Friday night at The Paramount in Huntington, New York, a sold out crowd was treated to a sensational night of professional boxing highlighted by career best victories from 2008 Olympian Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade and Long Island fan favorite Cletus “The Hebrew Hammer” Seldin. The event was promoted by Star …
Read More »Big Ticket Seller Etches Goes For First Title
Popular Sheffield puncher Adam Etches is set to challenge for his first title as a professional. ‘The Bomber’ will take on tough Belarusian Andrei Abramenka for the IBF youth title at the Ponds Forge Arena in his home city on Saturday April 13. It marks a huge leap in class …
Read More »Morales Defeats Iniquez On Chumash Casino Card
Tonight Gary Shaw Productions and the Chumash Resort Casino in Santa Ynez, Calif., enjoyed another sell out crowd for their show titled “Central Coast Championship Night.” The main event featured undefeated super-bantamweight standout Roman Morales (14-0, 7 KOs) vs. Jose Iniguez (6-15, 1 KO). Morales, known for his great body …
Read More »Showtime Tripleheader: Matthysse, Dallas, Aydin, Karass, Charlo, Yorgey
Live from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, Showtime’s renowned boxing series “Showtime World Championship Boxing” serves up a tripleheader where the main course is Argentine knockout artist Lucas Matthysse (32-2-0 30 KO’s), who looks to secure a WBC title fight with Danny Garcia by winning …
Read More »Oscar Turns Out For Matthysse vs. Dallas Fight Card
President of Golden Boy Promotions Oscar De La Hoya and the fighters participating in Saturday’s first Showtime Championship Boxing and Showtime Extreme telecasts of 2013 participated in a final press conference Thursday at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. One of the most-feared punchers in boxing, WBC Interim …
Read More »In Search Of A Stoppage: Molina Wants Spinks KO
A new, meaner “King” Carlos Molina is ready to go for his ESPN Friday Night Fights main event at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago on February 1. 29-year-old Molina (20-5-2, 6 KOs) will face two-division and five-time world champion Cory “The Next Generation” Spinks in a 12-round IBF Junior Middleweight …
Read More »Andrade, Hernandez Make Weight For Tonight’s ShoBox
2008 U.S. Olympian Demetrius Andrade (18-0, 13 KOs), of Providence, R.I., puts his unbeaten record on the line against former world title challenger Freddy “El Riel” Hernandez (30-3, 20 KOs), of Lynwood, Calif., in the 10-round junior middleweight main event on ShoBox: The New Generation doubleheader tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 25, …
Read More »“London’s Finest” Show Announced At Wembley March 9
Wadi Camacho and Ryan Taylor will box for their first pro titles at ‘London’s Finest’ show at the Wembley Arena on March 9, live on Sky Sports. ‘Macho Man’ Camacho faces fellow unbeaten cruiserweight China Clark for the English belt while ‘Crash Bang’ Taylor (7-0-1) meets Liam Shinkwin (5-0-1) for …
Read More »Is Froch Making The Mistake Of Looking Past Kessler?
Carl Froch is targeting a trip to Montreal later this year for a rematch with Lucian Bute, once he has ‘avenged his loss’ over Mikkel Kessler. The three-time World champion won the IBF belt from Bute last May and it has been reported that the 32 year old Romanian-Canadian could …
Read More »Gaynor Comes Out Of Prizefighter The Wiser Fighter
“When I was sat in the changing rooms beforehand, I told myself that none of these guys were Kell Brook.” Chad Gaynor’s self-motivational briefing regarding gym battles with Sheffield’s special one may not have brought him the Prizefighter gong that he desperately craved but the Rotherham prospect’s pre-battle rally cry …
Read More »Matchroom Sport Signs British Champion Brian Rose
Matchroom Sport and Eddie Hearn are delighted to announce that Lonsdale belt holder Brian Rose has signed promotional terms with the team. The British light middleweight champion won the belt outright in December with a win over Sam Webb, and the 27 year old says he believes he can move …
Read More »Super Bantam Jazza Dickens Targets Kid Galahad
Hot Liverpool prospect James ‘Jazza’ Dickens is still hopeful that a clash with fellow rising star Kid Galahad can happen, but says he’s happy to fight anyone else if not. The 21-year-old gave up the chance of representing Team GB at last summer’s London Olympics in order to turn professional …
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