Dave Coldwell and Eddie Hearn today had fight fans drooling when they announced the brutal coming together of lightweight entertainers Derry Mathews and Curtis Woodhouse, who will clash for the former’s Commonwealth championship on September 21 at the legendary Liverpool Olympia. The meeting had been highly anticipated for some weeks following Dave Coldwell’s recent admission…
Ricky Burns has warned Raymundo Beltran that he’s going to be at his very best when he defends his WBO lightweight title at the SECC in Glasgow on September 7, live on Sky Sports. Beltran is Burns’ fourth defence of his crown and after surviving a stern test against Jose Gonzalez in May, the 31…
You need only read the latest comments from Sergio Martinez, who told Yahoo Sports that he’ll duck no one, including Gennady Golovkin, to realize the hype surrounding the up-and-coming middleweight fighter who grew up in Kazakhstan but currently resides in Germany. Even in his beginnings as an amateur, there was an aura surrounding Golovkin. He…
On Saturday September 7, former U.S. Olympian and undefeated Demetrius Andrade will vie for his first world championship, when he takes on fellow former U.S. Olympian Vanes Martirosyan for the WBO light middle title in a twelve round bout from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The bout, which will be televised live on HBO…
Derry Mathews will defend his Commonwealth lightweight title against Curtis Woodhouse at the Liverpool Olympia on September 21, live on Sky Sports. Merseyside favourite Mathews claimed the title with a stunning KO win over Tommy Coyle in Hull earlier this month, with Woodhouse securing a second stoppage win at the weight over Joe Elfidh on…
In a hectic season that delivered gripping battles, contentious decisions and the emergence of star talents, perhaps the biggest news to arrive from Coldwell Boxing was the launch of the groundbreaking Coldwell Television App which enabled boxing fans to finally be able to watch high quality Coldwell Boxing events as well as shows put on…
Last night saw the successful launch of ‘McKenzie’s Private Sports Lounge and Grill’ – In Derby. The venue – located in Colyear Street – is owned by Commonwealth light heavyweight Champion -Ovill McKenzie and the night kicked off with the official opening by Irish Boxing Legend – Steve Collins who’d taken time out from a…
After months of constant speculation within both trade and national press, it has finally been announced that Anthony Joshua, who clinched the 29th and final British Gold Medal at the London Olympics last summer by defeating the 2008 Beijing Super Heavyweight Gold Medallist Roberto Cammarelle on count back, has turned professional after just 43 amateur…
Kell Brook will face Vyacheslav Senchenko at the Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, on October 26, live on Sky Sports. The unbeaten Sheffield welterweight moved to 30-0 with his 20th stoppage at the MS3 Craven Park in Hull earlier this month, dispatching his ‘nemesis’ Carson Jones in eight rounds.
Anthony Joshua, MBE, has vowed to pour his heart and soul into matching his amateur achievements in the pro game as tickets go on sale for his professional debut at The O2 in London on October 5, live on Sky Sports.
Lucas Browne has said his next fight could be in the UK, after he halted Travis Walker in Melbourne on Thursday, July 25. The Perth puncher, 34, recovered from a flash knockdown in the first round before taking charge of the fight, dropping the tough American three times and forcing him to quit on his…
In the past fortnight, British fight fans are facing the prospect of not just one domestic super fight, but two, which will take place later this year. As firstly, big talking and big hitting heavyweights David Haye and Tyson Fury have finally signed for what can be only described as the worst kept secret in…