Martin Murray is targeting a November showdown with hard-hitting middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin after signing a lucrative seven-figure, three-fight deal with Africa’s largest promoter, Golden Gloves. The 31-year-old from St Helens in the UK split with Ricky Hatton last month after a frustrating year that saw him fight just once after his narrow defeat…
The fighters and their camps stayed classy and soft-spoken yet confident during Thursday’s final press conference for “Toe To Toe: Canelo vs. Angulo” taking place this Saturday, March 8, live on Showtime PPV at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT from MGM Grand Garden Arena. In Saturday’s 12-round super welterweight main event, popular Mexican boxing superstar…
Heavyweight contender Odlanier Solis has arrived in Istanbul. The 2004 Olympic gold medalist will face US veteran Tony “Tiger” Thompson on March 22 in Tekirdag. It is the clash of two former Klitschko foes: In March 2011 Solis lost to then WBC champion Vitali Klitschko in Cologne, Germany due to a knee injury; Thompson had…
World champion Leo Santa Cruz will adjust his glare towards rising star Carl Frampton should he prevail in his upcoming fight. The Mexican sensation who has been blasting his way past all comers in the super-bantamweight division is hoping to come through his next challenge against Cristian Mijares this Saturday night in Las Vegas before…
Last night, Gary Shaw Productions in association with Greg Cohen Promotions, Antonio Leonard Promotions and All In Entertainment presented ESPN “Friday Night Fights” to a lively crowd at the Pala Casino Spa and Resort. Every fight was sensational as all fighters went to war. In the 10-round main event, Rustam Nugaev (27-6-1, 17 KOs) and…
As of Friday morning, Carlos Molina has officially become unavailable for his junior middleweight championship title defense against Jermall Charlo, originally scheduled for tomorrow night. In light of these circumstances, the 10-round lightweight showdown between Ricardo “Dinamita” Alvarez and Sergio “Yeyo” Thompson has been elevated as the opening bout of the four-fight Showtime PPV presentation…
Ricky Hatton’s autobiography War and Peace has been included on the longlist for the 12th annual British Sports Book Awards. Co-written with Boxing News editor, Tris Dixon, the book charts The Hitman’s incredible rise from a Manchester council estate to the bright lights of Las Vegas. No punches were pulled as Hatton revealed the inside…
Underdog Alfredo Angulo is looking to draw on his time spent locked away in a detention centre to help push him to victory over Canelo Alvarez this weekend. The man known as ‘El Perro’ spent over seven months in ICE Detention Center in El Centro, California, having voluntarily checked in back in January 2012 due…
Washington, D.C. is known as a city where history is made. On Saturday, April 19, another historic event will take place in the nation’s capital when IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Bernard Hopkins faces WBA Champion Beibut Shumenov in an attempt, at 49-years-old, to become the oldest fighter in boxing history to unify world titles. The…
Former world champion Joshua “The Grand Master” Clottey will head to Newcastle, Australia on April 2 to clash with former two time WBA Champion and local favorite Anthony “The Man” Mundine in a twelve round junior middleweight clash, it was confirmed today by Joe DeGuardia, Founder and President of Star Boxing. “It’s an excellent opportunity…
Mexican boxing superstar and former world champion Canelo Alvarez, hard-hitting countryman Alfredo “El Perro†Angulo and “Toe To Toe: Canelo vs. Angulo†pay-per-view undercard fighters worked out in front of a throng of media and adoring fans on Wednesday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena lobby. Canelo (42-1-1, 30 KOs) and the dangerous Angulo (22-3,…
Darlington bruiser Stuart Hall makes the first defence of his IBF Bantamweight Title against fellow North East fighter Martin Ward in Newcastle on March 31st. Topping the bill at the Metro Radio Arena caps an astonishing rise to the top for 33-year-old Hall who readily admits that he went wild and “completely lost the plot