Australian stylist Cameron “The Hammer†Hammond believes he’s ready for the deep end of the welterweight waters and aims to prove it against highly regarded Roman Zhailauov on July 5. Zhailauov is rated in the top 15 by the WBA and has an unblemished 12 fight record, but Hammond says he’s more than up for…
British world title hopeful Martin Murray will be back in action, live and exclusive on BoxNation, when he takes on Max Bursak for the vacant WBC Silver Middleweight Title on June 21 from Monte Carlo. The 30-year-old ace, who is ranked amongst the best 160 pounders around, returns to the ‘Channel of Champions’ for the…
Welterweight contenders, Emmanuel “Ice Cold†Lartey (15-2-1, 7 KOs), and the Northwest’s own former IBF super featherweight champion, Stevie “ Two Pound†Forbes (35-12, 11 KOs), are headed to Tacoma, WA this weekend where they will headline Halquist Productions’ Battle at the Boat 96 at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, WA. Six undercard fights…
Boxing’s fastest rising star, Middleweight World Champion, Gennady “GGG” Golovkin will battle two-time world champion Daniel “The Real Deal” Geale in his triumphant return to “The Mecca of Boxing”, Madison Square Garden on Saturday, July 26 and televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT, it was announced today by K2…
Boxing superstar Miguel Cotto is ready to prove he is still a force as he aims to close in on his ‘destiny’ of becoming a four-weight world champion. The 33-year-old hotshot is looking to become the first Puerto Rican to win world titles in four weight classes as he makes his bid for Sergio Martinez’s…
Wadi Camacho will face Stephen Simmons for the WBC International Silver Cruiserweight title at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow on Friday June 27, live on Sky Sports. Camacho has been cleared by the Scottish Boxing Board to take on the Glasgow man after their heated exchange in a press conference for the original date of…
Carl Froch says his fantastic KO win over George Groves at Wembley Stadium has still not sunk in – and The Cobra is urging British boxing to capitalise on its greatest night. Froch secured back to back wins over Groves and retained his WBA and IBF Super Middleweight titles again with a stunning eighth round…
Statement From Richard Schaefer: “After more than ten years with Golden Boy, it is time to move on to the next chapter of my career. This decision has required a great deal of personal reflection, but ultimately I concluded that I have no choice but to leave. I have succeeded in banking and I have…
Carl ‘The Cobra’ Froch retained his IBF and WBA Super-Middleweight Titles decisively last night with an eighth round KO of George ‘The Saint’ Groves in front of a packed 80,000 capacity Wembley Arena. The Champion soon settled in after a cagey round one for both men but it was a closely fought contest with Groves…
Good action on tap for this past weekend, with a total of seven world title fights that took place! First and foremost was the IBF/WBA super middleweight title rematch on Saturday in London, England as defending champion Carl Froch once again faced his nemesis George Groves, this time in front of 80,000 rabid fans at…
The 9th EUBC European Women’s Championships in Romania got underway in Bucharest earlier this afternoon. Michaela Walsh and Olympic champion Katie Taylor will be the first Irish boxers in action tomorrow. Taylor, who is aiming for her sixth successive European lightweight gold, meets Switzerland’s Sandra Brugger in a repeat of the 2007 European final tomorrow.
Top Rank, SECA and Sands China Ltd., who have been building the growth of boxing in the People’s Republic of China by producing and promoting five world championship events in Macao over the past 13 months, announced their latest joint venture at a press conference Saturday at The Venetian Macao. The project, a weekly one-hour…