In the welterweight heyday of the legendary Sugar Ray Leonard, Sugar Ray’s ‘Modus Operandi’ was always the same, fight as if an ordinary round with your opponent for the first two minutes and fifteen seconds, then come on strong in the last 45 seconds of the round, impress the judges and steal the round on…
Last Saturday at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Irish fighter Patrick ‘Paddy Boy’ Farrell of Jersey City, New Jersey, won a spirited four round heavyweight all offense and no defense slugfest by four round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Kalven Jenkins of Troy, New York. The bout was closer than the…
The boxers who will compete in a doubleheader on ShoBox: The New Generation live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, Friday, March 23, made weight on their first attempts Thursday. In a clash of southpaws in the 10-round main event, unbeaten, world-ranked super featherweight Diego Magdaleno (21-0, 7 KOs), of…
Living up to the old adage that everything is bigger in Texas, the March 24 HBO World Championship Boxing event featuring a hard-hitting doubleheader of Erik Morales vs. Danny Garcia and James Kirkland vs. Carlos Molina will have an undercard just as exciting as the featured fights at Houston’s Reliant Arena.
Gavin Rees is relishing defending his European lightweight title against Anthony Mezaache in Paris on Friday night, live on Sky Sports 4 and HD4 from 9pm – and says victory will prove he is willing to fight anyone, anywhere. The Welshman defends the belt for the second time against Mezaache, the Parisian fighter who won…
© Lawrence Lustig Carl Froch’s IBF super middleweight title fight with Lucian Bute at the Capital FM Arena Nottingham on May 26 is racing to a sell-out after over 5,000 tickets were sold in the first 48 hours.
David Coldwell and Eddie Hearn would like to announce that ‘The Big Bang’ boxing show headlined by Tony Bellew vs Danny McIntosh will be moved from its original date of Saturday 14th April 2012 to one day prior on Friday 13th April 2012. The event will still take place at Liverpool’s Echo Arena and doors…
Boxing brothers Gary and Mitchell Buckland believe they are starting a new family dynasty this weekend. The pair will be in action when Hatton Promotions stage a bumper bill at Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, on Saturday night.
Kell Brook’s brilliant ‘War of the Roses’ victory over Matthew Hatton was watched by record numbers on Sky Sports. The welterweight star signalled his intention to shake up the welterweight scene at World level with a commanding points win over Hatton in the Mancunian’s 50th pro outing, and the top class evening of boxing from…
Hatton Promotions have added more seats into Ponds Forge Arena for Saturday’s bumper Sheffield bill. The response from the Steel City public has been incredible, with unbeaten prospects Adam Etches and Scott Jenkins selling almost 1000 tickets between them.
In one of the most eagerly awaited domestic comebacks of the year, Coldwell Boxing’s Mark Thompson will face off against Eddie Corcoran 8-1 (3) as part of a fantastic, evenly matched undercard to Tony Bellew’s British light heavyweight title clash against Danny McIntosh at Liverpool’s Echo Arena on April 14th.
In a comeback that has surprised many, Mexican legend Erik Morales makes the first defence of the WBC version of the 10 stone [140 pound] title when he faces unbeaten American Danny Garcia in Houston, Texas. In August, 2007, Morales career looked to have been over. Having suffered his fourth consecutive defeat, a lightweight title…