Danny Garcia, WBC/WBA Super Lightweight Champion: “I am a Puerto Rican. I could have been born on the moon, but I’m still Puerto Rican. [On fighting in Puerto Rico] “It means a lot to me. Everybody in the stands is going to be Puerto Rican. I’ve never had that before. “Even though I’m from Philly,…
Australian Jarrod Fletcher won the World Boxing Association International welterweight title after defeating the Ukranian Max Bursak, in Monte Carlo last Saturday
Rising super-flyweight, Haroon Khan, returns to action Friday night as he looks to continue the impressive start to his professional career. The 22-year-old, who enjoyed a good amateur run, winning Commonwealth Bronze in 2010 in Delhi, has made a flying start to his career in the paid ranks, racking up three wins including a stunning…
Newly crowned IBA Super Flyweight Champion, Bruno “The Aloha Kid” Escalante (11-1-1, 5 KOs), from Redwood City, CA by way of Cebu, Philippines, will make his 2014 debut in a non title defense on Friday, February 28th, against Lorenzo Trejo 33-28-1 (20 KOs) from Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico. The 10-round main event attraction will take…
Manny Pacquiao Quotes: “I remember last time believing that I won the first fight against Tim Bradley. I thought I was leading after every round. I thought I won the fight easily. I controlled the fight every round. “I had a feeling in training camp that he would run from me once he felt my…
In a battle of pound for pound titans, undefeated two-division world champion Timothy “Desert Storm†Bradley will defend his WBO welterweight title against Manny “Pacman†Pacquiao. This will be Pacquiao’s first fight in the U.S. since 2012. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with MP Promotions and Tecate, Pacquiao vs. Bradley 2 will take place,…
One of boxing’s biggest showmen, Tyson Fury, makes his BoxNation debut next Saturday night. The heavyweight sensation faces off against Argentine bruiser Gonzalo Omar Basile from the Copper Box Arena, on a bill which also features Dereck Chisora’s showdown with American Kevin Johnson. Ahead of Fury’s eagerly anticipated ring return, live and exclusive on the…
18 year old Josh Goodwin takes the first step into the promotional world of boxing when he sets history and becomes the youngest boxing promoter ever in the world to stage an event. Josh is following in the footsteps of father Steve and sister Olivia who are also UK promoters.
WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko will defend his titles against WBO #1 and mandatory challenger Alex Leapai of Australia at the König-Pilsener-Arena Oberhausen, Germany on April 26. Last November the 34-year-old Leapai became a boxing sensation when he beat undefeated Denis Boytsov, the great heavyweight hope and No. 1 of the WBO world rankings. Leapai…
Tyson Fury is looking to put a frustrating year behind him as he eyes a summer showdown with the enigmatic Dereck Chisora. The Manchester heavyweight returns to action on February 15 at the Copper Box Arena, live and exclusive on BoxNation, where he faces experienced Argentine Gonzalo Omar Basile following a tumultuous end to 2013….
Irish sensation Carl Frampton is one step away from a mega-money showdown against Mexican superstar Leo Santa Cruz. The undefeated super-bantamweight ace will first have to get past Hugo Cazares, live and exclusive on BoxNation, when the pair meet on April 4 in a showdown at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast. The show, billed as…
At the Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales, last night, Lee Selby of Barry, Wales, won the vacant EBU (European) Featherweight Title and successfully defended his BBBofC British Featherweight Title by stopping Leicester’s Rendall Munroe in the sixth round. After losing to Bury Boxer – Scott Quigg in November 2012, likeable Munroe retired from the sport briefly…