Don King hosted the final press conference today before Saturday’s first boxing card at the new and improved Casino Miami Jai-Alai that will feature WBC United States super welterweight champion Joey “Twinkle Fingers†Hernandez (20-1-1, 11 KOs) against Shakir “The Assassin†Ashanti (16-12, 4 KOs), from New Bern, S.C.
After a spectacular knockout during his professional debut last month, Hosea “The Hammer†Burton will look to be just as explosive when he graces the square circle on June 8th in Rotherham. Taking his place on the undercard of “Real Steelâ€, at the Magna Science Centre in six weeks time, the super middleweight created a…
In the third part of a detailed examination of the fight game within the United Kingdom, SaddoBoxing’s British contributor Iain Langmaid casts his long eye over the state of the fight game within the British scene and what he thinks the future holds for the fight game within the United Kingdom in 2012 and beyond….
Former flyweight and super fly world champion Vic Darchinyan has yet again come up short in a bantamweight title bout as the 36 year old Aussie failed to lift the WBC crown from local man Shinsuke Yamanaka on Friday night at Japan’s Tokyo International Forum. The far more experienced Darchinyan had been expected by many…
WBA Welterweight Champion Vyacheslav Senchenko plans to make a major statement in his April 29 world title defense, live on pay per viewfrom Donboss Arena in Donetsk, Ukraine, against former IBF junior welterweight titlist Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi.
Anthony ‘Million Dollar’ Crolla has laughed off Derry Mathews’s claim that he branded his big fight rival a “stepping stoneâ€. Crolla, 25, makes his second British lightweight title defence against his Merseyside challenger at Oldham Sports Centre on Saturday April 21.
Hatton Promotions stable-mates Ryan Rhodes and Sergey Rabchenko will meet for the vacant European light-middleweight title at Manchester Velodrome, on Saturday 16th June. The brilliant 12 round battle will be one of several top class fights on the ‘Road To Glory’ bill headed by the WBA interim super-bantamweight championship clash between Scott Quigg and Rendall…
Boxing stars joined a sold-out crowd of 500 at this past Sunday’s inaugural New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (“NYSBHOF”) induction dinner, sponsored by Ring 8, at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York. “Boxing in New York will not be forgotten,” NYSBHOF founder Tony Mazzarella said. “Boxers, cornermen, judges, promoters, announcers…
On Friday night April 27th, The biggest boxing weekend in Atlantic City kicks off with an important USBA Title clash when Omar Sheika takes on Yusaf Mack. The show is promoted by Nedal Abuhumoud’s Nedal’s Promotions and Andre Kut’s KEA Boxing.
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing returns to the Times Union Center in Albany, New York with ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights on Friday, May 18th. The May 18th event marks the return of Star Boxing to the Times Union Center, following an action packed debut on February 4th.
Tony Bellew has promised Merseyside he will kick-off next week’s huge sporting weekend with victory against Danny McIntosh in ‘The Big Bang’ on Friday April 13 live on Sky Sports 1 and HD1 from the Echo Arena, Liverpool. The Everton-mad British light heavyweight title champion defends his title against the former European champ, and will…
UBO Middleweight Champion Bronco “Superman†McKart (53-9-1, 32 KOs) is set to defend his title on April 28 at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio against streaking Mexican Jose “Stinger†Medina (17-9-1, 7 KOs). The fight, which was officially announced at a press conference in Toledo this past Friday, will headline a massive card promoted…