Darren Barker returns to action against Kerry Hope in ‘Christmas Cracker’ on Saturday night live on Sky Sports – and the World title challenger says he’ll prove he’s ready for a second title shot in 2013. It’s 14 months since Barker challenged Sergio Martinez for the WBC title in Atlantic …
Read More »Primetime To Broadcast Free Weekend Of Boxing
This week Primetime, Sky Channel 498, is staging several boxing shows, culminating in the ‘Earthquake in Essex’ bill being shown live from 5.30 pm this Saturday from Brentwood on a free-to-air basis. On Thursday night at 7.30, documentaries featuring heavyweight Ian Lewison and middleweight Lee Markham will be shown. This …
Read More »Virus Knocks Out Purdy From Carson Jones Test
Lee Purdy’s welterweight clash with Carson Jones on ‘Christmas Cracker’ is off after a virus ruled the Colchester man out of the contest. Darren Barker’s middleweight clash with Kerry Hope now tops the bill as a 12-round clash for the IBF Inter-Continental title with the two former European middleweight champions …
Read More »Leatherwood Gets Primera Clash In North Carolina
Light middleweight prospect, Keandre Leatherwood (11-1-1, 8 KOs) will be fighting Marcus Primera (20-26-2, 13 KOs) at Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on December 8th. The 6-round bout is contracted at a maximum weight of 159 pounds. In his last fight, Leatherwood recorded his 8th knockout when he …
Read More »Murray, Quigg Save The Day For Hatton Boxing
Things didn’t go as planned for Ricky Hatton on his ring return nine days ago, but the Hatton Promotions CEO was boosted by world class performances from Martin Murray and Scott Quigg. Bury’s unbeaten Quigg captured the vacant WBA interim super-bantamweight crown and looked sensational stopping Rendall Munroe in six …
Read More »Trout Shocks Faded Cotto, Retains WBA Title Strap
Photo Credit: Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing A confident Puerto Rican great Miguel “Junito” Cotto (37-4-0 30 KO’s) took a major hit last night in losing a competitive decision to WBA Light Middleweight belt holder Austin “No Doubt” Trout (26-0-0 14 KO’s), a potentially career ending loss for Cotto and …
Read More »Ringside Boxing: Jason Welborn Vs Jan Balog
Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event At the Wolverhampton Civic Hall last night, ‘ONE Promotions’ (Paul PJ Rowson) hosted a fightnight which headlined a ten round Light-Middleweight Contest between Jason Welborn of Tividale and Jan Balog of the Czech Republic. Jason Welborn (Tividale) v Jan Balog …
Read More »Heavyweight Weekend: Price Batters Skelton, Rival Fury Faces Johnson
The British Heavyweight scene has maintained top quality over the years. Lennox Lewis may have been the great name in the 90’s and David Haye impressed us in the middle to late 2000’s, but the new pack has arrived; Irish descendant Tyson Fury (19-0-0 14 KO’s) and knockout artist David …
Read More »Allakhverdiev Pulls Past Veteran Guzman, Unifies WBA/IBO Straps
The Russian “Hawk”, Khabib Allakhverdiev (18-0-0 8 KO’s) made his biggest statement yet last night at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, FL. He defeated heavy-hitting Dominican star and former three weight world champion Joan Guzman (33-1-1 20 KO’s) over eight rounds at light welter with a technical decision, handing Guzman …
Read More »Biggest Free Boxing Get Together/Fundraiser 4 December
A host of boxing notables will be giving up their time on Tuesday to attend a huge Fundraiser for Cancer sufferer – Andrew Millwall. Popular Andrew was diagnosed with an incurable and inoperable form of lung cancer earlier this year but has continued to work tirelessly on the WWBPL (Worldwide …
Read More »Home Away From Home: Cotto Back At MSG Tonight
Miguel Cotto has never lost at Madison Square Garden; he will be back there for the eighth time in his career tonight when he faces off against undefeated Austin Trout, who currently holds the WBA light middleweight title. The Garden is Cotto’s home, they love him there as the venue …
Read More »Team Ireland Advances At AIBA World Youth Championships
Ireland’s boxers recorded two wins from two at the 2012 AIBA World Youth Championships in Yerevan today, Kurt Walker and John Joe McDonagh advancing in the Armenian capital. Walker, from the Canal BC in Lisburn, eased into the last-32 with an impressive 14-7 victory over Georgian flyweight Giorgi Gabodze.
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