London 2012 bronze medallists Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlan will be in action at the National Elite Championships semi-finals at the National Stadium in Dublin this weekend. Twenty six last-four contests will be decided at the South Circular Road venue on Friday and Saturday. Barnes, who fought at flyweight at the 2013 AIBA World Elite…
WBA Super Bantamweight Champion, Panamanian Anselmo “Chemito†Moreno, announced several changes for his 12th defense against Javier “Chispita†Chacón from Argentina. In a press conference held at Fantastic Casino in Panama City, Panama, Moreno´s team confirmed the date of March 22 at the Arena Roberto Duran with a totally modified undercard now under the promotion…
Undefeated WBC/WBA Super Lightweight Champion Danny Garcia (27-0, 16 KOs), of Philadelphia, and his father/trainer, Angel Garcia, hosted an open media workout on Wednesday at the DSG Boxing Gym in Philadelphia. Garcia is winding down preparations for his long-awaited debut to his native homeland and his world title defense against Maurcio Herrera (20-3, 7 KOs),…
Mexican star Julio Cesar Chavez Jr is hoping to give fights fans something to remember as he takes on Texan Bryan Vera in a bout he hopes will go down as ‘Fight of the Year’. The former WBC middleweight champion faces Vera in a rematch at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, this weekend following…
Tony Dodson says there is no way he will allow another Liverpool boxer to defeat him ahead of his Commonwealth Super Middleweight title clash with Rocky Fielding at the Echo Arena on March 15, live on Sky Sports. The former British champion has previously lost in title fights against fellow Merseyside fighters Tony Quigley and…
Several dozen television camera crews, newspapers and web reporters, photographers, video bloggers and fans were on hand to watch popular former WBC/WBA Super Welterweight Champion Canelo Alvarez during his media workout at House of Boxing on Tuesday in San Diego. With Golden Boy President Oscar De La Hoya looking on, Canelo worked out for a…
It’s now official that world class boxing trainers Floyd Mayweather Sr. and Ruben Guerrero are looking to settle their long lasting feud by facing each other in a boxing match. A date hasn’t been officially announced but negotiations are underway to finalize this intriguing boxing match. The Knockout reality show featuring Floyd Mayweather Sr, Yoel…
Mr. Vencislav Nikolov, General Secretary of the Professional Boxing League of Bulgaria, recently informed the WBU Europe office, in London, UK, that they are unable to provide permission for Galina Gumliiska to box England’s Marianne Marston for the World Boxing Union European Super Bantamweight Championship in London this coming weekend, due to a medical issue….
Chicago based middleweight contender Donatas Bondorovas wrapped up training on Monday in preparation for the first round of ESPN’s “Boxcino 2014” this Friday night, February 28, at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. Presented by Chicago’s promotional powerhouses; Hitz Boxing and Round 3 Productions along with Philadelphia based titan Banner Promotions, “Boxcino 2014”, the single…
The World Boxing Association mourns the death of former world champion Antonio Cermeno on Tuesday morning in Venezuela. The information announced so far is that Cermeno was kidnapped and murdered. The WBA family condemns violence, and makes a public call to rescue values and respects human rights in the South American nation. Cermeno was born…
Maeve Clarke and Lynn McEnery will get a weekend of 2014 National Elite semi-finals underway at the National Stadium in Dublin on Friday night. Paddy Barnes, Michael Conlan and Joe Ward, who are all ranked in the top ten in the World by AIBA in their respective weight classes, will be in action this weekend.
Fight Week in San Antonio for the eagerly-anticipated boxing doubleheader, featuring the historic challenge by two-time Ukrainian Olympic gold medalist and 2013 Prospect of the Year, Vasyl Lomachenko, in only his second professional fight, against WBO featherweight champion Orlando Salido, continued its hot path in earnest today as both participated in Media Workouts. In front…