Mayweather Promotions is pleased to announce the near completion of the”The Little Creek Brawl” fight card headlined by middleweight contender J’Leon Love (15-0, 8 KO’s) against Philadelphia’s LaJuan Simon (23-4-2, 12 KO’s) on Friday, Dec. 6 from Little Creek Casino Resort in Shelton, Wash., live on ShoBox: The New Generation. The night will feature Mayweather…
Twenty nine year old Philip “Quicksilver†Bowes has made a fine start to his career with six unbeaten appearances, but now takes a massive step up in class when he takes on former British Champion Paul Appleby as a special feature in the “Lionheart and Braveheart†show promoted by Steve Goodwin of Goodwin Promotions, at…
With a hectic weekend now a fond memory, Dave Coldwell ditches the promoter tag for the next few days as he wraps up warm to brave the freezing Quebec conditions that await him this Thursday. After surviving numerous niggles at his “Hot Shots†event on Friday evening which saw the return of Manchester’s John Murray,…
In a Fight of the Year brawl, super middleweights George Groves and Carl Froch tangled spectacularly for the latter’s IBF and WBA super titles last night at Manchester’s Phones 4u Arena. The media build up to the bout had been long and full of bad blood with Groves incensing Froch by not paying the champion…
In the first round, Rios adopted the Juan Manuel Marquez strategy of hanging back and looking for the right hand counter but lacking the Mexican icon’s quickness and precision counter-punching abilities, was on the receiving end of Manny Pacquiao left hands to the head and body. Brandon Rios reverted to his normal form in the…
IBF cruiserweight king Yoan Pablo Hernandez returned to action after a year out due to injuries, facing the challenge of ex-European titlist Alexander Alekseev in an all-southpaw battle last night at Stechert Arena in Bamberg, Germany. Russian born, Hamburg based Alekseev won the first two rounds with a razor sharp jab and good footwork, backing…
Click the Image for more Photos of John Murray Vs Michael Escobar Card Manchester’s John Murray made a welcome return to boxing last night after a two year break and will no doubt be happy with his fourth round stoppage of Michael Escobar of Barcelona. And, Wythenshawe’s Jimmy Kilrain Kelly had a testing fight against…
The biggest fight in the world this weekend takes place at the Cotai Arena in Macao, China and marks the much awaited return of Boxing’s former top man, Manny Pacquiao, who meets brash American brawler Brandon Rios over 12 scheduled rounds for the vacant WBO International welterweight strap. Both Pacquiao, 54-5-2 (38), and Rios, 31-1-1…
Tonight in front of a sold out Phones 4U Arena (formerly known as the Manchester Evening News Arena) in Manchester, at the top of a stacked Matchroom Sports card, one of the most eagerly anticipated match ups in British boxing will take place between two of the best Super-Middleweights, not just in Britain, but in…
Manny Pacquiao has revealed speed will be the key in overcoming Brandon Rios in his welterweight clash live this weekend on BoxNation. The fighters weighed in yesterday with Pacquiao tipping the beam at 145 lb and Rios coming in heavier at 146.5 lb for their welterweight battle.
David Beckham has flown into Macau to take up his ringside seat to show his support for the ‘inspirational’ Manny Pacquiao ahead of one of the most eagerly anticipated fights of the year. The global icon has admitted that he is a ‘huge fan’ of the boxing superstar and has backed him to give the…
Carl Froch and George Groves had to be separated at today’s weigh-in for their World title clash at the Phones4u Arena in Manchester tomorrow night, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Froch tipped the scales the heavier man at 11st 13lbs 12oz [167.75 lb], with Groves over a pound lighter at 11st 12lbs 6oz [166.5…