Promoter Gary Shaw is concerned about the damage done in the sport of boxing after the news Friday that Antonio Tarver tested positive for a banned substance in a pre-fight drug test conducted by the California State Athletic Commission before his fight with Lateef Kayode.
Following his recent defeat of the Irish Middleweight Andy Lee in the seventh round in El Paso in a defence of his WBC title, the Mexican Prince-ling Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr will finally face off against the Argentine Sergio Martinez, widely regarded as the true Middleweight champion of the world on the 15th September at…
© Esther Lin / Showtime boxing The final press conference for one of the most oft-discussed fight cards of the year – “Ortiz vs. Lopez†taking place this Saturday, June 23 and televised live on Showtime, 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, from Staples Center, took place Thursday before boxing media and fans,…
The Elite Heat Boxing Team is made up of an extremely special group of inner city kids who have chosen the sport of boxing as their focus and have obtained monumental success on a national level. Based out of the Elite Heat Boxing Gym in Newark NJ, the kids who make up “the team†can…
Ireland’s talented young boxers are scheduled to fly out to Bulgaria this morning (June 22) ahead of the opening bell for the eagerly anticipated 2012 EUBC European Junior Championships. The Continental deciders glove off at the Festivalna Hall in Sofia on Saturday, June 23rd.
The Seminole Hard Rock Casino hosts Saturday’s “Viva Don King II” boxing card in Hard Rock Live at Hollywood, FL. Vacant NABF Heavyweight Championship, 12 rounds Tony Grano: 221.5 lb DaVarryl Williamson: 215 lb
Two young, exciting, classy, established world champions, both from the United States, both in their primes and both widely recognized as the best in their weight class, will clash when undefeated Andre “SOG” Ward (25-0, 13 KOs) defends his WBA and WBC super middleweight championships against once-beaten WBC light heavyweight titleholder “Bad” Chad Dawson (31-1,…
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…