In a recent interview with British media, Tony “Bomber” Bellew said: “He [Adonis Stevenson] has got this moniker, this slogan, this Superman thing…but at the end of the day, the cold hard fact is he has been knocked out by a journeyman. “A guy [Darnell Boone] who has won 20 fights and lost 20. I…
German “Bomber” Serdar Sahin (22-1) will travel to Walcz, Poland on December 14 to challenger unbeaten local hero Krysztof Glowacki (20-0) for the vacant WBO intercontinental cruiserweight championship. “I know that it is always hard to win on the road. But I like challenges and this is my big chance to get in line for…
Light Minimumweight world champion, Japanese Ayaka Miyao retained her World Boxing Association belt by defeating the Filipino challenger Gretchen Abaniel at the Kokakuen Hall in Tokyo on Tuesday. The Japanese stylist was victorious on her third defense, beating Abaniel by unanimous decision on the judge’s cards by scores of 97-93, 97-93 and 96-94. Her record…
British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion, David Price, will make his long awaited ring return next month, live and exclusive on BoxNation. The Liverpool ace takes his first step back into the squared circle on December 14 in Neubrandenburg, Germany, in an eight rounder against Evgeny Orlov, as he looks to rebuild his career following back-to-back…
Hatton Promotions’ Australian trio will each look to close out 2013 by extending their unbeaten records. Hard-hitting heavyweight Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne will keep busy against old foe Clarence Tillman at the Melbourne Pavilion on Friday, December 13. Two days before that, 2012 Olympians Damien “Super” Hooper and Cameron “The Hammer” Hammond appear against ‘as…
Martin Murray, Anthony Ogogo and Kal Yafai have all been added to the star-studded line-up of Matchroom Sport’s Christmas bumper fight night at the ExCeL in London on December 14, live on Sky Sports. World Middleweight contender Murray is in ten-round action against Sergey Khomitsky, Ogogo returns to the scene of his Olympic success for…
The Carl Froch v George Groves fight on Saturday night is sure to be debated for a long time in terms of it’s ‘edge of the seat’ drama. ‘The Cobra’ was defending his WBA and IBF super-middleweight titles against undefeated ‘Saint George’. It was an enthralling contest which saw the Champion on the canvas in…
Australian Anthony Mundine won the World Boxing Association 154 pound International title on Wednesday after defeating American Shane Mosley at Allphanes Arena Olympic Park in Sydney, Australia. Mosley could not answer the bell for round seven, and Mundine was declared the winner, improving his record to 45-5 with 27 KO’s.
Promoter Don King, representing Panamanian Guillermo “Felino” Jones, and Russian Vladimir Hrunov, representing World Boxing Association cruiserweight champion Dennis Lebedev, recently met in Panama. WBA World Championships Committee president Gilberto Jesus Mendoza acted as mediator. The only point discussed on meeting was Lebedev vs Jones rematch.
Former Venezuelan champion Johan Perez is already in the United States to fight Paul Spadafora on Saturday for the 140 pound interim belt of the World Boxing Association. Both fighters are waiting for the weighing ceremony and for the opening bell of the fight in West Virginia.
Ireland and Poland will meet in an historic international next month. The St Brigid’s BC in Edenderry, Co. Offaly, who are celebrating heir 80th anniversary this year, will host the first ever women’s boxing international in Ireland at the Hamlet Court Hotel in Kildare on December 8. Forty eight hours before the Kildare clash, a…
Chicago’s Round 3 Productions announced today that an agreement for a financial interest with number one world-ranked, light-heavyweight professional boxer Andrzej Fonfara has been signed. “I have been promoting Fonfara for the last two years†said Frank Mugnolo, President of Round 3 Productions. Round 3 Productions promoted the Fonfara vs Karpency fightâ€on Nov 16, 2012…