After working out for members of the media in Los Angeles, CA, Chad Dawson spoke about his WBC light heavyweight title clash against reigning champion Bernard Hopkins this Saturday night at Staples Center. Chad Dawson: “We have a great game plan. I don’t see Bernard getting past it. I am …
Read More »Holly Holm vs. Anne Sophie Mathis December 2
They may have taken different routes to get there, but four months after promoter Lenny Fresquez originally announced the December 2nd “World Dominance” showdown at Route 66 Casino Hotel in Albuquerque, it’s full steam ahead for Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm and French superstar Anne Sophie Mathis to decide who …
Read More »Kessler Injured, Pulls Out Of Stieglitz Title Clash
Team Sauerland regrets to announce that Mikkel Kessler (44-2, 33 KOs) has sustained a hand injury in practice, forcing him to postpone his hotly-anticipated November 5 clash with WBO Super-Middleweight Champion Robert Stieglitz (40-2, 23 KOs) to early 2012.
Read More »Ahmed Confident Ahead Of Prizefighter Super Flyweights
Usman Ahmed says the infamous video of his knockout on YouTube means he’s the biggest name in tonight’s Prizefighter Super Flyweights tournament at Liverpool Olympia, live on Sky Sports 1 and HD1 and also in 3D.
Read More »Rendall Munroe Picks Up Elite Construction Sponsorship Deal
Nick Rhodes, managing director of Elite Construction, is pleased to announce that his company has entered a sponsorship agreement with Super-Bantamweight Champion – Rendall Munroe – which will allow the boxer to give up his full time job as a Bin Man in Leicester, England.
Read More »Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton Returns November 12
Ricky Hatton will make a dramatic ring return next month – but instead of throwing leather he’ll be barking the orders. ‘The Hitman’ took out a trainers licence last month and the first fighter to team up with him is Blackpool welterweight hopeful Adam Little.
Read More »Dewey Bozella’s Amazing Story Continues With HBO Appearance
Dewey Bozella’s dream has always been to have just one professional boxing match. Following perhaps the most unconventional path to a first professional fight in the history of the sport, on Oct. 15, that dream will come true.
Read More »DiBella Teams Up With Charity For Next ShoBox
On Friday October 21st, Lou DiBella’s DiBella Entertainment will present “Octoberfist: Fight Night Done Right”, an exciting doubleheader on ShoBox: The New Generation, from the beautiful MGM Grand at Foxwoods.
Read More »Macklin Wants Martinez Title Clash In Madison Square Garden
Matthew Macklin says he’s determined to be the man to end Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez’s reign as World Middleweight Champion but he’s refusing to resort to trash talking in a bid to get the Argentinian in the ring with him. Macklin, currently rated number 3 at Middleweight by the Ring magazine, …
Read More »Prospect Willie Nelson Planning Comeback In Youngstown
The welterweight prospect with a strange name for a boxer and freakish size for a welterweight, Willie “Quiet Storm” Nelson, has made career-defining changes, including an attitude adjustment, and now he’s fully prepared to rebound from his first pro loss.
Read More »WealthTV To Broadcast Jones vs. Marrone WBA Title Fight
Don King Productions announced an agreement today with WealthTV for a live telecast of a Nov. 5 world championship fight card featuring WBA titleholder Guillermo “El Felino” Jones (37-3-2, 29 KOs) taking on WBA No. 14-ranked cruiserweight Mike Marrone (20-3, 15 KOs) from Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard …
Read More »A Case For The Boxing Hall Of Fame Induction Of Harry Wiley Sr
The following article is on a subject I hold very dear to my heart. 10 years ago I was contacted by Harry Wiley Jr, the very proud son of Harry Wiley Sr, who trained the man that most experts call the greatest fighter to ever to grace the ring; Sugar …
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