Dean Byrne believes the big names will no longer run from fighting him after he wins the Prizefighter Welterweights 4 on Saturday night at the sold-out York Hall, Bethnal Green, live on Sky Sports. Byrne only boxed once in 2013 after drawing with Carson Jones in December 2012 and the 29 year old has been…
Leading boxing channel BoxNation is packing a real punch this April and May with the fight games top names including Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao set to feature live and exclusive in a jam-packed schedule. ‘The Channel of Champions’ has pulled no punches in its’ attempt to line up the biggest and best names in…
One of British boxing’s best kept secrets, Rotherham’s Chad Gaynor gets a golden opportunity to dent the domestic welterweight rankings next month when he tackles recent British title challenger, Adil Anwar, in a cracking Yorkshire derby at Ice Sheffield on May 9. Gaynor earned wide plaudits when impressing in Prizefighter just over a year ago…
John Ryder says he will prove he has come back a better fighter from his agonising defeat against Billy Joe Saunders when he takes on Jez Wilson in a British Middleweight Title eliminator this Saturday at the sold-out York Hall, Bethnal Green, live on Sky Sports. Ryder challenged Saunders for the British and Commonwealth titles…
Matty Askin has visited Menay Edwards in hospital today and despite ‘The Emperor’ having had a bad night – he was in good spirits for his visitors and was walking and talking. Edwards was stretchered out of the ring in Blackpool on Saturday night following a ninth round knockdown by the Champion – Askins. It…
Click the Image for more Photos from Menay Edwards Vs Matty Askin It was a sad end to the boxing in Blackpool last night, when Menay ‘Emperor’ Edwards was stretchered out of the ring following a ninth round knockdown by local man Matty Askin. Askin of Blackpool was defending his English Cruiserweight Title against Londoner…
Last night in Atlantic City, WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev lit up The Ballroom at Boardwalk Hall with a dominate victory over little known challenger Cedric Agnew. Kovlev, 24-0-1 (22), started off in customary fashion by pressuring the challenger but southpaw Agnew, 26-1 (13), showed he wasn’t just there to be a punching bag,…
The World Boxing Association family is on holiday today for the birthday celebration of our President, Gilberto Mendoza, and we join the celebration and send him our best wishes of health, success and happiness. Mr. Mendoza is known for his conciliatory speech, his practice of loyalty and friendship values, for promoting friendship among boxing organizations….
Last night in Atlantic City NJ, Gary Shaw Productions Jr. Welterweight sensation, Thomas Dulorme (21-1, 14 KOs, captured vacant the NABF title with a 10-round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten contender Karim Mayfield (18-1-1, 10 KOs). Scorecards read 98-92, 97-94 and 96-93, all in favor for Dulorme. From the opening round, Dulorme controlled the action…
During his career, former undisputed heavyweight champion and international star Mike Tyson fought on Showtime 17 times, second only to Julio Cesar Chavez’s 21 occasions, for most appearances by a boxer in the history of the network. On Friday, April 18, Tyson returns in a different capacity when his Iron Mike Productions makes its promotional…
On April 12, 2014, two former foes of WBC heavyweight champion “In Recess” Vitali Klitschko square off at the Telekom Dome in Bonn, Germany, when local hero and WBC #6 rated Manuel Charr faces Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson on a show promoted by Charr’s Diamond Boy Promotion. Johnson went the distance with the elder Klitschko brother…
StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., has rapidly become known among boxing aficionados as the place to be to see world-class fights and fighters. On Saturday, April 26, that reputation continues to grow as Golden Boy Promotions and Showtime Sports team up for an all-action tripleheader featuring some of the top fighters in the sport today….