It’s official, the fight to determine Canada’s elite fighter will take place on January 18 at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Following the announcement in late winter last year that the mega fight to determine the best Canadian fighter between Jean Pascal (28-2-1) and Lucian Bute (31-1) on May 25 …
Read More »Bulgarian Bound Rabchenko Vows To Break Vitu
Sergey Rabchenko has no intention of leaving his rematch with Cedric Vitu in the hands of the judges. Their first encounter, which came on the undercard of Ricky Hatton’s comeback clash with Vyacheslav Senchenko last year, ended with Rabchenko winning by a split decision.
Read More »Kirby Krusher Robbie Davies Added To Two Coldwell Shows
Coldwell Boxing star prospect Robbie Davies Jnr will endure a busy winter period this year as the Kirkby youngster fights twice in three weeks with promoter Dave Coldwell desperate to provide his impressive charge with much needed rounds. Davies Jnr has excelled in the pro game thus far, with two …
Read More »Ex-Amateur Star Jose Ramirez Leads The “Fight For Water”
Undefeated lightweight contender Jose Ramírez returns home to the Central Valley, headlining a sold-out boxing event, “Fight for Water“, Saturday, November 9. The 11-time National Champion, 2012 U.S. Olympian and all-time USA Boxing lightweight record holder will be battling Erick Hernandez Perez (4-4-1, 2 KOs), of Batesville, AK.
Read More »US Heavyweight Prospect Bryant Jennings Climbs Rankings
With the hard work of international promoter Gary Shaw, highly touted heavyweight contender Bryant Jennings (18-0, 11 KOs) is now currently ranked top 5 by three of the major sanctioning organizations. The undefeated Philadelphia standout Jennings, who’s promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, Antonio Leonard Promotions and managed by James Prince …
Read More »Matchroom Announces Massive London Christmas Show
Anthony Joshua, Kevin Mitchell, Lee Purdy, Jamie McDonnell and John Ryder are all in action on a packed end of year Matchroom Sport show at the ExCeL London on December 14, live on Sky Sports. London Olympic gold medallist Joshua will return to the scene of his incredible triumph when …
Read More »WBA King Golovkin Wears Down Stevens After Eight
One of Boxing’s most exciting fighters was back in action last night at New York’s Madison Square Garden as middleweight Gennady Golovkin retained his WBA and IBO belts with an eight round throttling of local man Curtis Stevens. But it wasn’t all Golovkin all the time as the challenger proved …
Read More »Lucas Browne Stops Richard Towers In The Fifth
Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing presented another top night of boxing action last night at the Hull Ice Arena. Australian – Lucas Browne stopped Richard Towers of Sheffield in the fifth round of their Commonwealth Heavyweight title final eliminator. Taller Towers kept Browne at bay with his long-reaching jab in …
Read More »Suicide Mission? Stevens Faces Golovkin Tonight In NYC
So, Curtis Stevens is the next victim for Gennady Golovkin then…sorry, I meant opponent. The pair clash tonight at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden Theater. In a conversation about this upcoming fight on Sky Sports, Darren Barker, the IBF middleweight champion, recently said ‘Let’s not get carried away here, …
Read More »Juan Carlos Gomez Returns To Old Division With Victory In Germany
Juan Carlos Gomez kept his word when returning to the cruiserweight division with a bang on Friday night in Dachau, Germany. “The Black Panther” seemed to feel very comfortable back at 200 lb. landing nice combinations at will against an overmatched Adnan Buharalija from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Gomez dropped his …
Read More »Former Multi-Weight King Roy Jones Jr Gunning For WBU Cruiser Crown
World Boxing Union President Don ‘Moose’ Lewis today officially announced that Roy Jones Jr. will face Bobby Gunn, at the National Guard Armory in North Philadelphia, PA on Wednesday 4th December 2013 for the WBU Cruiserweight title.
Read More »Carruth Sweeps Aside Competition To Head Irish Amateur Boxing Firm
The Irish Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) have confirmed that Fergal Carruth has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of that organization. Dublin-born Mr Carruth, a brother of 1992 Olympic champion Michael, was appointed following an extensive interviewing process.
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