Ricky Hatton insists boxing fans will be in for an “explosion†when Gary Buckland defends his British super-featherweight title against Stephen Foster Jr later this month. The pair clash at Manchester Arena on Saturday November 24, on the same bill as Hatton’s comeback fight against Vyacheslav Senchenko.
Larry Ekundayo stormed to victory in the Betfair Prizefighter Light-Middleweights III – becoming the first man to pocket the £2,000 KO bonus after stopping Terry Carruthers in the final. Ekundayo entered the tournament with just two pro contests on his CV, but beat the favourite Craig McEwan in the opening quarter-final and followed that up…
On Friday night, Hull’s Tommy Coyle won the vacant WBC International Silver Lightweight Title by first round TKO over Antonio Joao Bento of Portugal. The VIP Promotions fight-night at City Hall, Hull, also featured six undercard bouts. Ryan Clark of Navenby, Lincolnshire, successfully defended his International Masters Super-Middleweight Title for the second time when he…
WBC bantamweight kingpin Shinsuke Yamanaka rubbed out challenger Tomas Rojas with a stunning seventh round KO during an all-southpaw clash on Saturday night in front of a packed house at Xebio Arena in Sendai, Japan. Mexico’s Rojas had won three straight after being relieved of the WBC super fly crown by Suriyan Sor Rungvisai over…
Local superstars, Marco “Kapt’n” Huck (35-2-1) and Canada based Romanian Lucian Bute (31-1-0), fought in what were, on paper, two major showcase fights last night. But, two strong-hearted warriors going by the names of Firat Arslan (32-6-0) and Denis Grachev (12-1-1), despite losing in close battles, prevented the favorites from achieving that goal of impressing…
Canadian boxing sensation Lucian Bute (30-1-0) is on the rebound tonight when he faces heavy handed Russian Denis Grachev (12-0-1) in a twelve round NABF title contest live from the Bell Center in Montreal, Canada. This is a career defining fight for both. For Grachev, a win would skyrocket him from his current status as…
The principals for the NABF Light Heavyweight championship bout between former IBF Super Middleweight champion Lucian Bute and undefeated Denis Grachev weighed in today.
Prizefighter Light-Middleweights III favourite Craig McEwan will face two-fight novice Larry Ekundayo in the opening quarter-final at York Hall in Bethnal Green after the draw threw up four exciting contests. Edinburgh’s McEwan is chasing title shots after returning from seven years in America under the watchful eye of Freddie Roach in the Wild Card Gym,…
Legendary Boxing Promoter Bobby Hitz announced today that Hitz Boxing will return to Hammond, Indiana’s The Venue at The Horseshoe Casino on Wednesday, November 21, 2012. “Fight Night at The Horseshoe,†featuring an eight round main event between Russian heavyweight sensation Andrey Fedosov and “Rockin†Rodney Moore from Houston, TX, as well as a six…
Former Unified Super Lightweight World Champion and British superstar Amir “King” Khan, unbeaten super lightweight contender Carlos Molina, President of Golden Boy Promotions Oscar De La Hoya, Khan Promotions’ Asif Vali, Khan trainer Virgil Hunter, Molina trainer Clemente Medina and Executive Vice President and General Manager of Showtime Sports Stephen Espinoza participated in a press…
Scott Quigg has undertaken a battery of tests and left experts convinced that he’s one of the fittest boxers in the world. Quigg, 24, meets Leicester southpaw Rendall Munroe in a rematch on November 24 with the vacant WBA interim Super-Bantamweight Title at stake.
After being stripped by the WBA for taking the Anthony Mundine fight, Australian middleweight champion, Daniel “Real Deal” Geale (28-1, 25 KOs) reflects on the decision made by the sanctioning organization. “Whilst I enjoyed unifying titles and being crowned the WBA super champion it has become ultimately clear to me that it is impossible to…