Credit to George Groves for managing to get himself into mandatory position for the IBF super middle title that Carl Froch has or we would not be seeing this fight between the two boxers, which takes place this Saturday night in Manchester, England. Froch would have done exactly what Joe Calzaghe did to him years…
Earlier this week it was announced that rising British Heavyweight star Anthony Joshua has been forced to pull out of his forthcoming contest against Argentine journeyman Hector Alfredo Avila with a torn bicep. The match up, which would have been over six rounds on the bill of Carl Froch’s grudge match against fellow British Super…
Manny Pacquiao is coming off two straight losses at the hands of Timothy Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez, however, the Filipino fighter has said in the press that he has moved on from those defeats and he is looking forward to a new chapter in his boxing career. His upcoming fight against Brandon Rios on…
The Final Press Conference for Star Boxing’s”Rockin Fights 11″ was held this afternoon at The Paramount in Huntington, New York. The show is headlined by a heavyweight battle between New York City fan favorite Vinny Maddalone, 37-8-0 (28KO’s) and hard-hitting Houston veteran Maurenzo Smith, 12-7-2 (9KO’s). Also featured on the card in separate bouts are…
Unbeaten Anthony “The Dog†Dirrell, who is no stranger to overcoming adversity, finally gets his crack at a world title when he challenges defending champion Sakio Bika for the WBC Super Middleweight Championship on Saturday, Dec. 7, live on Showtime at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The quadrupleheader, headlined…
Ricky Hatton thinks this weekend’s derby match-up between Stephen Foster Jnr and Anthony Crolla will be a cracker. Salford’s Foster Jnr has been handed the chance to appear on the undercard of the big Froch v Groves bill after Crolla’s original opponent, British lightweight champion Martin Gethin, was forced to pull out.
Carl Froch and George Groves lit the blue touch paper ahead of their World title battle on Saturday night, at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Froch defends his WBA and IBF belts against Groves, and their simmering war of words boiled over in Manchester as they came face-to-face…
Boxing’s biggest-ever money fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao could finally take place, according to a key player behind the negotiations. Top Rank CEO, Bob Arum, who promotes the Filipino superstar, admitted to BoxNation that there is a genuine will on his part to make the fight happen should Pacquiao overcome the relentless Brandon…
Barnsley’s Josh Wale believes he can exploit a chink in the armour of James ‘Jazza’ Dickens, which Wale believes was exposed in September by Dickens’ previous opponent Kid Galahad. Wale challenges the Scouse southpaw for the English Super-bantamweight crown on December 14 and feels he has the tools to hand Dickens a second successive defeat.
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has vowed to do the Philippines proud when he takes on Brandon Rios, amid strained relations between both camps. The Filipino congressman for the Sarangani province was the coolest man on stage during the final press conference, where animosity between both trainers from the altercation earlier in the day was still…
The Golden Boy Live! series on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Deportes has consistently delivered top-notch matchups since its launch in August and it will wrap 2013 up with a bang on Friday, Dec. 13 at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. The special edition features the return of welterweight world title contender Josesito…
On Saturday night, November 30 at the Santander Arena in Reading, PA, WBA Number 10 ranked heavyweight Travis Kauffman will take on Manuel Quezada in a ten round bout for the WBU Intercontinental championship. That will be one of two title fights that night, which is promoted by Kings Promotions. Kauffman, 26-1 with 19 knockouts…