“The One: Mayweather vs. Canelo” press tour came to a spectacular conclusion Tuesday night before 10,000 energetic and enthusiastic fans at Nokia Plaza at L.A. Live. Tempers didn’t exactly flare between Floyd Mayweather, Canelo Alvarez and their camps during the lively festivities that included loud music, a mariachi band and colorful streamers shot into the…
This Saturday questions will be answered as will it be repeat or revenge when Tony Thompson takes on David Price in a rematch of Thompson’s shocking second round knockout of Price that took place on February 23 in the same Echo Arena ring in Liverpool where Saturday’s bout will take place.
Aussie Olympic star Damien Hooper says he’s had the perfect training camp for his eagerly awaited third professional outing. The 21-year-old light-heavyweight prospect faces Scott Taliauli at the ABA Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, on Friday night (July 5) and has been sharping his skills by sparring with the highly-rated Kiwi puncher Robert “The Butcher”…
Danny Connor believes victory in Saturday night’s sold-out Prizefighter Light Welterweights III will make him the British ‘Cinderella Man’ after turning his career around. The Surrey fighter failed to win any of his first five fights and was 5-5-1 when he edged out Tyler Goodjohn for the British Masters Welterweight title in May 2012, and…
Kevin Mitchell returns to action on Saturday night at the sold-out York Hall in Bethnal Green in ‘Mitchell and the Prizefighters’ live on Sky Sports and has set his sights on more mouth-watering all-British showdowns this year.
On Saturday night in the great fighting city of Liverpool here in the United Kingdom, local heavyweight hope and current British and Commonwealth champion David Price aims for redemption in front of his adoring public at the Echo Arena against his conqueror Tony Thompson. The first fight, which also took place at the Echo Arena,…
Ireland won seven of thirteen bouts at the European Union Women’s Senior, Youth and Junior Championships in Keszthely, Hungary today. Amy Broadhurst, Ciara Ginty, Kristina O’Hara, Christine Desmond, Cathy Higgins and Christine Gargan claimed quarter-finals wins. All six are now guaranteed to be taking home at least bronze from the 23-nation tournament.
Fans remained the biggest winners as “The One: Mayweather vs. Canelo†press tour continued Monday with two stops in Texas. In Housto , a couple hundred fans began lining up at 3:00 a.m. for a press conference that started at 1:00 p.m. By the time the press conference officially commenced at Union Station At Minute…
On Thursday night July 11, world renown cutman and boxing promoter Joey “Eye†Intrieri will be taping the pilot of his new talk show, “The Joey Eye Show†in Philadelphia.
It will be a battle of former world title challengers on July 26 as Juan Carlos Burgos will square off with Daulis Prescott in a twelve round bout for the WBO Intercontinental Jr. Lightweight title that will be held at the beautiful Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Sacramento, California. The fight is promoted by Banner…
IBF/IBO/WBO/WBA Heavyweight Champion – Wladimir Klitschko, will meet with WBA “regular†Heavyweight Champion Alexander Povetkin at the SC Olimpiyskiy arena in Moscow on October 5. After extended negotiations, an agreement for one of the most eagerly awaited world boxing bouts between two Olympic and reigning heavyweight champions has finally been reached.
Eddie Hearn says that a huge all-British super middleweight World title showdown between IBF and WBA champion Carl Froch and unbeaten Commonwealth champion George Groves could happen later this year. Reacting to reports this morning that the IBF have ordered Froch to face mandatory challenger Groves, Hearn, who promotes both fighters, clarified the position on…