Following the recent announcement that Gavin Rees and Derry Matthews are scheduled for a British and European lightweight unification rematch at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, we are served up potentially another exciting match up between West Ham’s Kevin Mitchell, former British Super-Featherweight champion and current WBO Intercontential Lightweight champion against Coatsbridge’s two weight world…
This Saturday night Hector Camacho Jr. will be stepping into the ring against Bernardo Guereca and looking to get back on track to working towards a potential middleweight title fight. Camacho Jr. (53-4-1, 28 KO) is 10-1 in his last 11 fights, with his only loss coming at the hands of David Lemieux for the…
© Lawrence Lustig American Tor Hamer beat pre-tournament favourite Kevin ‘Kingpin’ Johnson to win the Prizefighter International Heavyweights live on Sky Sports at York Hall, Bethnal Green. New Yorker Hamer met Atlanta’s former World title challenger Johnson in the all-US final after both men impressed on their way to the shoot-out for the £32,000 winner’s…
Tonight, June 22, talented, up-and-coming super featherweight prospects Aalan Martinez (12-1-1, 8 KOs) and Ramon Valadez (11-1, 6 KOs) will battle in an eight-round bout at the Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, Calif. The bout titled “New Blood” is promoted by Thompson Boxing Promotions in association with Boxing 360.
© Lawrence Lustig Kevin ‘Kingpin’ Johnson believes he will knockout all three opponents on his way to victory in tomorrow night’s Prizefighter International Heavyweights at York Hall, Bethnal Green live on Sky Sports HD1 from 9pm. Punters have been backing Kingpin with tournament sponsors Betfair and the man who took Vitali Klitschko the distance when…
Interesting news came from the world of sports this week when Forbes Magazine announced that their annual list of top paid athletes is headed by two boxers, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao at #1 and #2 respectively. Its with great pride that the promoters involved in The Boxing Promoters Association had such a prominent role…
In addition to his consistency within the ring, one thing that stands out in super middleweight Richard Pierson’s career is the number of fights that continue to fall through for the rising star. Last week Pierson was supposed to go to battle for the WBC Fecarbox Super Middleweight Title, but never had a chance to…
Former Three-Time World Champion Humberto “Zorrita†Soto will seek to join rare company among active fighters with 60 wins as he pursues his 60th professional victory when he faces the always-dangerous and hard-hitting Lucas Matthysse in a battle of world-ranked super lightweights in the co-featured fight on Showtime Championship Boxing on Saturday, June 23 live…
Fighters spoke in front of the press for the final time today before the “Viva Don King II†boxing card takes place on Saturday in Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Promoter Don King hosted the press conference, and all participants promised their best performance possible when they…
Songchai M-150 Boxing announces a charity fight card, scheduled for 6 July, to benefit a turtle saving program. The event will be held at the National Boxing temporary Stadium in Sirinath Nai Yang, Phuket, Thailand. Principals include Mr. Surapong Panyavai, County Administrator of Sago District, honorable promoter Songchai Ratanasuban and female promoter Pariyakorn Ratanasuba.
The IABA have received final notification today from AIBA that boxer Joe Ward, (81kg) will not be competing in the 2012 London Olympics. The AIBA notification states: “…following the Olympic Qualifying Guidelines approved by the IOC Executive Board, the next Best Boxer from the 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships is supposed to be selected. Following…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Before this Saturday’s welterweight clash featuring Victor Ortiz vs. Josesito Lopez, Showtime Sports will pay tribute to Johnny Tapia with a short-form piece airing on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Following Tapia’s nine appearances on Showtime, the premium network’s archives contained multiple hours of intimate footage featuring New Mexico’s…