Unbeaten middleweight duo John Ryder and Eamonn O’Kane are ready to sacrifice their ‘0s’ for a shot at title glory as they clash in a British title eliminator in ‘Christmas Cracker’ at the London Olympia, live on Sky Sports HD on Saturday night (December 8). The victor out of Ryder (12-0) and O’Kane (8-0) can…
It was a great atmosphere yesterday at Jon Pegg and Richie Woodhall’s Gym in Birmingham – when boxers, officials and fans came together to help raise funds for cancer sufferer Andrew Millwall. The event organised by Jane Couch MBE was attended by boxing notables which included: Tyson Fury, Jamie Moore, Kevin Mitchell, Frankie Gavin, Terry…
Kurt Walker is guaranteed at least a bronze medal from the 2012 AIBA World Youth Championships following a magnificent win over Ian Clarke Bautista of the Philippines in Armenia today. The Canal BC (Lisburn, Co. Antrim) flyweight dominated every round of the 52kg quarter-final in Yerevan to ensure that Ireland won’t be coming home empty…
Costa Rica’s Jaime Barboza will face Peruvian Mauricio Reynoso’s opponent on December 8, at the KO Drugs event in Kingston, Jamaica. Reynoso and Barboza will battle 11 rounds for the WBA Fedelatin Super Middleweight championship. The Inca is undefeated in 14 fights with one draw and 11 knockouts, while the “Tico” has 17 victories with…
Originally slated to challenge then champion Myriam Lamare for the World Boxing Federation Light Welterweight title, Pound-For-Pound Number-One Holly Holm is now set to take on Australian Diana Prazak for the vacant championship on December 7 at the Route 66 Casino Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Holm, 31-2-3 (9), the reigning WBF Women’s Champion at…
Buncrana’s John Hutchinson chalked up another win as he continued the flying start to his pro boxing career with a sensational points win over hometown favourite Gerard Healy. The pair clashed on Saturday night in front his delighted travelling support at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on the World Title eliminator bill featuring Tyson Fury…
Darren Barker returns to action against Kerry Hope in ‘Christmas Cracker’ on Saturday night live on Sky Sports – and the World title challenger says he’ll prove he’s ready for a second title shot in 2013. It’s 14 months since Barker challenged Sergio Martinez for the WBC title in Atlantic City, causing the Argentine plenty…
This week Primetime, Sky Channel 498, is staging several boxing shows, culminating in the ‘Earthquake in Essex’ bill being shown live from 5.30 pm this Saturday from Brentwood on a free-to-air basis. On Thursday night at 7.30, documentaries featuring heavyweight Ian Lewison and middleweight Lee Markham will be shown. This will be followed by a…
Lee Purdy’s welterweight clash with Carson Jones on ‘Christmas Cracker’ is off after a virus ruled the Colchester man out of the contest. Darren Barker’s middleweight clash with Kerry Hope now tops the bill as a 12-round clash for the IBF Inter-Continental title with the two former European middleweight champions also jostling for position in…
Light middleweight prospect, Keandre Leatherwood (11-1-1, 8 KOs) will be fighting Marcus Primera (20-26-2, 13 KOs) at Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on December 8th. The 6-round bout is contracted at a maximum weight of 159 pounds. In his last fight, Leatherwood recorded his 8th knockout when he floored Marcus Brooks (7-11, 3…
Things didn’t go as planned for Ricky Hatton on his ring return nine days ago, but the Hatton Promotions CEO was boosted by world class performances from Martin Murray and Scott Quigg. Bury’s unbeaten Quigg captured the vacant WBA interim super-bantamweight crown and looked sensational stopping Rendall Munroe in six rounds.
Photo Credit: Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing A confident Puerto Rican great Miguel “Junito” Cotto (37-4-0 30 KO’s) took a major hit last night in losing a competitive decision to WBA Light Middleweight belt holder Austin “No Doubt” Trout (26-0-0 14 KO’s), a potentially career ending loss for Cotto and a career “breakout” fight for…