Spain’s only world champion, IBF super bantam king Kiko Martinez, will look to make the first defense of his unlikely reign this evening when he meets South Africa’s Jeffrey Mathebula over 12 scheduled rounds in the 2,000 seat arena Pabellon Esperanza Lag in the Valencian city of Elche. Where do we start with Martinez? The…
Now that 2013 is on it’s way out the door, let’s take a look at what 2014 may hold for the star-studded welterweight division. Floyd Mayweather, 46-0 (26): the top man at both 147 and 154 pounds, “Money May” is, at age 36, winding down a career that has seen him win an amazing 22…
Following Wednesday’s unanimous decision loss to ex-world champion Glenn Johnson, former IBA cruiserweight champion Bobby “The Celtic Warrior†Gunn has announced that he has stepped between the ropes of the squared circle for the last time in his career. Gunn has had a decorated career inside and out of the ring spanning 24 years, having…
On January 17, DiBella Entertainment will present the premiere show of the 2014 ShoBox: The New Generation season with an exciting quadrupleheader live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast. Headlining the card will be devastating Ukrainian lightweight Ivan “The Terrible” Redkach (15-0, 13 KO’s), who takes on once-beaten Tony Luis…
Boxing ace Stuart Hall has said he is prepared to go through hell in order to reign victorious in his hunt for world title glory this weekend. The Darlington dazzler makes his bid for the vacant IBF crown against the seasoned South African – Vusi Malinga, on Saturday night at the First Direct Arena in…
Reformed bad boy Stuart Hall is defiant he can overcome his Nelson Mandela inspired world title challenger. Vusi Malinga, who takes on Hall this weekend at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, will use the memory of South Africa’s greatest icon, who passed away earlier this month, to help spur him to victory. The pair…
The Hatton Academy is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with leading health and fitness education provider Premier Training International. For more than 20 years, Premier has been providing high level courses to fitness and sports professionals around the world, with well-known graduates including Olympic bronze medallist Anthony Ogogo and former Great Britain Rugby…
Three weeks removed from his decisive victory over Brandon Rios in Macau, Manny Pacquiao earned an even more decisive win in a federal courthouse. On December 18, the United States Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit, one of the highest and most influential courts in the country, affirmed the dismissal of a multi-million dollar…
The World Boxing Association sends its affectionate words of greeting to the new welterweight champion, the Argentinean Marcos René Maidana, who won the title and was awarded as the Athlete of the Year in his country. “Chino” Maidana defeated Adrien Broner by unanimous decision in Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, that motivated the Argentinean specialized…
Adam Etches will look to prove he is amongst the best Middleweight prospects in the world when he appears on the same bill as the man widely regarded as the division’s greatest. The hard-punching Sheffield man, 22, will face Italy’s tough Salvatore Annunziata on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin’s WBA ‘Super’ Title fight with Osumanu…
Showtime Sports continued with significant gains in viewership on its flagship series Showtime Championship Boxing on Saturday, Dec. 14, drawing 1.3 million viewers to an action-packed main event featuring the WBA welterweight championship, Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana. The dramatic bout, the final match on the 2013 boxing calendar, is a late contender for boxing’s…
Undefeated two-division world champion and Ventura County Police and Sheriff’s Reserve Officer Academy graduate Mikey Garcia returns to the stage where he won his first world title 12 months earlier, The Theater at Madison Square Garden, only this time he’ll be defending his second world championship belt in as many weight classes. Garcia will put…