Anthony Joshua,MBE, is the first fighter confirmed for the undercard of Carl Froch’s WBA/IBF Super Middleweight title rematch with George Groves at Wembley Stadium on May 31, live on Sky Sports Box Office. The Olympic Gold medal hero has raced to 5-0 with all five wins inside the distance since turning pro in October, but…
Click the Image for more Jimmy Kelly Jnr Vs Max Maxwell Photos At The Wythenshawe Forum, Manchester, last night, Steve Wood of VIP Boxing Promotions hosted a show which featured eight contests. The main event should have been King Davidson (Southampton) v Bradley Pryce (Newbridge, Wales,) in what was to have been a Commonwealth Title…
The biggest action over the weekend took place in Germany and Japan, where there were collectively three world title belts on offer. On Sunday at Ota City Gymnasium in Tokyo, the WBC flyweight and light fly straps were fought over, with one staying with its owner and the other going home with the challenger. WBC…
Last night at the Cache Creek Casino in Brooks, CA, Bruno “The Aloha Kid” Escalante (13-1-1, 6 KOs) successfully defended his IBA Super-Flyweight title with a unanimous decision victory against a game Victor Ruiz (12-3, 9 KOs). In the early action, Ruiz pressed the action and won a few rounds before Escalante got into his…
An opponent has been announced for the”Ringside At Del Mar” eight round main event featuring Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (26-1, 14 KOs). The popular Filipino fighter will face Mexico’s Edgar “Basuras” Riovalle (37-17-2, 26 KOs) at the Del Mar Fairgrounds on Friday, April 11, 2014 in Del Mar, Calif. This event is brought to you…
Lanky Welsh slugger Enzo Maccarinelli travels to Stadhalle in Rostock tonight to challenge WBA light heavyweight champion Jurgen Braehmer in Germany. Maccarinelli, 38-6 (30), a former WBO, WBU, European and British titlist at cruiserweight, has breathed new life into his career as a light heavyweight, winning three domestic contests and the Commonwealth crown in 2013…
Heavyweight Steve Cunningham and middleweight Curtis Stevens both survived rocky situations in their bouts last night at Philadelphia’s Liacouras Center, pulling out victories on last round heroics. Two-time former IBF cruiserweight champion Cunningham, 27-6 (12), largely outboxed previously undefeated USBA titlist Amir Mansour, 20-1 (15), for the first four rounds until he was floored by…
Belfast’s favorite son was back in the ring this evening as super bantamweight Carl Frampton won his biggest fight to date by impressively halting Mexico’s Hugo Fidel Cazares at the Odyssey Arena. Two-time former super flyweight world champion Cazares came into the clash on the strength of five straight wins after losing the WBA super…
This weekend in the UK, sees the next installment of Prizefighter – with the Welterweights taking centre stage at the ‘home’ of British Boxing – The York Hall, Bethnal Green. The Eddie Hearn – Matchroom Boxing Promoted eight-man tournament will also play host to three contests featuring John Ryder v Jez Wilson, Ricky Boylan v…
Rendall Munroe will challenge Josh Warrington for the Commonwealth Featherweight title at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester on April 19, live on Sky Sports. Munroe tackled Lee Selby for the British and European titles in Cardiff in February, losing out to the Welsh stylist via a sixth round stoppage, and the 33 year old…
Belfast’s Paddy Gallagher is rolling the dice by entering the Prizefighter Welterweights 4 at the sold-out York Hall, Bethnal Green – a risk-reward gamble he intends to make pay live on Sky Sports. The Commonwealth Gold medal winner turned pro in September 2012 but has only boxed four times since – with three of those…
Blackpool Cruiserweight Matty Askin believes he should be next in line for a shot at the British title. The 25-year-old retained his English title with a blistering display against Menay Edwards on Saturday night and feels it was a performance that should earn him mandatory status. British champion Jon Lewis Dickinson won the Lonsdale belt…