Click the Image for Full Jimmy Kilrain Kelly Vs William Warburton Galley Last night, Steve Wood (VIP Promotions) hosted a fight-night at the Wythenshawe Forum which headlined the Vacant British Masters Bronze Light-Middleweight Title. Jimmy Kilrain Kelly (Wythenshawe) v William Warburton (Atherton) 8 x 3 Vacant British Masters Bronze light-middleweight Title A good contest between…
In the high point for British boxing thus far in 2013, bantamweight Jamie McDonnell beat the odds and powerful Mexican puncher Julio Ceja tonight at Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, England to capture the IBF title in thrilling fashion. McDonnell adds world glory to a trophy cabinet that already contains European, British and Commonwealth belts while…
In a stunning turn of events, Ricky Burns kept his WBO lightweight title tonight when challenger Jose Gonzalez quit on his stool before the tenth round, citing a possible broken left wrist in a fight in which he had been winning at Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. Aside from the previous two frames, the previously…
Ryan Burnett believes he’ll take to the professional side of the sport like the proverbial duck to water. The Belfast prospect boxes for the first time without the vest and head guard on a show held in association with Steve Wood’s VIP Promotions at the Olympia in Liverpool on May 24th and feels the time…
The Doncaster faithful will be out in force tonight at the 7,000 capacity Keepmoat Stadium as local man Jamie McDonnell gets a crack at the vacant IBF bantamweight title against rough and tough slugger Julio Ceja. It’s a massive opportunity for British boxing as a McDonnell victory could shift the spotlight from the North West…
Undefeated Dierry “Dougy Style†Jean (25-0, 17 KOs), of Quebec, Canada, overcame a bad cut on the side of his right eye to register two knockdowns en route to a fourth-round TKO over southpaw Cleotis “Mookie†Pendarvis (17-4-1, 6 KOs), of Long Beach, Calif., in the main event Friday on ShoBox: The New Generation from…
On Thursday, at Nongbua school, Nakornsawan Province, Thailand, M150 OneSongchai Boxing put on a fight card against drugs in Paknamp, chaired by Mr. Chairoj Meedang, Nakornsawan governor. The main event featured “Machinery Fist” Puengluang Sor Singyu, the former WBO Bantamweight Champ, and Tanzania’s Juma Fundi, who was stopped in the second round as Puengluang captured…
WBA cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev (25-1, 19 KOs), from Chekhov, Russia, and WBA cruiserweight champion in recess Guillermo “El Felino†Jones (38-3-2, 30 KOs), from Colon, Panama, are set to meet on May 17 at Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia. Co-promoter Don King has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin and Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli…
Ricky Burns will look to retain his WBO lightweight crown tomorrow night at Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, meeting the challenge posed by Puerto Rican danger man Jose Gonzalez. Gonzalez, the number one WBO contender at 135 pounds, has whipsawed his way through 22 opponents since turning pro in 2008, halting 17 inside the distance….
South African Stanley Chistodoulou will be the third man the ring for the WBA Cruiserweight title fight between Denis Lebedev, regular champion and Guillermo Jones, champion in recess, Lebedev vs Jones takes place in the Crocus City Hall, Myakinino, Russia on May, 17. The officials in charge of the scoring are: Giuseppe Quartarone from Italy,…
When World Boxing Federation Women’s Light Welterweight Champion Holly Holm, 32-2-3 (9), makes her first defense of this particular championship on May 11 at the Route 66 Casino Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico, it will also be her last. She is favored to defeat opponent Mary McGee, 20-1 (11), on Fresquez Productions “Mayhem†show, but…
The four confident boxers who will compete on ShoBox: The New Generation tonight, live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, participated in a press conference /weigh-in Thursday at Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Okla. In the ShoBox main event, undefeated Dierry “Dougy Style†Jean (24-0, 16 KOs), of Quebec ,…