Ricky Hatton will once again wow fans in the ring when the Hatton Academy returns to the BodyPower Expo 2014 this coming May. ‘The Hitman’ has put some of Hatton Promotions’ best boxers, including Gary Buckland and Martin Murray, through their paces at the three-day public event for the past few years. The event, which…
Kell Brook has vowed to prove he is ready for his World title shot by performing a ‘demolition job’ on former WBA king Vyacheslav Senchenko, when they meet at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, on Saturday, October 26, live on Sky Sports. Twelve months ago, Brook dismantled Argentine Hector Saldivia inside three rounds in a…
Peter ‘Kid Chocolate’ Quillin has hit back at ‘King’ Gabriel Rosado – vowing to knock him out before conquering middleweight marvel Sergio Martinez. The undefeated WBO middleweight champion faces hardened Philadelphian Rosado on the undercard of the Bernard Hopkins vs. Karo Murat clash this weekend, at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
Undefeated boxing great Joe Calzaghe will kick off ‘Fighting Back’, a hit new series debuting on BoxNation this Friday, ahead of Bernard Hopkins’ world title showdown with German contender Karo Murat. The first installment of the series features the Welsh pugilist as he looks back over his historical victory over the eternal Hopkins, who became…
Samir Mouneimne will challenge Josh Warrington for the vacant Commonwealth Featherweight title at the Hull Ice Arena on November 2, live on Sky Sports. Leeds’ English champ Warrington enters enemy territory against unbeaten Hull star Mouneimne on a bumper bill in East Yorkshire, as Luke Campbell, MBE, fights for the third time as a pro…
Jason Quigley and Joe Ward – the current and 2011 European Elite champions – are two wins away from claiming gold at the AIBA World Men’s Elite Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Finn Valley BC and Moate BC won their quarter-finals contests on unanimous decision in the middleweight and light-heavyweight divisions today.
Before the legendary Bernard Hopkins defends his IBF Light Heavyweight Championship against top contender Karo Murat on Saturday, Oct. 26, top talent from the East Coast and Puerto Rico will open the event on Showtime Extreme and put their stellar records on the line against hungry opponents looking to make a name for themselves at…
After announcing the welcome return of exciting lightweight, John Murray, to his “Hot Shots†event in Manchester on November 22, Dave Coldwell added further local interest today when he confirmed that hard-hitting middleweight prospect, Mark Heffron, would participate in his eighth professional contest on the bill. Heffron, who had a dominant win last Friday against…
Javier Maciel believes his World title experience will be the key when he takes on Brian Rose in a final eliminator for the WBO Light Middleweight title at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield on Saturday, October 26, live on Sky Sports. Maciel has already boxed for a World title, having challenged unbeaten Russian Dmitry Pirog…
Three weight World Champion James Toney is among the first names announced for the Britain vs. USA Prizefighter International Heavyweights bill at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, on Thursday November 14, with Anthony Joshua, MBE, topping the bill in his third pro fight live on Sky Sports. Toney joins fellow countryman Sherman ‘The Tank’…
At the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, on Friday night, Freddie Turner of Canning Town won the vacant BBBofC Southern Area Light Middleweight Title on points (93-94) over Nathan Graham of Aylsbury. The Trad TKO event – billed as ‘Brothers in Arms’, featured six undercard bouts. In Denmark, on Saturday night, Bradley Pryce of Newbridge,…
Last night at Messehalle in Leipzig, Germany, super middleweight Robert Stieglitz kept hold of his WBO title with a wide points decision over visiting Nigerian opponent Isaac Ekpo. Ekpo, 22-2 (16), had previously boxed domestic-level competition and won regional African belts but his distinct lack of world class experience was a definite disadvantage in challenging…