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…
There was insurrection in the air tonight at Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales as three reigning champions were toppled in shocking fashion. The biggest coup saw fearsome Russian slugger Sergey Kovalev, 22-0-1 (20), of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida progressively shred the resistance of WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly, 26-1 (12), of Cefn Fforrest, over four…
Kildare flyweight Gary Cully claimed gold at the 38-nation European Youth Championships in the Netherlands. The Nass southpaw, who boxes out of the St David’s BC, beat Masud Yusifzada of Azerbaijan on a unanimous decision to finish on top of the 52kg podium.
Banner Promotions would like to apologize for an earlier press release that stated that the WBO Jr. Middleweight world title bout between former US Olympians Demetrius Andrade (19-0, 13 KO’s) and Vanes Martirosyan (33-0-1, 21 KO’s) will not take place on September 28 at the Stub Hub Center in Carson, California. Details on the rescheduled…
In Cardiff this afternoon, Frank Warren hosted the official weigh-in ahead of tomorrow night’s “RED MIST†event at the Motorpoint Arena, where Undefeated WBO Light-Heavyweight Champion – Nathan Cleverly takes on Russian born – Sergey Kovalev. Cleverly of Cefn Fforest, Wales, was in good spirits as the crowd chanted and cheered their support. He weighed…
WBO light heavyweight boss Nathan Cleverly has been calling for tougher title defenses, and he could indeed have just that this Saturday night as the Welshman gets the home town advantage against big-punching challenger Sergey Kovalev at Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. One can’t blame Cleverly for wanting to face a higher level of opposition. Absent…
Showtime Sports will offer the latest chapter of its award winning original documentary series All Access in advance of the boxing event of the year – “The One: Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez“. All Access: Mayweather vs. Canelo will take viewers into the dramatic and often unpredictable lives of the two superstars at the epicenter…
From the time he wrote down on a dresser drawer as an eight year old child that he would become a world champion, Meldrick Taylor had only one goal. From being a prized amateur and a 1984 Olympic Gold Medal winner and then in 1988 finally realizing his dream when he knocked out Buddy McGirt…
Promising 22-year-old Light Heavyweight Kareem Hackett will officially be making his professional boxing debut in Detroit, Michigan – a good distance from his native Ontario, Canada. We are aware that the main draw of the night will be a much more vocalized clash between Floyd “Money†Mayweather and Saul “Canelo†Alvarez at the MGM Grand…