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 »All About The Ladies: WBA Sanctioned 31 Female Bouts In 2013
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 …
Read More »Donoghue, Ginty Advance To Finals At National Stadium
Current AIBA World Junior male and female champions Willie Donoghue and Ciara Ginty advanced to next Friday’s Open Youth Championships finals following semi-final wins at Dublin’s National Stadium today. Donoghue saw off the challenge of Thomas Mongan and Ginty edged out current European Union junior champion Amy Broadhurst on a …
Read More »IBF Champ Bernard Hopkins Sets 2014 Goals On 49th Birthday
Current IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Bernard Hopkins turned 49-years-of age this week. As the oldest champion in any major sport and one year shy of 50, Hopkins makes his own birthday wish, and provides some sage advice for his sport, young fighters coming up and the 40 and over crowd, …
Read More »Hatton Academy Offers Free Taster Session At BodyPower Expo
Personal Trainers and group exercise instructors can get a feel for what the Hatton Academy has to offer by taking part in a free 30 minute taster session with Ricky Hatton himself, at this year’s BodyPower Expo. The four-time world boxing champion has been involved at the three-day event for …
Read More »Bute, Pascal In Huge Canadian Showdown Tonight In Montreal
The Bell Centre in Montreal will host the biggest all-Canadian fight in years as light heavyweights Lucian Bute and Jean Pascal clash for Bute’s NABF title tonight on a fight card that also includes one of the top heavyweight prospects in the world, Mike Perez. Bute vs. Pascal was originally …
Read More »Redkach Beats Luis In Tough ShoBox Main Event
Promising, world-ranked southpaw Ivan Redkach (16-0, 13 KO’s), of Los Angeles, by way of Ukraine, passed the toughest challenge of his career, scoring one knockdown en route to a unanimous 10-round decision over Canada’s Tony Luis (17-2, 7 KO’s). But the night belonged to “The Brooklyn Rocky” Frank “Notorious” Galarza …
Read More »WBA Celebrates 72nd Birthday Of Muhammad Ali
Nobody can doubt that Muhammad Ali is the greatest boxer of all time, due to his personality, his performance within the ring and his daily struggle. Today, World Boxing Association family celebrates his 72 birthday. Talking about Ali is to talk about a man who is considered the best Boxer …
Read More »WBA Family Mourns Passing Of WBC President Jose Sulaiman
The World Boxing Association family joins the mourning of the family and relatives of World Boxing Council President, Mr. Jose Sulaiman, who passed away today in California, United States. Jose Sulaiman resided at UCLA Hospital in the United States since last October, where he died from complications this evening, according …
Read More »Two Champions Highlight Irish Amateur Blowout At National Stadium
Two reigning AIBA World Junior champions will be in action in Saturday’s National Open Youth Championships semi-finals at Dublin’s National Stadium. Willie O’Donoghue, St Michael’s Athy BC, and Ciara Ginty, Geesala BC, will be between the ropes at the home of Irish boxing.
Read More »Selby Hopes Munroe Victory Brings Spotlight To Wales
Lee Selby says a dazzling performance against Rendall Munroe at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on February 1, live on Sky Sports, will be the start of a big time boxing boom in Wales. The Featherweight stylist is aiming to land the vacant European title against Munroe, with Selby making …
Read More »“Hitman” Hatton To Host Workshop In Dublin
Four-time world boxing champion, Ricky Hatton, will host his first ever workshop in the Republic of Ireland on Thursday February 13. ‘The Hitman’ will put fight fans and fitness fanatics through their paces for around three hours at the Westside Boxing Club in Dublin.
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