Carl Frampton and Steve Molitor went head-to-head for the first time today ahead of their show topping clash on the ‘Judgement Day’ bill at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on Saturday night (September 22) live on Sky Sports and both men said the fight was a make-or-break night in their careers. Frampton defends his Commonwealth…
At a press conference in his home city of Manchester, two weight world champion and former British Light-Welterweight champion Ricky Hatton announced his return to the ring after a three year absence. The 33 year old Hatton’s announcement confirmed the speculation about a return to the ring as he had recently been seen in excellent…
Ireland beat Scotland side 8-4 at a sold-out Youth and Cadet international meeting at the Everglades Hotel in Derry on Sunday night. Leigh Moran, Chris Nevin, David Roche and Thomas Carthy claimed victories in a very competitive Youth clash which finished level at 4-4.
Four promising, talented super bantamweights with a combined record of 62-1-1 will share the spotlight in important fights this Friday, Sept. 21, on ShoBox: The New Generation live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, from Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif. One of the three unbeatens on the telecast,…
ESPN3 will present live exclusive coverage in the US of the ‘Judgement Day’ bill topped by Carl Frampton’s Commonwealth and IBF Inter-Continental super bantamweight title defence against Canadian two-time World champion Steve Molitor from the Odyssey Arena in Belfast at 4pm Eastern Time.
Carl Frampton believes Steve Molitor is in for a shock at Judgement Day live on Sky Sports on Saturday night, September 22, and will make the Canadian pay for a lack of respect. Molitor touched down in Belfast yesterday and instantly warned Frampton that it was “too soon†for him to step up to face…
Heavyweight contender David ‘The Hayemaker’ Haye today confirmed he has handed back his Luxembourg boxing license, but will still try to force a fight with WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in 2013. “I’d like to thank the Luxembourg Boxing Federation for licensing me ahead of my July bout with Dereck Chisora in London, but I…
Steve Molitor has warned Carl Frampton he is too big a step-up for the Belfast man as they prepare to fight for the Commonwealth and IBF Inter Continental super bantamweight titles at the top of Betfair’s ‘Judgement Day’ bill at the Odyssey Arena on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports. ‘The Canadian Kid’ stepped in…
Fighter of the Decade Manny “Pacman†Pacquiao of the Philippines and four-division world champion Juan Manuel “Dinamita†Marquez of México will go mano a mano and toe-to-toe once again in a 12-round welterweight battle between two of this era’s top pound for pound and evenly matched fighters. Pacquiao-Márquez 4, the eagerly anticipated fourth act of…
After nearly four years together, in which we enjoyed some great success, I part ways with my trainer Freddie Roach. I would like to thank him for all his hard work and help during this period and express my gratitude to him for the progress he helped bring about whilst I was under him. I…
Middleweight Sergio Gabriel Martinez made good on his promise to dominate WBC champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr but when it came time to put the feather in his cap by getting the knockout he vowed to produce, Martinez was nearly stopped in the final round at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV….
Josesito Lopez jumped out of obscurity earlier this year by pounding out a surprise win over Victor Ortiz but the 28 year old Californian may just have been slammed back into the land of the lost by WBC light middleweight champion Saul Alvarez tonight at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Lopez, until a…