Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports scored a knockout victory in a New York City courtroom Thursday fighting on behalf No. 1-ranked lightweight “Hammerin’” Hank Lundy. On the eve of Lundy’s nationally-televised showdown with Mexican challenger Raymundo Beltran, inactive promoter Boxing 360 pushed for a last-minute preliminary injunction that would’ve …
Read More »Fearless Texan Tovar Heads To Algieri Lion’s Den
From deep in the heart of Texas, Raul Tovar heads to New York City today to clash with “The Fighting Pride of Huntington”, Chris Algieri this Saturday night, July 28th at Star Boxing’s “Rockin’ Fights 4” at The Paramount in Huntington, New York. “I’m ready for war, I have no …
Read More »Woodhouse Looking For Ring Return Following Miles Loss
After playing such a demanding role in one of British boxing’s most brutal performances in April this year, Driffield’s Curtis Woodhouse is ready to return to the stage he loves as he aims to return to winning ways on September 28th following his devastating knockout loss to Dale Miles.
Read More »Bellew, Barker, Miranda Headline “London Calling” September 8
Tony Bellew will face Edison Miranda at Alexandra Palace, North London on September 8 in an action packed bill with six title fights live on Sky Sports in ‘London Calling’. The Liverpool fighter tackles the two-time IBF super middleweight title challenger for the WBC International light heavyweight title in a …
Read More »Aydin Vows To Feed Hungry Guerrero With Fists
Turkish welterweight contender Selcuk Aydin presented himself calm and confident at today’s final press conference for his WBC interim championship bout against Robert Guerrero this Saturday at the HP Pavilion in San Jose. Instead of renewing his threat to break Guerrero’s jaw, the reigning WBC Silver world champion said that …
Read More »Golovkin vs. Proksa For WBA Middleweight Belt On HBO
After the recent back injury suffered by former WBO Middleweight champion Dmitry Pirog (20-0, 15 KOs), WBA Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (23-0, 20 KOs) will now defend his title against highly regarded Grzegorz Proksa (28-1, 21 KOs) on Saturday night September 1, 2012 as the main event headlining HBO Boxing …
Read More »Pascal Injury Postpones IBF Title Fight With Cloud
The much-anticipated showdown between undefeated IBF light heavyweight champion Tavoris Cloud (24-0, 19 KOs), of Tallahassee, Fla., and popular hometown favorite and former WBC light heavyweight titleholder Jean Pascal (26-2-1, 16 KOs), scheduled for August 11 live on Showtime Championship Boxing on Showtime, has been postponed to a later date …
Read More »HBO Unveils Broadcast Date For “24/7 Road To Ward/Dawson”
HBO Sports, known for its innovative, award-winning productions, sets the stage for the September super middleweight title fight between Andre Ward and Chad Dawson with the documentary special “24/7 Road To Ward/Dawson” debuts Saturday, Aug. 25 at midnight-12:30 a.m. ET/PT, exclusively on HBO.
Read More »WBA Salutes Ricardo “Finito” Lopez On His 46th Birthday
The World Boxing Association family greets the former world champion Ricardo “Finito” López on his 46th birthday. Born in Cuernavaca, Mexico in 1966, Lopez began boxing when he was nine years old, when his father took him to a boxing gym and let him try. He turned pro when he …
Read More »Irish Boxing Squad In Olympic Village Ready For Draw
The Irish boxing squad had a light training session at the Olympic Village this morning as the countdown to the opening bell for the 30th Olympiad begins in earnest. The squad will visit the ExCel, the venue for boxing at London 2012, this afternoon. Irish boxing is on familiar terms …
Read More »Hammerin’ Hank Lundy Vows To Rule Lightweight Division
Two days away from another huge, nationally-televised fight, “Hammerin’” Hank Lundy is as relaxed as ever, feeling no pressure whatsoever as he prepares to defend his title and world No. 1 ranking Friday, July 27th, 2012 against Raymundo Beltran at Resorts Hotel Casino. “I’m feeling excellent,” said Lundy, the reigning …
Read More »Philadelphia’s Best And Brightest Ready To Shine In AC
For years, it was Joe Frazier and Sonny Liston. Then along came Bernard Hopkins and Steve Cunningham. Now there’s a new breed of young, up-and-comers in Philadelphia, and three of the city’s brightest will be on display Friday, July 27th, 2012 on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights in Atlantic City, N.J., …
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