Bulgarian heavyweight contender Kubrat Pulev stepped up a level last night at the Sport and Congress Center in Schwerin, Germany, defending his IBF International crown by UD over two-time world title challenger Tony Thompson as the headlining bout of a big fight card. Pulev, now 18-0 (9), had been out of the ring for nearly…
After 12 rounds, IBF super feather champ Argenis Mendez and challenger Arash Usmanee were deadlocked on the scorecards Friday night on Mike Tyson’s debut as a promoter at Turning Stone Casino in Verona, NY. Mendez, 21-2-1 (11), was making his initial IBF title defense after winning it with a KO of Juan Carlos Salgado in…
Big show tonight at StubHub Center in Carson, CA where the outdoor venue sees two WBC title fights in the lighter weights. WBC featherweight ruler Abner Mares, 26-0-1 (14), looks to consolidate his hold atop the 126 pound division after winning world title belts as a bantam and super bantam, but the 27 year old…
Without much press, Miguel Angel Cotto has begun to train for his October 5 fight with the help of future hall-of-fame trainer Freddie Roach. The three time champion of the world will face Dominican pugilist Delvin Rodriguez at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Although this news is surprising, it’s not unexpected for those who…
Martin Murray believes a clash with Darren Barker would be one for the ages. Barker won the IBF Middleweight Title at the weekend, with a bruising 12 round decision over Daniel Geale and in the days since, the Barnet man has mentioned Murray as a potential opponent for his first defence.
For much of his professional career David Haye has cut a solitary figure, training alone in London or North Cyprus under the watchful eye of coach Adam Booth. But now, in the lead-up to his September 28 clash with Tyson Fury, the hard-hitting heavyweight finds himself flanked by a number of gym-mates, all of whom…
Ricky Burns says he is 100 per cent focused on his WBO lightweight title defence against Raymundo Beltran at the SECC in Glasgow on September 7, live on Sky Sports, despite playing the waiting game for the birth of his first child. The Coatbridge star defends his World title for the fourth time against the…
The fight between former WBC middleweight champion and Son of the Legend Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., returning to the ring in his 2013 debut, and No. 1 contender Bryan Vera has been rescheduled for Saturday, September 28, and will take place at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. The Chávez vs. Vera 12-round super middleweight rumble…
The City of Fallon, NV and Let’s Get It On Promotions have added more exciting bouts, and NVBHOF honor presentation to the sixth-installment of “Fallon Fights – Rural Rumble†Saturday August 24th at the Churchill County Fairgrounds. Rural Rumble 2013 will feature world class professional boxing, and special presentations by the Nevada Boxing Hall of…
Darren Barker of Barnet, England, won the IBF Middleweight Title by split decision against Australian Daniel Geale last night in Atlantic City, USA. Despite being on the canvas in round six – Barker dug in to take the Title on points 114-113; 116-111; 113-114. Barker dedicated the fight to his late brother who died in…
It was a great night of Boxing at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena Saturday night when Frank Warren hosted a fight-night featuring three Title Fights, although not all three Title bouts went well for the home-fighter. WBO Light Heavyweight Titlist – Nathan Cleverly of Cefn Fforest suffered his first defeat at the hands of Russian-born Sergey Kovalev…
Top Aussie boxer Daniel Geale lost his IBF middleweight crown last night after tangling with highly determined Brit Darren Barker in a thriller at Atlantic City’s Revel Casino. All week during the press build up to the fight, Barker had repeatedly stated this was his time and the Londoner certainly appeared as a man on…