Tony “The Tiger” Thompson arrived in Istanbul, Turkey, this afternoon for his WBC International Championship bout against 2004 Olympic gold medalist Odlanier Solis this Saturday, March 22 in Tekirdag. The ring veteran from Washington, D.C. is used to traveling. The clash with Solis will be Thompson’s fifth consecutive fight outside of the USA. His last…
After completing his first week of training camp at his Hollywood-based Wild Card Boxing Club with Manny “Pacman†Pacquiao, trainer Freddie Roach had a few observations he wanted to share as they prepare for their rematch challenge of undefeated WBO welterweight champion Timothy “Desert Storm†Bradley. Pacquiao vs. Bradley 2 will take place Saturday, April…
Damien Hooper will look to take his perfect professional record to seven wins and seven knockouts when he faces South Korea’s Young-Don Um on Wednesday night. The 2012 London Olympian was due to face Josh Webb in Toowoomba derby last week, but the fight was scrapped at the eleventh hour after Webb sustained an injury…
Martin Ward challenges IBF Bantamweight belt holder Stuart Hall at Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena on March 29. It promises to be a titantic tussle between the two North East bruisers with 26-year-old Ward determined to come out on top. Ward (18-2-0) said: “A lot of people say I don’t deserve the chance because people haven’t…
Two world championship fights on one night is great for boxing fans. But Golden Boy Promotions and Showtime believe that three is even better. So, on Saturday, April 19, joining the title fights between Bernard Hopkins and Beibut Shumenov and Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin and Lukas Konecny there will be a battle for the IBF…
Undefeated super featherweight contender, Jose “Sniper” Pedraza (15-0, 10 KOs), is ready to battle Mexico’s, Alberto “Kichis” Garza (26-6-1, 21 KOs), for the vacant IBO super featherweight title this Saturday March 22. The 12-round main event bout promoted by Gary Shaw Productions,Universal Promotions and DiBella Entertainment will air live only in theU.S. and Puerto Rico…
Gary Shaw Productions rising star, Puerto Rican sensation, Thomas Dulorme (20-1, 14 KOs), who’s highly ranked in all sanctioning organizations, gives his thoughts on his recent training camp with new trainer, Robert Garcia. Dulorme will battle Karim Mayfield (18-0-1, 11 KOs) in Atlantic City, New Jersey, March 29 in a 10-round bout for the NABF…
Top Rank’s undefeated Super Lightweight contender, Karim “Hard Hitta” Mayfield (18-0-1, 11 KOs), talks about his training camp with Virgil Hunter, his upcoming bout against Puerto Rico’s rising star Thomas Dulorme (20-1, 18 KOs), fighting on HBO for the second time in his career and the Garcia vs. Herrera outcome. Mayfield vs. Dulorme, 10-round bout…
Click the Image for more Photos from Tony Bellew Vs Valery Brudov card At the Liverpool Echo Arena on Saturday, Tony Bellew of Liverpool won the vacant WBO International Cruiserweight Title by twelfth round knockdown of Valery Brudov of Russia who – although conscious – seemed unable to get off the canvas after the knockdown….
It was an awkward, messy and difficult to score fight last evening at Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico as Philadelphia’s Danny Garcia retained his WBC and WBA light welterweight belts via majority decision over California’s Mauricio Herrera. Herrera fought the first four rounds on the backfoot, maintaining distance by retreating before the oncoming…
Tony Bellew announced his arrival at Cruiserweight with a final round stoppage win over Valery Brudov to land the WBO International title at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. Bellew showed that the step-up in weight has afforded him extra ammo in his fists as he put Brudov down in the second with a big right…
WBC/WBA light welter champ Danny Garcia is fighting three opponents tonight at Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico: Maurico Herrera, distraction and pressure. The Philadelphian has been short-listed to face Floyd Mayweather Jr later this year, a monumental distraction to the task at hand, and with the added pressure to perform in spectacular fashion…