Irish team captain Darren O’Neill maintained Ireland’s winning start to the 2012 Olympic Games with a convincing 15-6 decision over Nigeria’s Muideen Olalekan Akanji at the ExCel in London today. The Kilkenny southpaw edged the first 4-3, but ran away with the second, blasting in a left/right combo at the start of the frame en…
Upset-minded Raymundo Beltran won the NABF lightweight title Friday night at Resorts Casino Hotel, beating top-ranked Hank Lundy by majority decision, 95-95, 96-94, 96-94, in the main event of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights. The aggressor throughout the night, Beltran (26-6) gave Lundy (21-2-1) problems along the ropes, limiting Lundy’s ability to utilize his jab by…
Find A Dream, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that reaches out to community children and provides them a healthy channel to find and work towards fulfilling a dream, has announced that they have partnered with One Punch Fitness in Myrtle Beach and have opened up a new youth facility. One Punch Fitness contains 1,400…
Presented by GK Boxing Promotions, world class professional boxing returns to the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, California on Friday, August 3rd. Headlining the event is a terrific lightweight clash between Ciudad Obregon, Mexico native Fernando Carcamo, 10-3-0 (7KO’s) and undefeated Herbert Acevedo, 7-0-0 (4KO’s) of Kansas City, Kansas.
The City of Fallon, NV and Let’s Get It On Promotions are pleased to announce the fIfth annual “Rural Rumble†Fallon Fights 2012, Saturday, August 25th at the Churchill County Fairgrounds. “Rural Rumble 2012†will feature world class professional boxing. The sensational Vasquez brothers of Reno look to shine in Fallon on August 25th. Oscar…
© Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions Former two-weight champion Robert Guerrero jumps up two divisions tonight in order to face big-punching Turkish welter Selcuk Aydin for the vacant Interim WBC title at HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA. This interesting clash pits hard-nosed southpaw boxer Guerrero against Aydin, a stand-up European style…
Katie Taylor has received a bye into the quarter-finals at the Olympic Games. The number one seed will meet either Queen Underwood of the USA or Great Britain’s Natasha Jonas at the ExCel venue in London early next month looking to secure the win that will guarantee at least a bronze medal.
This Saturday night, July 28th, will mark the 20 Year Anniversary of Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing as they host “Rockin’ Fights 4″ at The Paramount in Huntington, New York. The event is headlined by ‘The Fighting Pride of Huntington, New York”, Chris Algieri and tough Texas fighter Raul Tovar in an eight round junior welterweight…
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 cancelled Lundy’s NABF title defense…
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 fear whatsoever about coming to…
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.
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 co-headlining show with Darren Barker,…