This week it has been announced that newly unified WBO and IBF Super Bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire will face a tough maiden unification defence of his titles against the Japanese Super-Bantamweight star Toshiaki Nishioka at the Home Depot Centre on the 13th November in Carson, California. This contest is widely seen as one of the…
John Joe Nevin lost out in his bid for Olympic gold versus Great Britain’s Luke Campbell at the ExCel in London. The Hull bantamweight was awarded a 14-11 decision from a cracking three rounds of boxing. Campbell took the first 5-3, Nevin responding well with two combos near the end of a frame in which…
Three members of the Elite Heat Boxing team took home titles at the renowned Ringside World Championships Boxing Tournament in Kansas City. In the 9-10 Year old / 70 lb Open division, Vito Mielnicki won three bouts; in the 11-12 /70 lb open division Malik Nelson had four wins. In the 13-14 Year old /…
On Friday night, Gary Shaw Productions and Thompson Boxing Promotions’ showcased a great show on ESPN2 “Friday Night Fights” at the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa in Cabazon, Calif. The 10-round main event, featuring Columbia’s Darley Perez against Houston’s Bahodir Mamadjonov ended in a dramatic split decision. In the early rounds, Mamadjonov used his boxing…
Paul Spadafora (45-0-1, 19KO) is finally making a comeback to the ring after a two year absence. The Pittsburgh Kid will be facing Wilfredo Negron (26-16-1, 19KO) of San Juan, Puerto Rico on August 18th in West Virginia. The Undefeated Spadafora has been busy and focused. Most of his time this year was concentrated on…
Following his American televised debut against former IBO Super-Middleweight title challenger Francesco Sierra in a 10 round contest in San Jose, California, George Groves has been forced to postpone (yet again) his forthcoming defence of his Commonwealth and British Super-Middleweight titles. Groves was due to rematch former victim Kenny Anderson, which had been scheduled on…
Argentina Cordoba Boxing Federation is a big ally of the WBA. The agency has set the mission to keep active the sport in Argentina region, and, also organize, every aspect related to boxers activity. The board of director has ten members, whom also count with several allies in order to carry off all activities including…
The World Boxing Association sends its warmest greetings and words of admiration to all Olympic boxers who made history in London 2012, especially to the three champions, Nicola Adams, Katie Taylor and Claressa Shields. Undoubtedly, all participants had a dream to reach the top sporting event, and are now part of history being the first…
John Joe Nevin is through to the 2012 Olympic bantamweight final after producing an absolute masterclass against Cuban southpaw Lazaro Estrada-Alvarez in London this afternoon. But Belfast braveheart Paddy Barnes bowed out after bringing China’s Zou Shiming, the current Olympic and AIBA World champion, all the way down to the wire and beyond at the…
The Méxican Independence Day Weekend boxing extravaganza headlined by the Julio César Chávez Jr. vs. Sergio Martinez World Middleweight Championship will feature four exciting bouts on the live pay-per-view undercard, including two world championship showdowns.
Earlier this week, it was announced that former British Lightweight Champion Anthony “Million Dollar†Crolla has signed up for the latest edition of the Prizefighter series, which is promoted by Matchroom Sport. This latest edition of Prizefighter will take place at the Olympia in Liverpool on the sixth of October and will provide the start…
The IBF have ordered Kell Brook to face Hector Saldivia on October 20 in a final eliminator for the mandatory position for the welterweight title at the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield, live on Sky Sports. Brook maintained his unbeaten record with a hard fought win over Carson Jones in July and the Sheffield star is already…