It’s been a busy weekend of boxing in terms of big fights. A ‘triple-whammy’ on Saturday night saw big nights for Matchroom, Hennessy and (across Europe) KMG. First to kick-off the weekend’s UK events was the Mickey Helliet / Hellraiser Promotions fightnight at the Coronet Theatre, Elephant & Castle, Southwark, London, on Friday night, which…
Stade De Suisse in Berne, Switzerland played host last night to heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko’s rematch with American veteran Tony Thompson. Klitschko put his IBF, WBO, IBO and WBA Super belts on the line in a sequel to the 2008 match with Thompson that Klitschko won by stopping the challenger in 11 rounds. Klitschko opens the…
Last night at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA, super bantamweight Nonito Donaire added another title to his trophy cabinet by winning the IBF belt from Jeffrey Mathebula. Donaire came into the contest bearing the WBO 122 pound trophy after capturing world titles at bantam super fly and flyweight while Mathebula, who had previously…
It was a big night of action in the UK on Saturday evening with important bouts taking place on two good fight cards in Sheffield and Clevedon. It was the Kell Brook show at Sheffield’s Motorpoint Arena but the much-hyped welter starlet had to come through a very difficult fight against American spoiler Carson Jones,…
Nonito Donaire is looking to defend his WBO super bantam belt and take Jeffrey Mathebula’s IBF belt, at the Home Depot Centre this Saturday night. Donaire has looked very impressive in his movements through the weights from flyweight, super flyweight, bantam and super bantam, winning titles in all four divisions, notably making himself only the…
Reports have recently emerged from the United States that four time Heavyweight Champion of the World and former undisputed Cruiserweight Champion of the World, Evander Holyfield, has stated that he is seriously considering retiring from the square circle if he fails to gain one last attempt at a World Heavyweight titles. The 49 year old…
© Mark Robinson Kell Brook and Carson Jones clashed on the scales at the official weigh in for their IBF Welterweight title eliminator in Sheffield tomorrow night (July 7).
© Lawrence Lustig Carl Froch will defend his IBF super middleweight title in the UK this winter after both his and Lucian Bute’s teams decided to delay the rematch which is now pencilled for March 2013 in Montreal. The Cobra ripped the IBF belt from Bute with a stunning fifth round stoppage in Nottingham in…
Sheffield actor Sean Bean will carry Kell Brook’s IBF international belt to the ring on Saturday night as the hometown fighter takes on Carson Jones in an official World title eliminator. Brook and Jones headline the bumper ‘Edge of Glory’ bill with five title bouts and a host of hot young British talent in action,…
Dave Coldwell is delighted to announce the signing of unbeaten welterweight sensation, Chad Gaynor. The 8-0 Rotherham prospect has penned a three-year promotional deal with the fast-rising Coldwell Boxing group after rejecting the advances of a number of interested parties.
The complete lineup is almost for this Saturday night’s massive fight card at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Center City Philadelphia. The show is promoted by James Shuler Boxing Promotions. In the main event, former world title challenger Yusaf Mack (30-4-2, 17 KO’s) of Philadelphia will take on Sabou Ballogou (8-5, 3 KO’s) of France…
The World Boxing Council has started the process of the free negotiations for the final elimination bout between Erislandy Lara and Vanes Martyrosian to determine the mandatory contender in the super welterweight division.