Is ‘Special K’ as special as we were once to believe? Welterweight Kell Brook got off to such a great start, and looked like such a prospect. After all , the young lad came from the same gym in Sheffield that made household names of Prince Naseem Hamed, Ryan Rhodes, Johnny Nelson, Clinton Woods, Junior…
The IBF light heavyweight belt is on offer tonight at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall as Karo Murat of Germany challenges Philadelphia based Champion Bernard Hopkins. At first blush Murat, 25-1-1 (15), seems to be unqualified for the task and further review confirms that but a look at the IBF light heavyweight top 10 rankings shows…
The Irish Elite squad are due to arrive home from the 17th AIBA World Elite Men’s Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan via Dublin Airport on Sunday. Jason Quigley and Joe Ward will be bringing home silver and bronze from the 100-nation tournament.
The six fighters that will be featured on the Showtime Championship Boxing telecast this Saturday night gathered with media members at Caesars Atlantic City to discuss their respective matchups. Bernard Hopkins, Karo Murat, Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin, “King” Gabriel Rosado, Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder and Nicolai Firtha answered questions candidly about the in-ring challenges taking…
Adam Etches will now face Alexandre Mendez for the vacant IBF super-middleweight youth title at Sheffield’s Motorpoint Arena tonight. Originally the Yorkshireman was to defend his middleweight crown against the Brazilian banger, but questions over Mendez’s weight has prompted the IBF to sanction the contest 8lbs north.
Kell Brook has vowed to prove he’s ready for his IBF Welterweight title shot when he takes on former World champion – Vyacheslav Senchenko, at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield tonight, live on Sky Sports. Brook tackles the Ukrainian conqueror of British boxing hero Ricky Hatton, with IBF king Devon Alexander and his challenger Shawn…
Karo Murat has fired a warning shot to Bernard Hopkins on the eve of their world title showdown in Atlantic City, telling the legendary fighter he’s going to make him look all of his 48 years. The Philadelphian prizefighter etched his name into the history books long before he broke his own record by becoming…
Ahead of their IBF light heavyweight title clash this evening at Boardwalk Hall In Atlantic City, champion Bernard Hopkins and challenger Karo Murat hit the scales, along with the principal boxers on the bill. IBF Light Heavyweight Championship, 12 rounds Bernard Hopkins: 172.5 lb Karo Murat: 174 lb
Boxing broadcaster extraordinaire Al Bernstein will be inducted into his third Hall of Fame this year on Saturday night, November 9 during the 9TH annual Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) Gala Induction Dinner in the Uncas Ballroom at Mohegan Sun. The other CBHOF Class of 2013 inductees are former world title challengers Luigi “Kid…
Heavyweight knockout sensation – Deontay Wilder, has earmarked a world title clash with one of the Klitschko brothers early next year before crossing the Atlantic to take care of brash-talking Tyson Fury. The ‘Bronze Bomber’, who has sent shockwaves through the heavyweight division after laying out all 29 of his past opponents, returns to the…
This Saturday afternoon a very important Welterweight bout will take place as IBF number-one ranked Kell Brook (30-0, 20 KO’s) will take on number-eight ranked and former WBA Welterweight champion, Vyacheslav Senchenko (34-1, 23 KO’s) The 12 round elimination bout will top a terrific four bout card that will be televised on AWE beginning at…
Former WBC cruiserweight champion and opponent of heavyweight champ Vitali Klitschko, Juan Carlos Gomez, (51-3-0) will be back in action on November 1st in Dachau, Germany) against Adnan Buharalija (29-18-2) from Bosnia. The “Black Panther” moves down from heavy to cruiserweight and is eyeing a title shot in 2014.