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…
Tyson Fury has now pulled out of tonight’s heavyweight fight against Belarusian – Alexander Ustinov. The heavyweight giant was scheduled to fight Dereck Chisora but the Londoner was forced to pull out of the contest on Monday having sustained an injury. Ustinov stepped in at late notice but now Fury has been pulled out after…
Four Irish boxers are through to Sunday’s finals at the European Youth and Junior Championships in Assisi, Italy. Cheyanne O’Neill, Amy Broadhurst and Kristina O’Hara won their semi-finals today to guarantee Ireland at least three silver medals in the Youth class. The Athlone, Dundalk and Belfast trio decisioned Poland’s Justyna Pietas, Sweden’s Fina Westerlind and…
WBC Silver flyweight champion Raja Amasheh has proven big heart inside the ring numerous times. This Friday the 31-year-old also showed big heart for kids when she became one of the “Big Champions Supporting Small Champions” by visiting the children hospital in Saarbrücken (Germany) under the banner of “WBC World Boxing Cares”. “It is important…
Boxing legend Mike Tyson and Iron Mike Productions Presents “The Pride of Pittsburgh†on Friday, August 8 at Consol Energy Center and telecast live on Fox Sports 1, headlined by the Steel City’s favorite son, Sammy “The Who Can Mexican†Vasquez Fighting in the hottest division in boxing, Vasquez will face off against fellow undefeated…
Luke Campbell, MBE, and Callum Smith will make their American debuts on the undercard of Kell Brook’s IBF Welterweight title clash with Shawn Porter at the StubHub Center in California on August 16, live on Sky Sports. Olympic gold medal star Campbell and unbeaten Liverpool talent Smith both claimed wins in Liverpool in July, with…
Pound-for-pound star Floyd Mayweather will return to his British home of BoxNation with his thrilling September rematch with Argentine assassin Marcos Maidana to be screened live and exclusive on the channel. The highly charged showdown will be the fifth Mayweather megafight in a row to be shown on BoxNation as ‘The Channel of Champions’ proves…
Dublin’s Patrick ‘The Punisher’ Hyland returned to the ring in style in New York with an impressive stoppage win over Puerto Rico’s Noel Echevarria. The bout headlined promoter Lou DiBella’s Broadway Boxing card at BB King’s Blues club just off Times Square as Hyland put a frustrating 19 months of inactivity behind him. The Tallaght…
Undefeated WBA middleweight kingpin Gennady Golovkin returns to the ring this evening at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden where he will face ex-IBF/WBA champion Daniel Geale. For all the hype surrounding Golovkin, 29-0 (26), it’s a bit hard to know just how good he is as his competition, despite nine title defenses, hasn’t been…
After making a long-awaited return to the ring with two quick appearances in May and June, Wallasey’s Steve Williams found himself in title class as he travelled to the Italian town of Casteggio last Saturday to face local favourite, Luca Giacon, for the vacant WBA Continental light-welterweight title.