It may be freezing in our Nation’s Capitol, but the four fighters competing in this Saturday night’s Showtime Championship Boxing doubleheader at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, braved the cold to sit down with Showtime cameras at the DCB Fit Boxing Gym to discuss their upcoming bouts. …
Read More »Hull stars Luke Campbell, MBE, and Tommy Coyle face tough tests in their opening bouts of 2014 at the Hull Ice Arena on February 22, live on Sky Sports. Campbell faces Southern Area Super Featherweight title challenger Scott Moises in his fifth pro contest, with the 26 year old from …
Read More »Lamont Peterson is adamant he has overcome his devastating knockout loss to Argentine bruiser Lucas Matthysse. The IBF Light-welterweight champion steps back into the ring this weekend, live on BoxNation, when he goes up against the undefeated and big-hitting Dierry Jean at the DC Armory in Washington DC. The bout …
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There is the perception among some boxing fans that perhaps Floyd Mayweather Jr. has achieved his 45-0 record and world titles in five weight classes by avoiding many deserving opponents during his 18 year professional career. It’s an interesting theory and one that deserves a closer look. After exhaustive research, …
Read More »Hundreds of fans turned out on a Tuesday afternoon to witness up close and personal Mexican boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez, fan favorite Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo and four other world-class action fighters for a jam-packed press conference hosted by Golden Boy Promotions to formally announce “Toe To Toe: Canelo vs. …
Read More »Thirteen finals will be decided at the Open Youth Championships at Dublin’s National Stadium on Friday night. Ten male finals are pencilled in for decision, along three female finals in the three Olympic women’s weight categories of flyweight, lightweight and middleweight. Liam Callaghan and Brendan Irvine get proceedings underway in …
Read More »People serious about getting in shape this year will be given the chance to eat and train like a boxer when Fight Camp returns to Hatton Health and Fitness in Hyde, Greater Manchester next month. Led by former unbeaten professional and 2009 ABA finalist Blain Younis, the programme runs for …
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Ricky Hatton is helping the homeless get a roof over their heads by cycling to the roof of Europe. The four-time world boxing champion will take part in the 140km La Mont Blanc cycle on July 20 in order to raise money for Manchester-based charity Barnabus. Founded 23 years ago, …
Read More »Tony Bellew will face former World Cruiserweight title challenger Valery Brudov in his first fight at the weight, at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on March 15, live on Sky Sports, on a massive night for the city’s boxing stars. Stephen Smith is lining up a massive night and is …
Read More »The impending WBC heavyweight championship fight to determine the successor of recently retired Vitali Klitschko, between WBC Silver champion Bermane “B. Ware” Stiverne (23-1, 20 KOs) and Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola (36-3, 31 KOs), is extra special for Stiverne’s veteran head trainer, Don House. “First,” House explained, “I’ve been with …
Read More »The fight that was to be the biggest in the history of Canada was somewhat overshadowed by Lucian Bute’s inability to get anything going through most of the contest last night against Jean Pascal at Montreal’s Bell Centre. It was literally as if the entire game plan for Bute hinged …
Read More »The World Boxing Association sanctioned a total of 31 female fights during the year 2013, and already has scheduled two to start on the right foot this 2014. As for the fights sanctioned last year, 26 of them were title defenses, two of them were mandatory fights, one was international …
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