Former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye will now face unbeaten Tyson Fury on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at Manchester’s Phones 4u Arena, following the postponement of their original date in September. The outspoken heavyweight pair were scheduled to box at the same venue this Saturday in what was billed as …
Read More »George Groves Parts Ways With Booth, Elists Fitzpatrick As Trainer
World-ranked super-middleweight contender ‘Saint’ George Groves is delighted to announce that Ireland’s Paddy Fitzpatrick will take over training duties ahead of his WBA and IBF title tilt against Carl ‘The Cobra’ Froch on November 23. The announcement comes days after Groves and trainer Adam Booth parted ways following a five-year …
Read More »Belfast’s Burnett Keen To Impress On Frampton Bill
Ryan Burnett is almost having to pinch himself. The Ricky Hatton-trained prospect is only two fights into his professional career and already he’s preparing to box at Belfast’s biggest indoor venue. The 21-year-old bantamweight will feature against a soon to be confirmed opponent on the undercard of Carl Frampton’s European …
Read More »Scott Quigg’s WBA Title Clash Moves To London’s O2 Arena
Scott Quigg’s WBA Super Bantamweight title clash with Yoandris Salinas will now take place at The O2 on Saturday October 5, live on Sky Sports, with two Gold medal heroes now in action in Anthony Joshua, MBE, and Luke Campbell, MBE. Quigg and Salinas were due to meet as the …
Read More »UK Weekend Roundup
The big news this week has obviously been about the cancelled David Haye v Tyson Fury fight scheduled for this coming Saturday in Manchester. Haye sustained a nasty cut above the left eyebrow in sparring on Friday night. Rumours are rife as to whether the fight will be rescheduled or …
Read More »“Del Boy” Dereck Chisora Leads The Way On Big UK Fight Card
Just a year ago today London based heavyweight Dereck Chisora had lost four of his previous five bouts, including three straight, the last of which was a shattering knockout at the hands of ex-WBA champion David Haye. But this past Saturday night saw the 29 year old “Del Boy”, 18-4 …
Read More »“Comanche Boy” Returns October 4 For Comeback Clash
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing is proud to return to the Comanche Nation Casino on Friday, October 4 with “Punch Out”, an exciting evening of professional boxing headlined by the return of Lawton, Oklahoma’s favorite son, George “Comanche Boy” Tahdooahnippah. Tahdooahnippah will face off against York, South Carolina battle tested veteran, …
Read More »The Maltese Falcon: Steve Martin Sets Sights On Rocking London
Malta’s reigning WBU International Light Welterweight Champion ‘Super’ Steve Martin arrived in London on Friday afternoon, within hours he was already sparring at the famous Trad TKO Gym in Canning Town, where he is based for the final preparations for his upcoming title defense, which takes place on the Dave …
Read More »Derry Mathews Vs Curtis Woodhouse Ringside Boxing
Click the Image for more Derry Mathews Vs Curtis Woodhouse Photos Liverpool’s Derry Mathews successfully defended his Commonwealth Lightweight Title last night by stopping Driffield’s – Curtis Woodhouse, in the fourth round. The Eddie Hearn in Association with Coldwell Boxing fight-night at Liverpool’s packed Olympia – featured four title fights …
Read More »Matty Clarkson Vs Jamie Kelly Ringside Boxing
Click image for more Matty Clarkson Vs Jamie Kelly photos It’s been a great weekend of boxing this weekend in the UK! It kicked off on Friday night with the Coldwell Boxing Promoted fight-night entitled ‘The Real Deal’ at Bowlers, Manchester, which should have headlined Shayne Singleton’s defence of the …
Read More »Edwin Rodriguez Next Up For Super Middle King Andre Ward
If you’re going to step up, why not step up for all the marbles? That approach worked for Andre Ward, who, despite a 2004 Olympic Gold Medal, was still fighting the likes of Shelby Pudwill, Edison Miranda and Henry Buchanan in 2009 when he entered the Super Six tournament and …
Read More »Irish Boxing Council Sets Sights On AIBA World Elite Tourney
The IABA’s Boxing Council meet Monday night, September 23, to ratify the Irish squad for next month’s AIBA World Elite Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Monday’s meeting begins at 6pm in the Ringside Club at Dublin’s National Stadium.
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