Tonight we will see two experienced veterans, Rafael Marquez (41-7-0 37 KO’s) and Cristian Mijares (46-6-2 21 KO’s) face off in a Mexican super-fight. This bout is a clear final opportunity at glory for both, and both men will be primed as ever to take advantage of it. The WBC’s Silver super bantam title strap…
Mexican veteran Gamaliel Diaz will arrive at Tokyo International Forum this evening for his first title shot since 2009 when the 31 year old takes on WBC super feather champion Takahiro Ao. Diaz, 36-9-2 (17), comes into the bout on the strength of 13 consecutive wins, eight of which where WBC Cabofe title defenses, and…
Former Two-Time World Champion and British superstar Ricky “The Hitman†Hatton returns to Showtime for his first fight in over three years when he faces former WBA welterweight titleholder Vyacheslav Senchenko on Saturday, Nov. 24, at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, live at 5 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast. The scheduled 10-round…
A statement from Showtime Sports on the passing of Emanuel Steward. Among his vast and remarkable contributions to the sport of boxing, Steward served as an analyst in the early days of Showtime Championship Boxing series. “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the legendary Emanuel Steward today. Not only was Emanuel…
With the first four shows in the Star Boxing “Rockin’ Fights” series at The Paramount selling out, advance tickets are now on sale as “The Fighting Pride of Huntington” Chris Algieri returns to action on Saturday, November 17 against junior welterweight Daniel “The Hudson Valley Kid” Sostre of Highland, New York. “We’re thrilled to return…
Saturday, October 27 at the New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, NJ, the four main fighters that will appear on a big night of boxing on November 10th at the Park will be on hand to sign autographs and take pictures with fans. Undefeated fighters Thomas “Cornflakeâ€LaManna, Anthony “Juiceâ€Young, Derrick “Take It To The Bank 
Craig McEwan believes his time in the famous Wild Card Gym in LA will be the difference in the Prizefighter Light Middleweights III at York Hall, Bethnal Green on Saturday November 3, live on Sky Sports. The Scotsman in back in Britain after seven years in the States training with Freddie Roach in the Hollywood…
Lancashire prospect Scotty Cardle will step up to eight rounds for the first time when he takes on Joe Elfidh at Nottingham’s Capital FM Arena on November 17 on Carl Froch’s ‘True Brit’ undercard, live on Sky Sports. The 23 year old made his professional debut in March and has quickly moved to 7-0 with…
Tuesday was an interesting day for Boxing in Europe, featuring multiple regional fight announcements, particularly in the United Kingdom and Italy. Most notably, we received the long awaited announcement of the next opponent of Scottish star, WBO Lightweight champion Ricky “The Rickster” Burns (35-2-0), and few are pleased with the verdict. Burns will face regional…
“Peacefighter” Hamid Rahimi and his team were enthusiastically welcomed by the Afghan boxing fans in Kabul after arriving for the October 30th “Fight 4 Peace” event which will feature a 12 round middleweight title fight between local hero Rahimi and Said Mbelwa from Tanzania. Rahimi has already been invited by the National Olympic Committee and…
The new acquisition of Gary Shaw Productions, power puncher, Javier “El Chino” Flores (7-0, 7 KOs), will be in action this Saturday, October 27th on the undercard at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York. Flores will face off against California’s Alberto Herrera (8-7-1, 5 KOs) in a non-televised bout scheduled for…
Four names have been added to the line-up for the Prizefighter Light Middleweights III show and promoter Eddie Hearn has added a new knockout bonus, with £2,000 handed out for every stoppage at York Hall on November 3, live on Sky Sports. Scottish southpaw Kris Carslaw, Birmingham’s Terry Carruthers, Middlesex boxer Ryan Toms and unbeaten…