Paddy Barnes was out of today’s European light-flyweight final with Russia’s David Ayrapetyan in Minsk, Belarus because of a fractured nose. Irish head coach Billy Walsh confirmed that following a meeting with Barnes last night that they had decided to withdraw the Belfast man.
The principal boxers all weighed in for tonight’s big fight card at the Bell Centre in Montreal. WBC Light Heavyweight Championship, 12 rounds Chad Dawson 173.4 lb Adonis Stevenson 174.2 lb
A nice welter clash headlines an interesting bill at Home Depot Center in Carson, CA this Saturday with Marcos Rene Maidana and Josesito Lopez squaring off for the WBA Intercontinental strap. Also scheduled is a light middle scrap between Erislandy Lara and Alfredo Angulo for the Interim WBA crown and a USBA light middle title…
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer announced at the outset of yesterday’s final press conference that he expects The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. , to be sold out for the exciting fight card headlined by Marcos Maidana vs. Josesito Lopez this Saturday, June 8 live on Showtime at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT).
World-ranked knockout specialist Jorge “Destroyer” Melendez (26-2-1, 25 KO’s), of Bayamon, P.R., and former amateur standout Nick “The Machine Gun†Brinson (14-1-2, 6 KO’s), of Rochester, N.Y., made weight on their first attempts Thursday for their 10-round main event fight tonight, on ShoBox: The New Generation live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/PT delayed on…
Martin Murray is targeting a big fight in the United States before the end of the year. The St Helens middleweight proved he belongs on boxing’s biggest stage when he dropped Sergio Martinez before pushing him to an extremely tight and controversial decision in April.
Eddie Hearn says he wants Carl Froch to face either Mikkel Kessler or Andre Ward in the winter before a huge all-British summer clash with George Groves. Froch exacted revenge on Kessler in a blockbuster night at the O2 Arena on May 25, adding the WBA belt to his IBF strap in a thrilling contest…
Paul Smith believes it could be the ‘end of the road’ for the loser of his clash with Tony Dodson for the vacant British super middleweight title fight at the USN Bolton Arena on June 29, live on Sky Sports in ‘Rock & Croll’. The Liverpool pair meet in a rematch of their 2010 bout,…
Bernard Hopkins Vs Karo Murat: Boxer Quotes from Hopkins, Murat, media roundtable in Midtown Manhattan to discuss July 13 title fight live on Showtime Boxing Bernard Hopkins, IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion “I discovered a month ago, the doctor will be present before the [fight week] press conference hopefully to explain this, As I must…
Heavyweight Boxer Gerald Washington decided that his profession was better suited for the boxing ring than the gridiron, just over 3 years ago. Following a successful career at the University of Southern California (USC) and subsequent try-outs for NFL teams, Washington decided to attempt his fate at boxing.
For boxing enthusiasts, it doesn’t get much better than the International Boxing Hall Of Fame weekend that starts this Friday and runs through Sunday in the small town of Canastota in upstate New York. Helping celebrate the sport of boxing to kick-start the highly anticipated three-day occasion will be a ShoBox: The New Generation doubleheader…
Vusumzi Tyatyeka, 16-2 (14) takes on Hungarian Gyorgy Mizsei Jr., 12-5 (7), while All-Africa Light Flyweight champion Mzuvukile Magwaca, 11-0-1 (7), will be up against Joseph Martey, 6-1 (3), from Ghana. To defend their World Boxing Federation titles on June 8th at the famous Bay Hotel in Camps Bay, Cape Town, on a card presented…