Eamonn O’Kane fights for his first pro title on September 22, taking on Craig Windsor Jr. for the Celtic middleweight title on the ‘Judgement Day’ bill at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast live on Sky Sports. Prizefighter All-Irish Middleweights champion O’Kane moved his unbeaten record to 7-0 after claiming the 24th edition of Matchroom Sport’s…
Paul McCloskey will fight Manuel Perez at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on September 22, live on Sky Sports. McCloskey is aiming to get back on track after his defeat to DeMarcus Corley in May and a victory over the WBA ranked Perez would boost the title hopes of the former World title challenger. Perez,…
Undefeated WBA and WBC super middleweight world champion Andre “SOG” Ward (25-0, 13 KOs) and WBC light heavyweight titleholder “Bad” Chad Dawson (31-1, 17 KOs) both held open media workouts this week from their respective training camps in Oakland, CA and Las Vegas, NV. Media attendees were given the opportunity to watch training and ask…
Today it has been announced that current WBA “interim†title holder and former British and European Super Middleweight Champion, Brian Magee, has been awarded his second crack at a full “major†title, this time against American Southpaw stylist/puncher Andre Dirrell on the 17th November. The 37 year old Magee, from Belfast in Ireland, was given…
At the tender age of 21, Randy Caballero, of Coachella, Calif., has been perfect in a two-and-a-half-year pro career. He’s rarely lost a round while going 15-0 with eight knockouts, and already has attained a world rating. The talented bantamweight looks to have a bright future, but he will get his toughest test to date…
Carl Froch will defend his IBF super middleweight World title at the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham on November 28, against an opponent to be named next week. Froch won the belt in dramatic style at the Capital FM Arena in May, with a stunning fifth round KO win over Lucian Bute. “The Cobra” will…
Next up for British heavyweight champion David Price is a bout with Audley Harrison at Liverpool’s Echo Arena on October 13, 2012. Harrison and Matt Skelton were the front runners for Price’s voluntary defence of his British title belt. Both Harrison and Skelton have had knockout victories in their last outings, with Harrison stopping Ali…
Carl Froch will announce the opponent for his first IBF super middleweight title defence live on Sky Sports News on Monday, August 20. The three time World champion will box in November in the first defence of the title he won in stunning fashion with a fifth round KO of Lucian Bute at the Capital…
Darren Barker returns to action on September 8 live on Sky Sports and says he will prove he belongs at World level when he faces Simone Rotolo. The Londoner co-headlines Sky’s season opener at the Alexandra Palace in north London in his first fight since pushing Sergio Martinez all the way in his World middleweight…
Former Amateur star Tyler Goodjohn is the latest boxer to join up with the fast growing Goodwin Promotions stable having signed a long term promotional deal. Promoter Steve Goodwin is delighted with the latest acquisition. “I have been a long standing admirer of Tyler, in fact he fought on one of our early promotional shows.
On a very rainy night in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Jose “Piston†Lopez became the new World Boxing Federation Welterweight Champion by defeating countryman Jose Emilio Perea by majority decision on a show promoted by HG Boxing and Promociones Del Pueblo at the legendary Jalisco Arena.
Matchroom Sport in association with Orion Sport can announce that Steve Molitor has replaced Kiko Martinez for Betfair’s Judgement Day fight night at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on Saturday September 22, live on Sky Sports. The two-time World super bantamweight champion takes the place of the injured Spaniard and will challenge the Belfast star…