OneSongchai TigerGroup put on a night of fights at Bangla Stadium, Kratu district in Phuket Province on Friday. In the main event, rising star Bualuang Sor Singyu defended his WBC Asian Boxing Council bantamweight title against Indonesian challenger Arief Blader by unanimous decision.
Read More »Hyland Spirits High After Competitive Fortuna Loss
Patrick Hyland will return home to Dublin without the WBA title belt he came to Las Vegas for but he leaves the Nevada desert with his reputation very much enhanced after a points defeat to Javier Fortuna last night. The two unbeaten fighters put their perfect records on the line …
Read More »Pacquaio In Good Health Following Marquez KO Loss
Following his knockout loss to Juan Manuel Márquez, Manny ”Pacman” Pacquiao made a precautionary visit to University Medical Center. “Manny was given a CT scan and the results were negative,” said Michael Koncz, Pacquiao’s advisor. “We were in and out in just over an hour and Manny was in excellent …
Read More »Pacquiao, Marquez Face Off For Fourth Time Tonight
These guys are at it again tonight as Pinoy boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao steps into the ring for a fourth time against Mexican legend Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez. Deja vu for the boxing fans is in full effect as it’s the third time the pair meet at the famed …
Read More »Zero Hour In Denmark: WBA Champ Magee Faces Kessler
Tonight, Brian Magee, 36-4-1 (25), takes on the “Viking Warrior” Mikkel Kessler, 45-2 (34), in Denmark, in defence of his WBA Super Middleweight title at 168 lbs. One has to admire Magee; over the years he has fought good, solid opponents and worked his way up the rankings the old …
Read More »Irish Amateur Star Katie Taylor Gets Another Honor
Current Olympic, World and European lightweight champion Katie Taylor was today named as AIBA Women’s Boxing Ambassador. The nomination was announced by AIBA President, Dr Ching-Kuo Wu at the 2012 AIBA Annual Awards Ceremony held in Yerevan, Armenia where Taylor received her third Best AIBA Elite Woman Boxer of the …
Read More »Pacquiao vs. Marquez 4 Sells Out MGM Grand Garden Arena
The people have spoken and they voted unanimously for Saturday’s welterweight battle between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez 4, Act Four of their exciting and fistoric rivalry. Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum announced today that the MGM Grand Garden Arena and its 16,000-plus seats have completely sold out, …
Read More »Primetime To Broadcast Pacquiao vs. Marquez 4 Live In UK
Boxing’s most contentious rivalry is set to end with a knockout this Saturday night, live on Primetime, Channel 498 on Sky & Virgin On Demand. Both Manny Pacquiao and Mexican warrior Juan Manuel Marquez insist that they will flatten the other to conclusively prove who the superior fighter is as …
Read More »CBS Returns To Boxing After 15 Year Hiatus
Before British superstar Amir “King” Khan makes his ring return against Carlos Molina at the legendary Los Angeles Sports Arena on Saturday, December 15 live on Showtime Championship Boxing, LA’s own IBF Bantamweight Champion Leo “Terremoto” Santa Cruz will face unbeaten Alberto “Metro” Guevara in a 12-round bout that will …
Read More »Prospect Yafai Vows To Rule British Bantamweights
High-flying bantamweight Kal Yafai meets the Spanish champion Jorge Perez in ‘Christmas Cracker’ at the London Olympia live on Sky Sports on Saturday (December 8) and he has fired a warning to his domestic rivals – I’m coming for you in 2013. Yafai has raced to 5-0 in his first …
Read More »Maddalone, Polley Face Off At Resorts World Casino
Tuesday afternoon, fighters that will participate in Saturday night’s big boxing event at the Resorts World Casino were present for the final news Conference. In the main event, popular Heavyweight Vinny Maddalone (35-8, 26 KO’s) takes on Byron Polley (25-13-1, 11 KO’s) in a ten round Heavyweight bout. In the …
Read More »Kim vs. Beltran Tonight For NABF Title On ESPN2
This Thursday a gigantic boxing weekend in Las Vegas kicks off with an important Lightweight tussle between two-world ranked fighters with major implications. Exciting Ji-Hoon Kim (#3 IBF; #7 WBO) and Ray Beltran (#9 WBC) will fight a ten round battle for the NABF Lightweight crown that will be televised …
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