British superstar and former Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Amir “King” Khan punctuated a sensational day-night boxing marathon presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Showtime Sports by winning a dominant 10th round TKO over gallant but out-gunned Carlos Molina Saturday on Showtime from The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. Making …
Read More »Santa Cruz Retains IBF Bantam Title Against Guevara
Professional boxing returned to the CBS Television Network on Saturday afternoon for the first time in 15 years. In Showtime Sports presentation of “Showtime Boxing on CBS,’’ unbeaten Leo Santa Cruz capped a spectacular year by retaining his IBF Bantamweight Championship with an exciting and closely contested 12-round unanimous decision …
Read More »Donaire vs. Arce Tonight In Houston For WBO Title
Big super bantam clash tonight in Houston, TX as WBO kingpin Nonito Donaire puts his belt on the line against Mexico’s fiery fan favorite and former WBO titlist Jorge Arce at the Toyota Center. Donaire, 30-1 (19), has been busy in 2012, winning the vacant WBO crown with a split …
Read More »Arthur Abraham Returns Against Frenchman Mehdi Bouadla
Battle hardened Armenian-German Arthur Abraham (35-3-0 27 KO’s) will look to retain his WBO Super Middleweight title strap in a planned showcase bout with fringe contender Mehdi Bouadla (26-4-0 11 KO’s) of France, live tonight from Bayern, Germany. Abraham, age 32, is looking at a final title run. Falling past …
Read More »“Magic” Matthew Hatton Signs Management Deal With Coldwell
Weeks before beginning preparations for his March IBO world title showdown with Chris Van Heerden, Manchester’s Matthew Hatton has joined forces with Dave Coldwell after inking a management deal with the popular Sheffield promoter. The former European welterweight champion topped one of Coldwell Boxing’s shows back in October when he …
Read More »Frampton Finally Lands Martinez Showdown In Belfast
Carl Frampton will face Kiko Martinez at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on February 9 live on Sky Sports in Betfair’s ‘Unfinished Business’. The clash for Martinez’s European super-bantamweight title and Frampton’s IBF Inter-Continental strap kicks off a huge year for the ‘The Jackal’.
Read More »Brook Injures Ankle, Alexander Fight Possibly Postponed
Kell Brook’s first World title shot against Devon Alexander may need to be pushed back from the proposed January 19 date after the Sheffield star picked up an ankle injury in training. Brook’s promoter Eddie Hearn is working closely with Alexander’s Golden Boy Promotions team to delay the fight by …
Read More »Rigondeaux vs. Kratingdaenggym WBA Title Fight Cancelled
The WBA super bantamweight championship fight between undefeated defending champion Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux and former world champion Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym has been canceled from this Saturday’s card at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
Read More »Danish Prospects Ready For Stiff Tests At Aalborg
While no titles will be at stake, there are several interesting match-ups on the bill when Euro Event promotes at Gigantium Arena in Aalborg, Denmark this Saturday, December 15. Headlining the card is local favorite Kasper Bruun (15-0-1) taking on Belgium-based Moroccan Tarik Madni (17-4-1) over eight rounds at Light …
Read More »WBA Tests New Electronic Scoring System In Jamaica
During the last KO Drugs held in Kingston, Jamaica, the World Boxing Association tested its new electronic scoring system, created to be used in the future. The technology department of the WBA developed the software to be used in tablets. The officials’ attending the program in Jamaica had the opportunity …
Read More »Team Ireland Has Mixed Fortunes At U23 Tourney
Waterford’s Rohan Date bowed out of the European U/23 Championships following a narrow loss to Oleg Nekludov of the Ukraine in Russia today. The 2010 and 2009 AIBA World Youth and Junior champion edged the three-rounder 10-9 to deny Date a place in Friday’s quarter-finals at the Sports Palace in …
Read More »De La Hoya, Khan, Angulo, Santa Cruz In LA
Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya, former Unified Super Lightweight Champion Amir “King” Khan, his opponent, unbeaten Carlos Molina and the four other pugilists fighting this Saturday, December 15, live on Showtime at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena …
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