Four-time world boxing champion Ricky “The Hitman†Hatton has been honoured with an award from the WBC in recognition of his career and charitable work. Hatton was given a medal and commemorative plaque from the sanctioning body as part of its WBC Cares programme, which aims to help children across the world overcome issues such…
Rising star Haroon Khan will be back in action on June 7 when he faces 24-year-old Kyle King at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton. The super-flyweight ace will fight for the first time in his hometown since turning professional in April last year, when he features in a six-round contest on the stacked VIP Boxing…
Anthony Joshua, MBE, will face Matt Legg on the undercard of Carl Froch’s IBF and WBA Super Middleweight title rematch on May 31 at Wembley Stadium, live on Sky Sports Box Office . Olympic Gold medal hero Joshua boxes for the sixth time as a professional and is aiming to take his KO record to…
Tonight at Montreal’s Bell Centre, the world’s largest hockey arena, WBC light heavyweight champ Adonis Stevenson looks to make the third defense of his title when he meets challenger Andrzej Fonfara over 12 scheduled rounds. How did Fonfara, 25-2 (15), achieve this title shot, and the number three slot in the WBC rankings? Good question….
The principal fighters competing televised bouts Saturday night on Showtime made weight made weight on their first attempts Friday at Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. In the main event of Showtime Championship Boxing tripleheader, on Showtime at, 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, exciting knockout specialist and 2013 Fighter of the Year, Adonis…
Click Image for more Josh Warrington Vs Martin Lindsay Photos It was a great atmosphere inside the First Direct Arena, Leeds, last night when Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing hosted a mid-week show billed as ‘North Power’ which headlined four title bouts. Josh Warrington of Leeds retained his Commonwealth (British Empire) Featherweight Title and added…
Colombian referee Uriel Aguilera will be the third man in the ring on Saturday May 24, 2014, in Mexico, for the World Boxing Association 115 pounds interim title fight between David “Tornado” Sanchez and Breilor Terán. The other officials will Nicaraguan Gustavo JarquÃn, Lynn Carter and Gloria Martinez, both from USA. In the same program,…
Bob Arum, CEO of Top Rank, is pleased to announce that Top Rank has signed an agreement with Manny Pacquiao and MP Promotions extending their promotional agreement through December 31, 2016.
HBO Sports debuts an all-new installment of “2 Days†when the feature segment returns Saturday, May 24 at 11:15 p.m. (ET/PT) with a behind-the-scenes look at world junior welterweight title-holder Ruslan Provodnikov, one of boxing’s most fascinating characters. “2 Days†is a revealing and intimate look at a 48-hour span in the life of a…
Gary Shaw Productions and Antonio Leonard Promotions’ undefeated IBF #3 Super-Middleweight contender, Brandon “Flawless” Gonzales (18-0-1, 12 KOs), is in beast mode for his upcoming showdown with IBF # 4 James DeGale (18-1, 12 KOs) for the IBF mandatory position. The 12-round bout is set to take place at Wembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom…
We kick things off on our weekend report by heading to Villa Maria, Argentina where WBO super flyweight maestro Omar Andres Narvaez stayed busy with a defense at Anfiteatro Municipal on Saturday. The occasion marked the tenth time that Narvaez, 42-1-2 (23), has retained the WBO belt, as the 38 year old “El Huracan” completely…
Local hero Raja Amasheh won the vacant WBC Silver flyweight championship on Saturday night in front of 2,000 fans at Saarlandhalle in Saarbrucken, Germany, by beating former WBC Youth champion Susana Cruz Perez from Mexico by a hard fought ten round unanimous decision. The fight was a lot closer than indicated by the scores of…