The World Boxing Council has started the process of the free negotiations for the final elimination bout between Erislandy Lara and Vanes Martyrosian to determine the mandatory contender in the super welterweight division.
With the British boxing scene digesting the recent addition of David Price as latest the holder of the prestigious Lonsdale belt following his four round demolition of Norwich’s former Commonwealth champion Sam Sexton, the talk surrounding Price, is quite simply – who’s next? The talk is justified as newspaper reports here in the United Kingdom…
Even after a decade in this business, which includes more than 30 professional bouts, Elvin Ayala doesn’t mind starting from scratch every now and then. “People say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but I’m not a dog – I’m a wolf,†said Ayala, the reigning WBC USNBC middleweight champion and 20th-ranked middleweight…
Whilst all the recent media focus has been on next week’s highly controversial Heavyweight clash, between David Haye and Dereck Chisora, another, and probably far more significant, Clash of the Titans takes place this coming Saturday, with the long awaited showdown, between former British Cruiserweight Champion Leon ‘Solid’ Williams and current Southern Area Champ Tony…
Gavin Rees has received a boost from promoter Eddie Hearn ahead of his European lightweight title defence against Derry Mathews on Saturday, after he revealed he was in talks for a World title shot for the Welshman. Rees and Mathews meet again for the belt live on Sky Sports 1HD at the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield…
For the second time in less than four months, Ukrainian promoter Oleg Bruskov is staging a big World Boxing Federation title twin-bill in Kiev. And, as was the case the first time, local stars Vitali Kopylenko and Timur Akhundov will headline against tough opposition.
American-Mexican promoter Don King sent congratulations today to Enrique Pena Nieto for winning Sunday’s election to become the new president of Mexico. King met the 45-year-old president-elect last June while in Mexico and was greatly impressed.
36-year-old Ukrainian icon Wladimir Klitschko travels to the Stade de Suisse Wankdorf in Berne, Switzerland for a mandatory defence of the IBF portion of his World Heavyweight crown against American Southpaw Tony Thompson this Saturday. This will be the 61st fight of Klitschko’s 16-year glittering professional career, which will ultimately see him enter the International…
Vladine Biosse doesn’t have time to sit back and reflect on his huge win over Joey “K.O. Kid†Spina in May. He’s too busy getting ready for the next challenge, one he hopes will move him another step closer toward achieving his ultimate goal of winning a world title.
Iain Weaver has signed promotional terms with Matchroom Sport. The decorated Team GB star will make his debut on the undercard of Darren Barker’s comeback fight on September 8 at the Alexandra Palace in north London.
Two-time WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko will defend his title against German Manuel Charr at the SC Olimpiyski sports arena in Moscow, Russia on September 8. For fight night, more than 30,000 spectators are expected to come to one of the largest European indoor arenas. Manuel “Diamond Boy“ Charr was born in Beirut, Lebanon, is…
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.