Kell Brook says he thrives under the pressure of a big fight night ahead of taking on Carson Jones in an IBF World welterweight title eliminator on Saturday July 7 in Sheffield – and he has heaped more onto his own shoulders by promising Sky Sports viewers and fight fans a knockout win.
23-year-old top super featherweight prospect, José “Sniper” Pedraza (9-0, 6KO), has been added to the August 31, 2012, “Night of Champions” boxing event taking place at the Guillermo Angulo Coliseum in Carolina, Puerto Rico. His opponent will be announced on a later date. The 10-round main event will feature Thomas Dulorme (15-0, 12 KOS), who…
Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event Last night, at Liverpool’s Olympia – VIP Promotions and Vaughan Boxing presented a seven card Bill which headlined the vacant British Masters Light-Middleweight Title bout between Steve Harkin of Liverpool and Lyndon Newman of Denton, Manchester. Steve Harkin (Liverpool) v Lyndon Newman (Denton) 10 x…
Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event Friday night, at the ornate Queens Theatre, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Mick Carney and Fight Factory hosted a night of boxing which featured local boxers. After a number of changes to the original Bill the headline contest saw British and Commonwealth Flyweight Champion – Chris Edwards of…
Headlining an action packed bill last night at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, CA, IBF light middleweight king Cornelius Bundrage proved age is just a number as he once again stopped former two-weight world champ Cory Spinks. 39 year old Bundrage clawed his way up from obscurity and through a hail of losses from 2005…
Jason McKay lost out in his bid for gold at the 16th European Junior Championships in Bulgaria today despite a gallant display against Suleiman Bammatov. The Russian light-flyweight was handed a 16-7 decision to finish on top of the 48kg podium in Sofia.
© Lawrence Lustig Carson Jones has vowed to punish Kell Brook when they meet in an IBF welterweight title eliminator on July 7 after Brook predicted he will KO the American.
Coldwell Boxing added another bright prospect to their expanding stable today by securing the signature of talented Liverpool youngster, Anthony Jevons. The former Golden Gloves ABC star, who won a cluster of amateur titles whilst sporting the black vest of the famous Liverpool club, resisted calls to concentrate on next year’s ABA’s and will now…
Amir Khan takes on Danny Garcia on the 14th July at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas for the WBA and WBC light welter titles. Prior to this fight, there has been a lot of controversy because Khan was supposed to be fighting Lamont Peterson in a highly anticipated rematch but it fell through because Peterson…
Frenchman Zakaria Attou successfully completed his transition from journeyman to champion last night at the Salle Marcel Cerdan in Paris-suburb Poissy, when he clearly beat Belgian Champion Kobe Vandekerkhove on points to lift the vacant World Boxing Federation International Super Welterweight title.
WBO number-two ranked Ruslan Provodnikov scored a scintillating second round stoppage over Jose Reynoso in a scheduled ten round Jr. Welterweight bout at the Omega Products Outdoor Arena. The bouts were seen live all over America on ESPN 2 and promoted by Banner Promotions & Thompson Boxing Reynoso tried to move in round one and…
Antrim’s Jason McKay advanced to the 48kg final at the 16th European Junior Championships following a thrilling win over Bulgarian light-flyweight Illiyan Kolev in Bulgaria today. The Canal BC stand out earned an 11-10 decision from a toe-to-toe duel to record his third victory on-the trot at the 35-nation tournament in Sofia.