Veteran Brazilian danger-man Anderson Clayton is the new World Boxing Federation Super Welterweight Champion after dethroning local hero Sebastien “Coco†Madani by second round technical knockout in Rumilly, France on Saturday night, April 27. The visitor from Sao Paolo stormed out at the first bell and put pressure on Madani, and clearly surprised the champion…
Tickets for the May 3rd and May 5th Ireland v France Elite internationals in Cork and Dublin are now on sale. Tickets for the Cork match, which are priced at €30 for adults and €15 for U/16s, can be purchased at the Rochestown Park Hotel, Cotters Printers, Macroom, Rylane Post Office, Rylane Boxing Club, Dan…
Boxing 360 promoted prospect Alantez Fox remains undefeated after pitching a shutout against Keith Collins on a card held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Tulsa, Oklahoma this past Thursday. Fox (11-0-1, 4KOs) was originally slated to face Djolevi Ballogou on April 20th, but after some unforeseen issues that prevented Ballogou from competing Boxing360 quickly…
This Weekend, British Boxers – Martin Murray and Gary Buckland are fighting at the Vélez Sarsfield football stadium in Beunos Aires, Argentina. St.Helen’s Boxer – Martin Murray, will face Argentinian Sergio Martinez for the WBC Middleweight Title. Martinez is returning to Argentina to fight for the first time in eleven years and Murray is well…
Oscar De La Hoya Thank you very much. May Day is right around the corner. Obviously, you all know, Floyd Mayweather versus Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero, which will be a 12 round fight for Mayweather’s WBC Welterweight World Championship, and the vacant Ring Magazine Welterweight World Championship. We have a tremendous, tremendous lineup as we…
Both undefeated Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Danny “Swift†Garcia and former Two-Division World Champion Zab Judah weighed in separately Friday, and made the weight. Undefeated WBO Middleweight Champion Peter “Kid Chocolate†Quillin and challenger Fernando Guerrero weighed in together and both did not.
The Irish Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) will host the 2013 European Schoolboy Championship. IABA C.E.O. Don Stewart today (April 24th) confirmed that the prestigious tournament would be held in Ireland between July 28th and August 4th. “We are delighted to announce that the 2013 European Schoolboy Championships will be hosted by the Irish Amateur Boxing…
Bualuang Onesongchaigym (11-0,4KOs) successfully kept his WBC Asia featherweight title as he won a close but unanimous decision over Rodynie Rafol (10-4-2,4 KOs) on Wednesday at Municipality of Bungnamtao, in Lomsak, Petchaboon, Thailand. This was a close affair with the Thai fighter aggressively stalking his foe and gaining the scores at the first six rounds….
Ricky Hatton has jetted around the world in recent weeks, proving he is now a worldwide promoter. The former two weight world champion has gained stamps in his passport in four continents, but he says all the travelling has been worthwhile. Last summer Hatton Promotions lost its contract with Sky Sports and while this may…
Jose Gonzalez has warned Ricky Burns he’s willing to go to the trenches to rip the Scotsman’s WBO lightweight title from him, in the ‘Fighting Pride of Scotland’ show on May 11 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, live on Sky Sports. The Puerto Rican travels to Scotland confident of upsetting the Coatbridge star, and…
Conall Carmichael, Tony Conquest, Neil Dawson and Danny McIntosh are the final four names fighting in the Prizefighter Cruiserweights III at York Hall in Bethnal Green, live on Sky Sports on May 18. The final quartet join Canning Town’s Wadi Camacho (6-1), unbeaten Castleford fighter Nathan Owens (5-0-1), Nottinghamshire’s Shane McPhilbin (8-6) and Welshman Hari…
David Price will take a flight to Canada next week to begin training under the watchful eye of the retired former undisputed world heavyweight champion, Lennox Lewis. David and long time trainer Franny Smith have been in talks with Lennox since his defeat at the hands of Tony Thompson in February.