©Lawrence Lustig Meadowhall shopping centre stood still yesterday as Kell Brook and Matthew Hatton weighed in for tonight’s War of the Roses clash at the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield, live on Sky Sports 1, HD1 and in 3D. Both men took to the scales live on Sky Sports News, Hatton making the weight first (10st 6lb…
On Friday, April 20, DiBella Entertainment, in association with Golden Boy Promotions, will present a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation when former undisputed middleweight champion Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor (29-4-1, 18 KO’s) takes on the undefeated Caleb “Golden” Truax (18-0-1, 10 KO’s) in a 10-round middleweight matchup.
The official weigh-in was held today in the Theater at Madison Square Garden for tomorrow night’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration “The Real Middleweight Championship – Get Your Irish Up” – presented by DiBella Entertainment. World Middleweight Champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez tipped the scales at 157 ½ pounds, while challenger Matthew “Mack the Knife” Macklin weighed…
World famous personality Danny Bonaduce will once again make his presence felt in the boxing world when he takes the microphone as the master of ceremonies for “Battle at the Boat 86†Saturday, March 31 at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, WA.
After three years of waiting for his mandatory title shot, unbeaten Selcuk Aydin (23-0, 17 KOs) will face Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (29-1-1, 18 KOs) on July 28th for the WBC interim world welterweight championship. Aydin had secured his position as No. 1 contender with a KO victory over “Sugar” Jackson Bonsu back in July…
In March 2011 the Blockbuster Film “The Fighter”, which told the story of boxing legends “Irish” Micky Ward (played by Mark Wahlberg) and his brother Dickie Eklund (played by Christian Bale), burst on to the silver screen. The film, which portrayed the family’s journey from despair to the top of the world of boxing, was…
Yesterday saw the final press conference ahead of Saturday’s St. Patricks Day World middleweight title clash between Matthew Macklin and Sergio Martinez at Madison Square Garden in New York. Matthew Macklin: “It’s been a long road to get here, I’ve won everything along the way, the Irish middleweight title, the British middleweight title, the European…
On Saturday, May 19, 2012, fans at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev., as well as those watching around the world, will see one of boxing’s most intense grudge matches re-ignited when WBA Super Lightweight Super Champion and IBF Junior Welterweight Champion Lamont “Havoc†Peterson faces former Two-Time World Champion Amir “King 
On Wednesday during a hearing at the headquarters of the British Boxing Board of Control in Cardiff, former British and Commonwealth Champion and recent WBC Heavyweight title challenger Derek Chisora of Finchley has been inevitably and rightly seen his licence to box here in the UK withdrawn. The decision by the BBBofC to strip the…
On Saturday, May 19, 2012, fans at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev., as well as those watching around the world, will see one of boxing’s most intense grudge matches re-ignited when WBA Super Lightweight Super Champion and IBFJunior Welterweight Champion Lamont “Havoc” Peterson faces former Two-Time World Champion Amir “King” Khan…
© Lawrence Lustig Kell Brook says he will “smash†Matthew Hatton in Saturday night’s War of the Roses clash at the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield – and there are only 300 tickets left to watch them settle the debate on the number one welterweight in Britain. Tickets have flown out the door for the blockbuster night,…
In 2011, former Mexican Olympian Abner Mares left his mark on the professional boxing world by winning and defending his first world championship at bantamweight against former World Champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko. Now, on Saturday, April 21, Mares will begin his quest for a world title in a second weight class as he moves…