Following the announcement of David Price’s first defence of the British and Commonwealth Heavyweight titles against Audley Harrison in a battle of the Olympians at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on October 13, an intriguing chief support bout has been added to the bill as Blackpool’s Brian Rose will be making the first defence of…
On Saturday night August 18th, Pound For Pound Promotions presents a night of world class boxing that will take place at Ballys in Atlantic City. In the ten round Main Event, undefeated Joel Diaz Jr. takes on Guillermo Sanchez in a Super Featherweight bout.
WealthTV, the latest destination for boxing’s premier live events, Main Events & Ziggy Promotions, announced today that WealthTV has secured the live US television rights for the upcoming heavyweight battle between Tomasz “Goral†Adamek (46-2-0) and Travis “Freight Train†Walker (39-7-1) for the IBF North American Heavyweight Title. The fight will originate in front of…
On Friday night September 14th, a night of professional boxing returns to Harrahs in Chester, PA with a star studded lineup promoted by Joey Eye Boxing and David Feldman. In the main event, exciting Lightweight Victor Vasquez will see action in a ten round bout against an opponent to be named.
John Joe Nevin put Irish sport on the medals table on Day 9 of the 30th Olympiad in London. The Cavan BC bantamweight beat Mexico’s Oscar Valdez-Fierro 19-13 in a thrilling 56kg quarter-final on Sunday to guarantee at least a bronze medal. The win secured Ireland’s first medal in all sports at London 2012.
WealthTV, the latest destination for boxing’s premier live events, announced today that it has secured the live US television rights for an initial twelve world-class professional boxing events scheduled for 2012 and 2013 from Hennessy Sports and GYM Promotions.
Gary Shaw Productions is elated to publicize the signing of undefeated lightweight standout, Jonathan “The Predator” Maicelo (17-0, 10 KOs) of Callao, Peru. Having captured the WBC Latino and WBA Fedecentro lightweight titles, Maicelo is the first Peruvian boxer to ever enter the World Rankings.
Following a defeat to Polish prospect Andrzej Fonfara on points in a 10 round contest, Jamaican Road Warrior Glencoffe Johnson has chosen to call time on his professional career at the age of 43. Johnson’s 70 fight professional career commenced back in 1993 at the age of 24 and saw him take on some of…
World number one Katie Taylor will meet Natasha Jonas in the quarter-finals of the Olympic Games in London tomorrow (August 6th). Liverpool southpaw Jonas saw off the challenge of Seattle lightweight Queen Underwood (USA) at the ExCel this afternoon to set up a Great Britain versus Ireland last-eight duel on Monday afternoon.
Hector Garcia and his HG Boxing put on another spectacular evening of boxing Saturday night at the Centro de Convenciones in Mazatlan, Mexico, as local heroes Arturo Santos Reyes and Irma Sanchez won World Boxing Federation title fights. Santos Reyes, 12-2 (4) captured the vacant WBF Super Bantamweight title with a unanimous decision over US-based…
Michael Conlan is through to the quarter-finals of the 2012 Olympic Games following an impressive win at the ExCel in London tonight. But Adam Nolan bowed out despite an heroic performance in his battle of the southpaws with Russia’s Andrey Zamkovoy, a silver medal winner at the 2009 AIBA World Championships in Milan.
In an exclusive telephone interview with Saddoboxing after his controversial ten round majority decision loss to Raymundo ‘Sugar’ Beltran, which cost him his number one WBC ranking and his NABF title belt, Henry Lundy, better known as Hammerin’ Hank insisted he won the bout-and wanted an immediate rematch with Beltran. Lundy spoke eloquently as he…