Anthony Crolla could meet Derry Mathews in the final of the Prizefighter Lightweights II at the Liverpool Olympia on Saturday night, October 6, live on Sky Sports. Mathews ripped the British title from Crolla in Oldham in April and the draw for Saturday’s action threw up the chance for revenge for the Manchester man as…
Hatton Promotions fast rising star Scott Quigg has been voted Britain’s Best Young Boxer of the Year by the Boxing Writers’ Club. Bury’s British super-bantamweight champion will receive the prestigious Geoffrey Simpson award during a glitzy ceremony at London’s Savoy Hotel on Monday October 15.
Oscar De La Hoya formally announced yesterday at ESPN Zone L.A. Live that undefeated Abner Mares (24-0-1, 13 KO’s), of Hawaiian Gardens, Calif., would defend his WBC Super Bantamweight Championship against WBA Bantamweight Super Champion Anselmo Moreno (33-1-1, 12 KO’s), of Panama City, Panama. The bout is the main event on Showtime Championship Boxing on…
Manny “Pacman†Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez, two of boxing’s top pound for pound fighters, are proving to be two of boxing’s top pound for pound box office attractions too! Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum announced today that over 13,000 tickets were sold during the opening weekend making Act 4 of their fistoric rivalry…
Amir Khan is delighted to announce Virgil Hunter as his new head trainer, who takes charge as Khan faces the undefeated Carlos Molina in his next fight. The highly respected coach, who was last year voted as Trainer of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America, will prepare Khan for his upcoming bout…
Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton will make his long-awaited comeback to the ring against Vyacheslav Senchenko on November 24. The former two-weight World Champion announced his return to the ring earlier this month and has now booked a matchup with the 35-year-old Ukrainian.
Last night at Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany, WBA heavyweight titlist Alexander Povetkin rubbed out 39 year old former world champ Hasim Rahman in just two rounds. It’s difficult to see just how Rahman, who weighed in for the bout twenty pounds more than during his prime, earned this title shot, having posted five victories over…
Ireland’s young boxers fly out to Russia this afternoon ahead of the opening bell for the 2012 European Schoolboy Championships. The European Boxing Federation and Boxing Federation of Russia hosted Championships, the 10th in the edition, is scheduled to begin at the Kubanskaya Niva venue in Anapa next Tuesday.
Juan Carlos Burgos is ready for his mandated challenge against newly crowned WBO Jr. Lightweight champion Roman “Rocky†Martinez. Burgos of Tijuana, Mexico is promoted by Thompson Boxing and Banner Promotions.
Two days after a press conference in New York to formally announce “Showdown: Cotto vs. Trout,†Miguel Cotto and Austin Trout were in Puerto Rico on Wednesday to discuss their upcoming world title fight on Saturday, December 1, at Madison Square Garden. Speaking outdoors at a public press conference at Anfiteatro Paseo De Las Artes…
Recent reports have IBF super featherweight champion, Juan Carlos Salgado (26-1-1, 16 KO’s) looking for an opponent for his scheduled title defense this November. Rances Barthelemy (17-0, 11 KO’s), #6 in the IBF world rankings, says he is ready, willing and able to fight Salgado for his world title.
The Essex man claimed the vacant title with a superb fourth round stoppage of previously unbeaten Argentine Gumersindo Carrasco at Alexandra Palace in September, a win that sees him sit just outside the top ten in the IBF rankings. That win capped a brilliant run of form for Purdy who claimed the English title against…