A light heavyweight world championship showdown, potentially the division’s best matchup in years between two young fighters in their prime, has been confirmed for Saturday, Aug. 11, at Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. Undefeated IBF light heavyweight champion Tavoris Cloud (24-0, 19 KOs), of Tallahassee, Fla., defends his title against popular hometown favorite and former…
On Saturday night at the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham, two-time World Boxing Council Super Middleweight Champion Carl Froch joined an exclusive club of British boxers who have been three time World Champions after defeating the previous unbeaten Canadian based Romanian Lucian Bute in just five rounds to win the International Boxing Federation title at…
World Boxing Federation Super Flyweight Champion Juan Jose Montes is set to defend his title for the first time on June 2 at the Coliseo Olimpico de la UG in Guadalajara, Mexico, as he takes on fellow countryman Victor Zaleta on a show promoted by HG Promotions headed by Hector Garcia.
In the Main Event, local celebrity and fan favorite Super Middleweight Bo “Hands of War†Gibbs, Jr., from Maysville, Oklahoma will fight rough and rugged Willie Bryant from Conway, Arkansas in a six round bout. catBOX fighter Gibbs, now 5-0 with 3 KOs to his credit, is a former NABC National Golden Glove Champion whose…
Hatton Promotions mega ‘Road To Glory’ bill is the hottest ticket in boxing. It looks a certainty that the show at Manchester Velodrome on June 16 will be a complete 4300 sell-out All of the VIP ringside tickets have now been sold, there are very few ringsides left and while other price ranges are available…
Hatton Promotions’ latest overseas star Zhanat Zhakiyanov is closing in on the European bantamweight title. ‘The Kazakh Kid’ is the number one contender for the EBU belt and expects to become mandatory challenger after the vacant title fight between Bristol’s Lee Haskins and Stephane Jamoye.
Adam Etches and Scott Jenkins hope that boxing on Hatton Promotions ‘Road To Glory’ bill will be a stepping stone towards their first professional titles. The unbeaten Sheffield pair will be in action at Manchester Velodrome on Saturday 16th June. One of the show’s big attractions sees Scott Quigg challenge Rendall Munroe for the vacant…
British boxing legend Ricky Hatton will be on hand to share his thoughts during Primetime’s exclusive coverage of Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley on Saturday June 9th, live on Primetime. Hatton will be joined in the studio alongside the ever entertaining Steve Bunce and fight game expert Ronald McIntosh. All three are sure to provide…
Audley Harrison has announced he is seeking endorsement from the British Boxing Board of Control, to be the next challenger for the British Heavyweight Title. Fresh from his clinical 4th round dismantling of Ali Adams to become International Masters Champion, Audley expressed his excitement and determination to get back to training and plans to resume…
Richard Towers will now face Frenchman Gregory Tony for the vacant EU heavyweight title at Manchester Velodrome on Saturday June 16. The 6ft 9in Sheffield giant had been due to meet fellow unbeaten boxer Michael Wallisch on the same bill, but the German has pulled out.
Bob Arum: I would like to wish everyone a happy holiday weekend. I was just at the gym with Timothy at his public workout in Palm Springs yesterday [Thursday] and he looks tremendous and we’re looking forward to a great, great fight. One thing that I have to say that hit me immediately is how…
Carl Froch threw the playbook aside last night in front of an adoring crowd in his hometown of Nottingham, England, putting the first loss on the record of IBF super middle titlist Lucian Bute. Romanian born Bute had surprisingly left the cozy confines of his adopted province of Quebec to face Froch in the lion’s…