny Gonzalez, 57-8 (48), battered and toyed with faded former multi-weight world champ Jorge Arce, 64-8-2 (49), at Multiple Use Arena in Los Mochis, Mexico, dropping Arce twice before the one way…
The rematch between Odlanier Solis and Tony Thompson originally planned to take place on October 18 at Castello in Dusseldorf, Germany has to be postponed after “La Sombra” Solis suffered a sprained ankle in training in Miami. “I flew straight to Miami when I heard of the injury to see how bad it is”, says…
In a major coup for UK boxing fans, October 25’s “Title Tornado†tournament in Monte Carlo, jointly headlined by the UK’s Martin Murray in a world title eliminator and Stuart Hall in a world title fight, will be broadcast live on Channel Five in Britain. Working in collaboration with leading promoter Mick Hennessy, and Hennessy…
The auspicious professional debut of Antonio Tarver, Jr. this past Monday in Texas resulted in an impressive fourth-round technical knockout over Zachary Briones. His father, five-time world light heavyweight champion Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver (30-6, 21 KOs), was supposed to headline a Golden Boy-promoted card on Fox Sports 1 against veteran Johnathon Banks (29-2-1, 19…
There are two world titles on the lines this evening as WBC Featherweight king Jhonny Gonzalez and IBF super feather boss Rances Barthelemy both see action. Gonzalez, 56-8 (47), faces big ticket seller Jorge Arce, 64-7-2 (49), at the Multiplex Arena in Los Mochis, Mexico in what is sure to be an exciting bout for…
The rematch between Nathan Cleverly and Tony Bellew on November 22 live on Sky Sports Box Office, has become the fastest selling sporting event at Liverpool’s Echo Arena after selling out in under 48 hours. The bitter rivals return to the venue of their first clash in 2011 to finally face each other once again,…
In just under two weeks “Time for the Natural†is being staged at York Hall, Bethnal Green, headed by the first Nigerian boxer ever to headline a professional boxing show at the iconic London venue. The former Prizefighter winner and seven-fight undefeated Larry “The Natural†Ekundayo has his first title fight when he takes on…