An astonishing 18,000 tickets for Carl Froch’s World Super Middleweight title clash with British rival George Groves were sold in just 11 minutes today. Froch defends his WBA and IBF belts live on Sky Sports Box Office at the Phones4u Arena, Manchester, on November 23 and there was no love lost as the pair went…
Unbeaten Australian star Blake Caparello will meet his toughest professional opponent and vie for his first career world title on Oct. 17, when he meets veteran slugger Allan Green for the vacant IBO light heavyweight championship at the Melbourne Pavilion in Flemington, Australia. The 27-year-old Aussie turned pro in 2009 and has since gone 17-0-1…
The English light-welterweight title fight between Shayne Singleton and Tyrone Nurse which was scheduled for this Friday, September 20 has been cancelled following the former’s failed effort to make the championship weight. This is the second time that the bout has fallen through in the space of three months and promoter Dave Coldwell is extremely…
Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Sport are delighted to announce that Anthony Crolla has signed a promotional deal with the company and will feature on the undercard of Carl Froch’s blockbuster World Super-Middleweight title defence against George Groves on November 23 at the Phones4u Arena, Manchester, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
It’s unfortunate that a stupid picture was posted to my Instagram account earlier today that was not posted by me or authorized by me to post. As I clearly stated during my fight week and again in the post-fight press conference, I completely support Oscar De La Hoya and his family during this difficult time…
Derry Mathews has warned Curtis Woodhouse that he’ll be out of his depth when they clash for Derry’s Commonwealth Lightweight title at the sold-out Liverpool Olympia on Saturday night, September 21, live on Sky Sports. The Liverpool man defends the belt for the first time after his dramatic tenth round KO of Tommy Coyle in…
Former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye has shot down Tyson Fury’s claims that his edge in size will be too much for the Londoner when the pair meet in Manchester on September 28. The 32-year-old is six inches shorter and 40-pounds lighter than Fury, but, no stranger to facing big opponents, is relishing the chance…
Carl Froch is beginning to impress the Judges on ITV’s ‘Stepping Out’ Programme. The WBA and IBF Super Middleweight Champion faces George Groves on the 23rd November, but is mixing training with learning the steps for his next dance routine with partner Rachael Cordingley. Last week, Carl and Rachael danced a Bhangra – Bollywood style…
Click Photo for more Images from Kid Galahad Vs James Jazza Dickens Kid Galahad of Sheffield won the vacant BBBofC British Super Bantamweight Title Saturday night, with a stoppage win over Liverpool’s James ‘Jazza’ Dickens in the tenth round. A close fought battle which saw fast-fisted Dickens having a decent first half of the contest…
As Saturday night turned into Sunday morning, somewhere high above the Nevada desert came the distant wail of millions of people who shelled out for the Floyd Mayweather vs. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez pay-per-view telecast on the misguided assumption that it would be a competitive affair. Perhaps they were smoking the same thing as ringside judge…
Willie Donoghue claimed light-flyweight gold at the AIBA World Junior Championships in Kiev, Ukraine today following a thrilling win over Daniel Gonzalez of the USA. Two of the three judges gave Donoghue, who boxes out of the St Michael’s Athy BC in Kildare, the first round and two of the three judges gave the Californian…
Is “The One†referring to Saul Alvarez being “The One†to take Floyd Mayweather’s crown? Or is it “The One†to watch? “The One†not to miss? I am sure Mayweather is seeing it as “The One†to surpass any amount of money he has ever earned in one night. Saul Alvarez, or “Canelo†as…