If Canelo Alvarez is awestruck by the prospect of trying to do something that no one else has done – defeat pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather – he doesn’t show it. Canelo maintained the same cool, calm expression throughout a nine-city press tour to promote “The One: Mayweather vs. Canelo” – the highly anticipated, super welterweight…
Chris Arreola calls it a “must-win” and may retire if he loses. Seth Mitchell calls it “do-or-die” and a “crossroads fight for both of us.” This Saturday, Sept. 7, former world title challenger Arreola (35-3, 30 KO’s), of Riverside, Calif., meets former college football star Mitchell (26-1-1, 19 KO’s), of Brandywine, Md., in a 12-rounder…
On Saturday, September 21, the Whippany Athletic Club on Algonquin Parkway will be hosting an all-day open house open to the public, featuring a variety of events, including a meet and greet with Hall-of-Fame heavyweight knockout artist Lou Esa. The Whippany Athletic Club is a state-of-the-art facility featuring a brand new boxing ring, several heavy…
On Friday night, September 13 at Harrahs Philadelphia, Eric Hunter will headline a big night of boxing promoted by Joey Eye Boxing. Hunter, of Philadelphia, will take on an opponent to be named for the vacant NABA United States Featherweight title in a bout scheduled for ten rounds. Hunter has a record of 17-2 with…
This Saturday afternoon Ray Beltran (28-6, 17 KO’s) will take on Ricky Burns for Burns’ WBO Lightweight championship on AWE beginning at 3pm eastern time. To say Beltran earned this opportunity is an understatement as the native of Phoenix, Arizona via Los Mochis, Mexico has had to fight his way to this opportunity.
Manchester’s former European champion and world title challenger, Matthew Hatton, has today announced his retirement from boxing after enjoying a highly successful career which began 13 years ago. After missing out on the IBO welterweight strap against highly-rated South African, Chris Van Heerden, in March, the oft-entertaining Hatton has thought long and hard about his…
The clash between Carl Froch and George Groves on 23 November, joins a schedule of live boxing on Sky Sports that already includes six world title fights in the first eight weeks of the new season. The new season of live boxing on Sky Sports gets underway with a mouth-watering selection of international bills during…
Last night, WBA and IBF Super Middleweight Champion – Carl Froch, made his debut on the dancing scene in ITV’s new ‘Stepping Out’ programme. The programme features six celebrity couples who spend time at home learning a dance ready for the Saturday Show. Carl and partner Rachael Cordingly had to learn the Cha-Cha this week…
Steve Goodwin is delighted to announce the signing of exciting Edinburgh based boxer, 25 year old – John McCallum. McCallum who was a star amateur, winning over 90% of his fights and representing Scotland on many occasions, has had a very slow start to his professional career – having only four fights in three years.
Carl Froch will defend his WBA and IBF super middleweight titles against George Groves at the Phones 4U Arena, Manchester, on Saturday November 23. Tickets for the blockbuster British showdown will go on sale at midday on September 17, when the champion and challenger go head-to-head at the first press conference for the fight. Full…
Scotty Cardle will face Gary Fox at the SECC in Glasgow, as the Central and Northern Area lightweight champions go head to head on the undercard of Ricky Burns’ WBO lightweight title defence against Raymundo Beltran, live on Sky Sports on September 7. Cardle progressed his record to 11-0 when he beat Maxi Hughes to…
Rocky Fielding will face Mohammed Akrong for the vacant Commonwealth super middleweight title at the sold-out Liverpool Olympia on September 21, live on Sky Sports. Fielding was due to defend his English title against fellow Scouser Tony Dodson but after the former British champion pulled out, Fielding now gets the chance to fight the Ghanaian…