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It’s been a quieter weekend for UK Boxing this week. In Leeds, Derek Roche (Rebel Promotions) promoted five contests with four wins and one draw for the home boxers. The Beachcomber Club, Cleethorpes played host to a Carl Greaves promoted fight-night, in which the headliner saw Gary Sykes of Dewsbury …

A media lunch for the Los Angeles boxing press was held on Saturday afternoon for WBA/IBO Middleweight Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and contender Nobuhiro Ishida who will clash on Saturday, March 30 in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The Golovkin/Ishida battle will be broadcast live by Integrated Sports Media at 3:00 p.m. …

After two years, fight fans all around the world will get their chance to once again witness Zahir “King” Raheem (31-3-0, 18 KO’s) back in the ring in pursuit of a world title. Raheem is scheduled to fight on Saturday, March 23 at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, WA …

Banner Promotions congratulates Ruslan Provodnikov for a great fight and living up to all of our expectations last Saturday night when he took on WBO Welterweight champion Timothy Bradley on HBO World Championship Boxing. The bout, which took place in Carson, California, was a thrilling battle for Provodnikov as he …

Cuban 2004 Olympic gold medalist and former WBC world heavyweight title challenger Odlanier Solis (18-1, 12 KOs) arrived in Berlin, Germany, this morning where he will face unbeaten Norwegian powerhouse Leif Larsen (17-0, 14 KOs) at Universal Hall this Friday (March 22nd) on a card broadcasted live on Eurosport. “It’s …

There can only be one winner, and that is Arthur Abraham (36-3, 28 KOs). At least, that is the opinion of the WBO Champion himself and his team. The world title rematch between Abraham and Robert Stieglitz (43-3, 24 KOs) is just around the corner and unsurprisingly both camps are …

Live world championship boxing continues its Epix run in April and May with two more exciting events featuring the kings of the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. Undefeated WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly defends his title against No. 1 contender Robin Krasniqi on Saturday, April 20, at London’s Wembley …

Derry Mathews insists the power in British boxing has shifted from Manchester to Liverpool – and he will prove that by beating Anthony Crolla again in ‘No Retreat, No Surrender’ live on Sky Sports from the Echo Arena in Liverpool on March 30. Mathews ripped the British lightweight title from …

Menay “the emperor” Edwards – fresh from a shut out win over former British Champion Shane McPhilbin, takes on his toughest test to date on April 5 in the Goodwin Promotions promoted “Its Banjo time” show, at Grays Essex, when he takes on Arturs Kulikauskis (9-15-3). Whilst Kulikauskis’ record may …

Ricky Hatton believes Anthony Crolla will be back on the road to the top if he can gain revenge on Derry Mathews. Crolla, 26, goes into the lion’s den to face Mathews on a Matchroom Sport show at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, March 30th. Victory will earn him the …

After producing a career-best performance against Birmingham dangerman, Max Maxwell, in February, more good news has followed for Coldwell Boxing’s Nav Mansouri as the BBBofC have nominated the Rotherham prospect to compete for the English light-middleweight title against another Birmingham opponent, Nassar Al Harbi. Promoter Dave Coldwell is delighted for …

Robert Stieglitz (43-3, 24 KOs) feels very confident. The 31-year-old super middleweight will face off with Arthur Abraham (36-3, 28 KOs) in a world championship rematch on March 23rd. Stieglitz is hoping to avenge his loss on points back in August of last year when the pair meets up for …