John Ryder will face Jez Wilson in a British Middleweight title eliminator on April 5 at York Hall, Bethnal Green, as Erick Ochieng, Paddy Gallagher, Dean Byrne and Sam Eggington take the first four spots in the Prizefighter Welterweights 4, live on Sky Sports. Former British Light Middleweight title challenger Ochieng, Commonwealth Games Gold medallist…
For three-time world featherweight champion Orlando “Siri” Salido boxing has been about perseverance and overcoming the odds, and in 17 days his mettle will be tested once more as he puts his world title on the line against two-time Olympic gold medalist, Vasyl Lomachenko (1-0, 1 KO), considered by many to be the best amateur…
The Year of the Horse will get off to a galloping start when world championship boxing makes its 2014 debut at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Arena. IBF lightweight champion Miguel “Titere” Vazquez, of Mexico, and two-time Chinese Olympic gold medalist Zou Shiming headline “Ring of Gold,”Saturday, February 22. Vazquez will defend his title against undefeated…
Last night San Antonio’s undefeated super bantamweight standout Mario Barrios (2-0, 1 KO) marched forward with an impressive four round unanimous decision victory. The 18-year old phenom dropped against Manuel Rubalcava (1-7) twice before the bout ended at the Cowboys Dance Hall, San Antonio, Texas.
Like many boxing promoters in North America, Hall of Famer “Iron” Mike Tyson’s stable of Iron Mike Productions (IMP) fighters are predominately Latino. Many of his top Latino fighters will be in action February 22 as IMP launches its new monthly boxing series, “KO Kings of Tomorrow,” at Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Gavin McDonnell says he will win the battle of the unbeaten Super Bantamweights against Leigh Wood and win the British title at the Hull Ice Arena on February 22, live on Sky Sports. The Doncaster man faces Nottingham’s Wood for the vacant crown with both men putting their ‘0’s’ on the line to land the…
Anthony Joshua, MBE, had a blast with some young boxing stars of the future on Sky Sports Game Changers – and urged schools to start using boxing to help pupils learn about discipline and stay fit. The Olympic Gold medal hero met a group of 12 year olds in the gym to put them through…
Boxing’s modern day ‘Cinderella Man’ Stuart Hall makes the first defence of his IBF Bantamweight title in a North East derby against Martin Ward. The diamond of Darlington steps back into the ring for the first time since his unforgettable crowning when he overcame Vusi Malinga in an enthralling 12-round, toe-to-toe clash, to win the…
Anthony Crolla will meet John Simpson at the SECC in Glasgow on March 1, live on Sky Sports. Manchester contender Crolla is hunting a World title shot this Summer and will face Greenock’s Simpson on the undercard of Ricky Burns’ WBO Lightweight title defence against unbeaten American Terence Crawford. Crolla claimed the vacant WBO Inter-Continental…
Trainer Gareth Williams has predicted that Aussie light-middleweight sensation Cameron “The Hammer” Hammond will be at world level within two years. The 2012 Olympian had former IBF Super-featherweight champion Barry Michael raving about his technique when he defeated Thailand’s Pramool Boonpok on the undercard of Mundine vs. Jackson recently.
In a fight of the year contender, ‘Stuey’ performed heroics in December to claim the IBF bantamweight title against South Africa’s Vusi Malinga, and now the Darlington man has just claimed another coveted award. On February 5, at the Billingham Forum, Hall picked up the North East Sports Personality of the Year trophy. The region’s…
Rising star Haroon Khan got 2014 off to a great start after a dazzling points victory in his fourth professional bout. The Bolton starlet had too much for his Yorkshire opponent, Francis Croes, on Friday night’s Sheffield bill, as he put on his best performance since turning professional last year. From the get-go Khan dominated…