In preparations for an imminent fight with British contender Ashley Theophane, IBO Welterweight champion Chris Van Heerden makes another leap towards his dreams – heading to America. On July 18th, Van Heerden will depart from his home area of Gauteng, SA for New York City to begin a prolonged training camp. He plans to get…
Back in May 2012 Colin Lynes lost his British Welterweight crown to Junior Witter in an extremely close fought battle at the Hillsborough Leisure Centre in Sheffield. At the time many expected Colin Lynes to call time on his illustrious career, that saw him win many accolades including both the IBO Intercontinental and World Light…
Haroon Khan (2-0, 1 KO) can’t wait for his next challenge after producing an emphatic performance in his US debut as he spectacularly blitzed his way past Vicente Medellin (0-6) in just 57 seconds. The 2010 Commonwealth Games bronze medalist showed off his impressive skill set as he overwhelmed his American opponent from the outset…
Hatton Promotions’ unbeaten heavyweight prospects Richard Towers and Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne will face each other Down Under this Summer.
Hopkins vs Murat: Continuing to break his own records, IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins will become the oldest fighter in history to make his initial title defense when he faces number one rated IBF light heavyweight contender Karo Murat on Saturday, July 13 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Hopkins vs Murat will…
In the face of adversity, ‘Wild’ Will Tomlinson (21-0-1, 12 KOs) overcame a brave performance from Malcolm ‘Stone’ Klassen (27-6-2, 14 KOs) to retain his IBO super-featherweight title via a controversial unanimous points decision in an enthralling battle of wills at The Melbourne Pavilion overnight. All three judges looked favorably towards the defending champion for…
Gary Shaw Productions in association with Grange Old School Boxing, Matchroom Boxing and Greg Cohen Productions are pleased to announce the finalization of a fight between two of the middleweight division’s best and most exciting as IBF champion Daniel Geale (29-1, 15 KOs) has signed on to defend his title against highly regarded contender Darren…
The light welterweight division was shaken up last night as Lucas Martin Matthysse destroyed Lamont Peterson in short order at Atlantic City’s famed Boardwalk hall. Neither Matthysse’s WBC Interim crown or Peterson’s WBA belt were on the line but that failed to make an impression on the fighters, who went at it full bore from…
The Champion Class promotion, produced by All-In Entertainment, could have been billed as a night of knockouts as four of the five bouts featured explosive KOs highlighted by a dominating performance and victory from Washington welterweight sensation Dusty Hernandez-Harrison. In the featured bout in front of his hometown crowd at the University of the District…
Featherweight prospect Guy Robb (11-1, 4 KO’s) marched forward with a unanimous decision victory against John Herrera (4-7-1, 2 KOs) at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix, Arizona. From the opening round, Robb controlled the action with pressure while throwing a lot of punches. Herrera was durable but never showed he could hurt Robb with any…
In a vicious two-way slugfest, Guillermo Jones regained his WBA cruiserweight crown tonight by knocking out reigning champion Denis Lebedev in the 11th round of their contest at Crocus City Hall, Moscow. Having lost his WBA belt due to inactivity, the 41 year old Guillermo Jones, of Panama, came into Moscow determined to get it…
The action this weekend is at Atlantic City’s famed Boardwalk Hall as Devon Alexander put his IBF welter title at risk and Lucas Matthysse lays his WBC Interim light welter belt on the line. Alexander, 24-1 (13), meets unheralded Englishman Lee Purdy, 20-3-1 (13), while Matthysse, 33-2 (31), squares off with Lamont Peterson, 31-1-1 (16)….