Coming off the most impressive win of his young career, before a near sold out crowd, in his hometown of Washington, DC, Welterweight Dusty Hernandez-Harrison will be back in action on June 29 when he takes on welterweight gatekeeper Ben Ankrah at the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino, in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
Ryan Burnett says he’s going to follow the blueprint set by fellow Belfast-native Carl Frampton, in his attempts to get to the top. The pair trained together under the legendary Gerry Storey at the Holy Family Golden Gloves Boxing Club as amateurs and have remained firm friends.
News spread like wildfire last week when details of the upcoming 11-city, two-country media tour to officially announce the September 14 mega-fight between Eight-Time, Five-Division World Champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Unified Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez were made public. Exact locations in each city as well as press conference start times are set…
Kell Brook is relieved to have his injury nightmare behind him and has promised to put on a show when he makes his ring return against Carson Jones at MS3 Craven Park in Hull on July 13, live on Sky Sports in ‘The Homecoming’. The Sheffield star has endured a torrid start to 2013. After…
Former Big Brother star Angel McKenzie is set to replace Sweden’s Mikaela Laurén, who unexpectedly pulled out of the planned July 5th World title fight against Germany’s Jennifer Retzke, which takes place on the Dave Murphy, in association with Acourtier Events, promoted ‘Independence Day’ extravaganza at York Hall.
Despite failing to make weight and losing the WBO featherweight crown on the scales, Mikey Garcia had no problems in wiping out former titleholder Juan Manuel Lopez at American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX on Saturday night. The 25 year old from Oxnard, CA immediately imposed his authority on Puerto Rican left-hander Lopez, using an…
Zhanat Zhaklyanov says he’ll be showing off some new skills when he returns to action at the Holiday Inn in Belfast, on June 28. The Kazakhstani puncher began working under the stewardship of trainer Ricky Hatton just a month ago, but he believes his ability has moved to a new level in that short time.
Gavin Rees says his World title fight with Adrien Broner has reignited his desire to become a World champion for the second time – and he has warned Anthony Crolla that he’ll put in a great performance when they clash at the USN Bolton Arena on Saturday June 29, live on Sky Sports in ‘Rock…
Due to number two rated IBF Light Heavyweight Contender Karo Murat being declared ineligible to receive a visa by the United States Department of State, and his subsequent inability to enter the United States, his scheduled July 13 fight against IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Bernard Hopkins at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York slated to…
Big Brother 2013 launched this week and we have a Boxer ‘in the house’! Twenty eight year old Daley Ojuederie of Kensington has had four professional contests since turning pro in 2006. His record stands at three wins – one by knockout and one draw. Ojuederie – already billed as the ‘sexy boxing champion’ (!)…
WBO featherweight champ Mikey Garcia is in action tomorrow night as he places his belt at risk for the first time when he meets heavy-handed southpaw Juan Manuel Lopez at American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX. Fresh off his manhandling of hard as nails Mexican pressure artist Orlando Salido to capture the WBO title in…
Luke Campbell collected his MBE from The Queen at Buckingham Palace yesterday and invited Her Royal Highness to his debut at MS3 Craven Park in Hull on July 13, live on Sky Sports in ‘The Homecoming’. Campbell was named in the New Year’s Honours list after winning Gold in the bantamweight final at the London…