Matthew “Mack the Knife” Macklin opened up his training camp to the media in lower Manhattan yesterday ahead of his St. Patrick’s Day showdown with Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez at Madison Square Garden. Macklin and trainer Buddy McGirt, a former two weight World Champion during his own career, performed an open workout before a packed house…
Adam Etches has already sold 500 tickets for his next fight. The popular Sheffield light-middleweight will be in action on Hatton Promotions’ double title bill in his hometown at Ponds Forge Arena, on Saturday March 24.
After witnessing his elder brother Vitali get taken the distance for just the fourth time in his 46 fight professional career by the former British and Commonweath Heavyweight champion Derek Chisora and also being spat upon by Chisora prior to the fight, Wladimir Klitchsko returns to the ring to defend his WBA Super, WBO, IBF…
Welterweight Luis Cream, grandson of the late former World Heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Walcott, won his third professional on the undercard of a seven bout card at Bally’s Hotel and Casino on Saturday, February 25, 2012. Cream’s name might not attract instant notice but his grandfather’s real name was Arnold Raymond Cream, better known by…
Today it has been confirmed that Liverpool’s David Price and Norwich’s Sam Sexton’s clash for the vacant British and Commonwealth Heavyweight titles has been confirmed for the 19th May at the Aintree Equestrian Centre in Liverpool. The Equestrian Centre forms part of Aintree Horse Racing Racecourse, which will host it’s first fight night after being…
In a shocking upset on a special five bout WBC CABOFE card at Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in Georgetown, Guyana, former World Boxing Council Cruiserweight champion Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite of Guyana was knocked out in the first round of his heavyweight debut by Barbados based Shawn ‘The Sniper’ Cox. Braithwaite has figured prominently in…
Integrated Sports Media, the pound-for-pound king of sports distribution in North America, announced today that it will distribute “Island Assault 4: The Battle,” featuring the WBO Flyweight Championship between defending champion Brian “Hawaiian Punch” Viloria and challenger Omar Nino Romero, March 31 live from Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Thursday nights in Rhode Island just got a lot more exciting. After successfully bringing professional boxing back to the Ocean State in 2011 following an 11-month drought, Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports is proud to announce the launch of its 2012 Thursday Night Fight Series, which begins Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 at the Twin…
Carl Frampton is aiming to impress on his second Commonwealth super bantamweight defence as he targets big showdowns with the hottest super bantamweight stars this year. Frampton faces Ghanaian bantamweight champion Prosper Ankrah on March 17 at the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield live on Sky Sports 1, HD and in 3D, and his team say that…
Kieran Farrell believes rival Stephen Jennings is already looking for excuses ahead of their Central Area light-welterweight title fight. Scouser Jennings (5-1-1) has stepped in at one week’s notice to challenge Farrell for the vacant title over ten rounds at Bury’s Castle Leisure Centre, on Friday (March 2).
Unbeaten heavyweight Richard Towers will be targeting Britain’s top heavyweights by the end of this year. That is the expectation of Hatton Promotions head man Ricky Hatton, who is tipping the 6ft 9in Sheffield man to crush his giant rivals in the heavyweight division.
When I went along to John Costello’s gym at Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, I knew I was going to a shopping centre – but had no idea where the gym was. Trainer – Paul Webb met me at the centre’s entrance to walk me to the gym and asked if I’d heard about their location. I…