Kell Brook will challenge Devon Alexander for the IBF welterweight title at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on May 18, live on Sky Sports. The long-awaited clash between Brook and Alexander has been cancelled twice due to both men succumbing to training injuries, but now ‘The Special One’ from …
Read More »Sheffield Ticket Seller Adam Etches Thinks Big
Sheffield puncher Adam Etches believes his fan base is growing so rapidly, it won’t be long until he’s topping the bill on big arena shows. “The Bomber” challenges for his first professional title on Saturday night (April 13) when he faces tough Andrei Abramenka for the IBF youth middleweight crown. …
Read More »Marston Dedicates 27th April Fight To Smokin’ Joe
British Featherweight Marianne Marston is to dedicate her upcoming fight, against Latvia’s Aleksandra Jasjukevica at York Hall, Bethnal Green in London on Saturday 27th April 2013, to the memory of her recently departed mentor, Legendary Heavyweight Champion of the World Smokin’ Joe Frazier.
Read More »Golden Boy Extends Fox Multi-Media Rights Deal
Fox Sports and Golden Boy Promotions, founded by 10-time World Champion Oscar De La Hoya, have reached a multi-media rights extension to televise exciting live boxing in the United States and internationally. The new multi-year agreement keeps Golden Boy Promotions’ bouts with Fox Sports for years to come, and helps …
Read More »Spadafora Fights Past Frankel For NABF Light Welter Title
Paul Spadafora has cooled down “Red Hot” Robert Frankel. It wasn’t an easy fight; Frankel revolted against Spadafora’s amazing defensive game. He drilled forward with flurries that could only glance the gloves of the undefeated Light Welterweight contender. But in the end, it was a decisive victory for Spadafora on …
Read More »UK Weekend Roundup
On Friday, at the Civic Hall, Grays, Essex, local man Lee Markham won the vacant British Masters Middleweight Title by outpointing Harry Matthews of York over ten rounds. On Saturday, at the Beach Ballroom in Aberdeen, Scotland, Lee McAllister of Aberdeen won his six round Welterweight contest against Ivan Godor …
Read More »McGirt Training Facility Opens With Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
This past Thursday, The state of the art McGirt Training Facility had its grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony. The facility will be a gym and will also house the offices of GH3 Promotions and Greg Cohen Promotions. McGirt Training Facility is already a hit In the community and political leaders …
Read More »Mack vs. Agnew Heads Up Four Winds Casino Fight Card
Lava Promotions, in association with the Four Winds Casino Resort in New Buffalo MI, presents “Battle of the Week at Silver Creek.” The main event features a mandatory title bout between Philadelphia’s Yusaf Mack (31-5-2, 17 KO) and Chicago’s Cedric Agnew (25-0, 13 KO).
Read More »Santana Faces Late Replacement Opponent Mamadjonov In Vegas
Undefeated lightweight Angelo “La Cobra” Santana (14-0, 11 KOs), from Miami, Fla., will now face Bahodir Mamadjonov (12-1, 8 KOs), from Uzbekistan now fighting out of Houston, on Friday at Treasure Island Resort & Casino in Las Vegas after his originally scheduled opponent, Carlos Cardenas, bowed out late last week …
Read More »Irish Prospect Burnett Gets Liverpool Pro Debut May 24
Irish sensation Ryan Burnett will make his eagerly anticipated professional debut next month. The 20-year-old from Belfast will box on a show held in association with Steve Wood’s VIP Promotions at the Olympia in Liverpool, on May 24. Burnett, who will fight at bantamweight, should have made his pro berth …
Read More »Golovkin vs. Macklin Could Happen June 29 In New York
This week it has been announced that Birmingham’s former British and European Middleweight champion Matthew Macklin will be looking at his third world title shot in New York City on the 29th of June if he faces the unbeaten WBA and IBO Middleweight knockout king Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan. The …
Read More »Taihia Edges Jackson In New Zealand Super Middle Rematch
In a highly anticipated rematch of their October 2012 draw, billed as “Unfinished Business”, Adrian Taihia came out on top after ten close rounds against Gunnar Jackson to capture the vacant World Boxing Federation Oceania Super Middleweight title on Friday, April 5, at the ABA Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand.
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