Exciting London based Albanian Middleweight prospect Festim Lama makes his third professional outing on the Johnny Eames Trad TKO Events promoted “Brothers In Arms” event at York Hall on Friday 18th October 2013. 24 year Lama had a stellar amateur career, having fought over fourty fights in the UK and numerous more as a youngster…
Team Ireland arrived at their official team hotel – the Kazakhstan Hotel – this morning ahead of the 17th AIBA World Men’s Elite Championships which officially starts in Almaty, Kazakhstan today. Boxing begins on Monday at the Baluan Sholak Sports Arena in Almaty. Michael Conlan has moved up from flyweight to bantamweight for Almayt.
Frank Maloney has decided to retire from all professional boxing after more than 30 years in the sport as a manager and promoter. Maloney became a household name in the 1990’s when he managed Britain’s first ever world heavyweight champion – Lennox Lewis and was famously christened ‘The Mental Midget’ by Don King. Maloney has…
WBO Middleweight Champion Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin put on a clinic today for media members at his gym in Santa Monica, Calif. as he prepares for his title bout against top contender “King” Gabriel Rosado taking place Saturday, Oct. 26 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City live on Showtime Championship Boxing. Quillin vs. Rosado will…
2012 Comeback Fighter of the Year Daniel “Miracle Man” Jacobs’ Get In The Ring Foundation and the Sabrina Cohen Foundation have teamed up with StrikeGym in Coconut Creek, Florida for a Fundraiser to “Knock Out Paralysisâ€, this Saturday, October 12th. StrikeGym’s doors will be open to the public to come enjoy the facilities as well…
Canning Town’s Freddie Turner is set for his first taste of Championship boxing in just over a weeks time, when he challenges Southern Area Light Middleweight Champion Nathan Graham for his crown on the Johnny Eames Trad TKO Events promoted “Brothers In Arms” event at York Hall on Friday 18th October 2013. A reinvigorated Turner…
HBO’s hit ‘On Freddie Roach’ series will make its UK bow this weekend with all six episodes to be screened back-to-back on BoxNation. The innovative reality series, directed by renowned filmmaker Peter Berg, delves into the life of one of boxing’s most esteemed trainers, Freddie Roach, who owns and operates the famed Wildcard Boxing Club…
BoxNation will be the only place to watch Carl Frampton’s IBF title eliminator, with the Odyssey Arena in Belfast set for a sell out. The Irish super-bantamweight will take what would be his final step before a world title fight if he can get past slick Frenchman Jeremy Parodi, on Saturday, 19th October. Tickets for…
Gary Shaw promotes a fight card tonight at Chumash Resort Casino in Santa Ynez, California. The principal fighters weighed in yesterday. Super bantamweights, 10 rounds: Roberto Castaneda 121 lb Roman Morales 120.5 lb
Undefeated WBO Welterweight Champion Timothy Bradley Jr. and four-division world champion and Méxican icon Juan Manuel Marquez will hit the Big Apple before they hit each other in one of the year’s most anticipated fights. The only two men to defeat Manny Pacquiao, Bradley and Márquez will have their Official Weigh-in simulcast live in Times…
Gary Shaw promotes a fight card tonight at Chumash Resort Casino in Santa Ynez, California. The principal fighters weighed in yesterday. Super bantamweights, 10 rounds: Roberto Castaneda 121 lb Roman Morales 120.5 lb
As most of you already know, there will be a rematch between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Brian Vera following the controversial result last Saturday which gave Chavez Jr. a unanimous victory. Most experts on hand, including HBO analyst Jim Lampley, had Vera winning the bout, however, the judges had other ideas. Now, instead of…