Matty Askin wants to win a British title in memory of his late grandfather. The 24-year-old boxes for the English crown against Leeds’ China Clarke at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool this Saturday night. The victor has been ordered by the British Boxing Board of Control to defend against unbeaten Walsall man Chris Keane, but…
Eighteen year old UK boxing star Junior Saba has arrived in Las Vegas to start a one month training camp at the Mayweather Boxing Club. After an intense gym workout there today, Saba is looking ready to take the American boxing scene by storm. “Junior Saba is looking good in the gym, he is a…
Tickets officially went on sale yesterday for the highly anticipated middleweight championship showdown between defending WBA and IBO champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (26-0, 23KO’s) and Ireland’s top-rated former world title challenger Matthew “Mack The Knife” Macklin (29-4, 20KO’s). Golovkin and Macklin will meet on June 29th at the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino…
Brian Rose has vowed to prove he is ready to mix it at World level when he faces former World light middleweight champion Joachim Alcine in ‘The New Life of Brian’ at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, live on Sky Sports on Saturday, April 20. Rose and Alcine clash for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental title…
On the heels of Tax Day, two-division world champion Vic “Raging Bull†Darchinyan is looking to file a happy return to the ring when he makes his Top Rank and 2013 debut. The former flyweight and super flyweight world champion and current Top-Three contender will take on Tijuana toughman Francisco Javier Gallo in a 10-round…
On Saturday night May 4, Boxing returns to the beautiful Resorts World Casino New York City in Queens, New York for a great night of action promoted by New Legend Boxing, Old World Boxing and W.O.N Promotions. In the main event, undefeated Super Bantamweight Juan “Baby Tito†Dominguez will see action in a bout scheduled…
For the first time in seven years, the future is looking bright for the kid out of Philadelphia, Zahir Raheem. Boxing fans may be familiar with the name from when he gained worldwide exposure in 2005 when he not only upset a prime Erik Morales (48-2-0, 35 KO’s at the time), but dominated the man…
Matchroom Sport can today confirm that Kell Brook will be unable to fight Devon Alexander on May 18 due to an injury to his right foot. Promoter Eddie Hearn said: “Kell has recently developed pain in his right foot.
Australian Olympian Damien Hooper will make a huge statement when he has his first professional fight, says his trainer Gareth Williams. The light-heavyweight, who was ranked number three in the world as an amateur, makes his pro berth against the experienced Garth Murray at the Royal International Convention Centre in Brisbane next Saturday night, April…
In Sheffield on Saturday, Richard Poxon promoted a charity boxing event at the Ponds Forge Arena. The fundraising show headlined the Vacant IBF Youth Middleweight Title clash between Adam Etches of Sheffield and Andrei Abramenka of Belarus. Etches secured the Title with a fourth round TKO – having put the Belarusian on the canvas in…
Irish Amateur Boxing Association four-time Elite champion David Oliver Joyce claimed lightweight gold and the Boxer of the Tournament Award at the 32nd Gee Bee Multi-Nations in Helsinki, Finland today.
It may not constitute fight of the year honors, like the Rios-Alvarado 2 and Bradley-Provodnikov bouts in the last few weeks, but it was one of the greatest performances and upsets by any professional prizefighter so far in 2013. Super bantamweight Guillermo Rigondeaux managed to void the 30 fight, three division title win streak of…