Last night in his hometown at the Cowboys Dance Hall in San Antonio TX, super bantamweight Mario Barrios (1-0, 1 KO) looked electrifying in his pro debut. Barrios, who was a decorated amateur, showed great poise and tremendous power as he dominated his opponent Rigoberto Moreno wining by first round …
Read More »Bruno “The Aloha Kid” Escalante Goes For Super Flyweight Gold
The incredibly athletic Bruno “The Aloha Kid” Escalante is getting his first shot at 115 lb gold when he fights for the vacant IBA Super Flyweight Championship against Michael Ruiz (9-3, 3 KOs) of Fresno California. The ten round bout will take place on December 7th at the Sports House …
Read More »Matchroom Releases Limited Froch vs. Groves Tickets
The final tickets for Carl Froch’s blockbuster IBF and WBA Super Middleweight title defence against George Groves will go on sale tomorrow at midday, from the Phones 4u Arena. Froch and Groves clash in Manchester on November 23 live on Sky Sports Box Office, and the returned tickets present the …
Read More »James Jazza Dickens Looks Past Josh Wale To Galahad Rematch
James ‘Jazza’ Dickens says he cannot wait to return to the ring and put right the mistakes he made in his British Super-bantamweight title clash with Kid Galahad two months ago. The plucky Scouser defends his English title against Barnsley’s tough Josh Wale at the Robin Park Centre in Wigan, …
Read More »UK Heavyweight Tom Little Calls Out “Old Man James Toney”
Today at the Tower Hotel in London, the UK Prizefighters met their American counterparts with underdog Tom “Not So” Little ready to shock UK boxing and record a Prizefighter triumph. “I want old man James Toney in the first round,” said Little. “He was disrespectful and rude to the UK …
Read More »This Week’s Scheduled Fight-nights in the UK
Thursday 14 November ‘Prizefighter’ UK vs USA International Heavyweights Tournament Inc. Anthony Joshua v Hrvoje Kisicek York Hall, Bethnal Green, London (Eddie Hearn / Matchroom Boxing) Screened Live on SkySports1 HD Friday 15 November Winter Gardens, Blackpool. (Steve Wood / VIP Boxing) Saturday 16 November Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen, Scotland. Saturday …
Read More »Mikey Garcia Belts Out Rocky Martinez For WBO Crown
The American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas was the scene a big, action packed Saturday night fight card that saw Mikey Garcia take apart WBO super feather champ Rocky Martinez along with three other high profile contests. After a feeling out first round, ex-WBO featherweight titlist Garcia was decked …
Read More »Career Of Canadian Novice Kareem Hackett Moves Forward
After securing a win in his first fight, Kareem Hackett (1-0 1 KO) is preparing for a number of possible fights, outcomes, and triumphs over the next few years as he continues to build and improve off of a short-but-sweet amateur boxing trial-run.
Read More »Sergey Rabchenko Faces New Foe After Vitu Withdraws
Sergey Rabchenko will now defend his European and WBC silver light-middleweight titles against tough Welshman Bradley Pryce, in Bulgaria next Saturday, November 16. Rabchenko was due to take on mandatory challenger Cedric Vitu, but the French southpaw has withdrawn after reportedly injuring his wrist in training.
Read More »Coldwell Boxing Celebrates John Murray Ring Return
Manchester’s John Murray returns to his hometown on November 22 for his first contest in almost two years. Here, Coldwell Boxing takes a look at some of Murray’s most memorable performances. John Murray v Jon Thaxton: October 3, 2009, Altrincham Leisure Centre A supposed gut-check for Murray and a genuine …
Read More »London Veteran Chas Symonds Signs With The Goodwins
31 year old former two times Southern Area Welterweight champion – Chas “The Sparta” Symonds, is making one last attempt at gate-crashing the big time after inking a three year contract with one of the UK’s fastest growing managers – Steve Goodwin, who also heads Goodwin Promotions.
Read More »Huge Triple World Title Show Hits Corpus Christi Saturday
A massive fight card breaks out in Corpus Christie Saturday night as three world titles are on the line at American Bank Center, with the lead bout featuring Roman “Rocky” Martinez defending his WBO super feather belt against Mikey Garcia. Martinez, 27-1-2 (16), is in his second reign as WBO …
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