In preparation for their IBF light heavyweight title clash tonight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, main event fighters Bernard Hopkins and Tavoris Cloud had no problems at yesterday’s weigh-in. IBF Light Heavyweight Championship, 12 Rounds Tavoris Cloud: 173.8 lb Bernard Hopkins: 174.4 lb
If you know former EBU champion Ermano “ll’l Dottore†Fegatilli (26-5-0 7 KO’s), he isn’t a vengeful man. He craves a world title more than anything, But you wouldn’t know that either.
Super-Middleweight Prospect – Craig Willshee – is looking forward to his first professional outing this year and took time out from training to talk to Saddoboxing.com The twenty-four year old from Swadlincote started boxing at his local amateur boxing club with older brother Dean when he was just twelve years old. But only now, twelve…
Recently, it has been announced that current Southern Area Champion and three time British Heavyweight title challenger John McDermott will face off in a rematch against former British, Commonwealth and European title challenger Matt Skelton for the currently vacant English Heavyweight title at the historic York Hall on the 15th March. This English title bout…
Heavyweight contender Manuel Charr has to undergo surgery in Cologne today because of a meniscal tear. He already had the injury going into his last fight against Yakup Saglam on February 22nd in Galti, Romania. “I was in pain and couldn’t stand properly but I wanted to fight anyways”, says Charr. “Lots of fans recognized…
Ahead of their 12-round fight for the IBF Light Heavyweight Championship on Saturday, March 9 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, champion Tarvoris Cloud and challenger Bernard Hopkins met members of the press. Bernard Hopkins: “Any athlete who goes in there and knows they are 100 percent ready physically has an advantage. Athletes deal with…
Ricky Hatton paid tribute to the memory of Bobby Moore and joined the fight against cancer at a celebrity event in Manchester recently. ‘The Hitman’, along with Hatton Promotions stars Sergey Rabchenko and Scott Quigg, attended The Bobby Moore Fund Celebrity Sports Quiz at Lancashire County Cricket Club.
New York area favorites Michael Perez of Newark, Eddie Gomez of The Bronx and Staten Island’s 2012 U.S. Olympian Marcus Browne will step into the ring in exciting preliminary action on Saturday, March 9 when they head up an action-packed undercard leading up to the IBF Light Heavyweight Championship between Bernard Hopkins and Tavoris Cloud…
Golden-era heavyweight champion of the world, Jack Dempsey, and legendary boxing promoter Bob Arum lead a star-studded cast of 20 inductees into the second-year New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) The second annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be held Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 p.n. ET), April 2O, at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard…
Darren Barker believes an impressive performance against Simone Rotolo in ‘London’s Finest’ live on Sky Sports from Wembley Arena on Saturday night, will lead to a massive fight in the summer. After over a year of injury frustration and after stopping former European champion Kerry Hope in style before Christmas, the 30 year old is…
Liverpool livewire James “Jazza” Dickens says his religious faith is the driving force behind his success inside the ring. Dickens, 21, challenges for the vacant English super-bantamweight title against Jon Fernandez in a rare meeting of unbeaten prospects on March 30.
Cosme Rivera will fight Lee Purdy for the IBF International welterweight title at the Wembley Arena in ‘London’s Finest’ on Saturday night live on Sky Sports following Carson Jones’ withdrawal due to illness. Former World title challenger Rivera is well known to the UK when his last visit ended in an exciting KO victory over…