One of Germany’s most popular boxers was back in action last night as Felix Sturm put his WBA middleweight crown at risk against Sebastian Zbik at Lanxess Arena in Cologne. Ex-Interim WBC beltholder Zbik was coming off a loss to full WBC champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr 10 months ago while Sturm was engaging in…
Undefeated former lightweight champion Brandon “Bam Bam†Rios and WBA interim lightweight title holder Richard Abril will be fighting for more than the vacant WBA lightweight title and guaranteed purses Saturday night at Mandalay Bay, they will be fighting for a $50,000 bonus that will be awarded to the winner.
Martin Murray will return to action on Hatton Promotions massive ‘Road To Glory’ bill at Manchester Velodrome on Saturday June 16. The British, Commonwealth and WBA inter-continental middleweight champion will be in title action on the card, with his opponent to be named in the next two weeks.
Stephen Foster Jr will tackle Jose Antonio Elizabeth before attempting to win the British Super-featherweight title. Foster Jr, 32, meets the Nicaraguan over six rounds on the bill topped by Anthony Crolla’s British lightweight title defence against Derry Mathews, at Oldham Sports Centre on Saturday April 21.
With only six weeks until the big title fight on 26th Ma,y we thought it was about time to have a word with ‘The Tiger’ Ali Adams who takes on the world renowned Audley Harrison in a 10 round heavyweight dust-up. Adams is an unheard of fighter for many a casual boxing fan, however his…
IBF/WBA/WBO/IBO Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko will defend his titles against Tony Thompson at Stade De Suisse in Bern, Switzerland, on July 7. Tony “The Tiger“ Thompson, 40, is from Washington D.C. and the official IBF mandatory challenger. The 6’ 5’’ southpaw has a fight record of 36 wins (24 KOs) and two defeats.
Hatton Promotions are delighted to officially announce their ‘Road To Glory’ bill which will take place at Manchester Velodrome on Saturday 16th June. It is their biggest ever show in a short three year history and will feature four exciting title fights. Topping the bill is a vacant ‘interim’ WBA super-bantamweight title fight between Bury’s…
Paul McCloskey will face DeMarcus Corley on May 5 at the King’s Hall in Belfast live on Sky Sports – and the winner could land a shot at the WBC light welterweight crown. Corley, a former WBO light welterweight champion ranked 15 by the WBC, replaces Julio Diaz as Dudey’s opponent after the Mexican raised…
Knockout artist Lucas ‘Big Daddy’ Browne is threatening to run British boxing’s top heavyweights out of town. The unbeaten Australian heavyweight champion – who has knocked out ten of his 11 victims – is teaming up with Hatton Promotions, and boxes on their card at Oldham Sports Centre, on Saturday April 21.
Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Miguel Cotto, Canelo Alvarez and Sugar Shane Mosley are deep in training for their respective May 5 bouts taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas which will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View. For Mayweather, being back in the gym feels just right as he trains…
Undefeated former World Lightweight Champion Brandon “Bam Bam†Rios (29-0-1, 22 KOs), of Oxnard, Calif., his opponent, WBA interim lightweight champion and Cuban expatriate Richard Abril (17-2-1, 8 KOs), hosted the Final Las Vegas News Conference today in the Mizuya Lounge at Mandalay Bay.
Don King hosted the final press conference today before Saturday’s first boxing card at the new and improved Casino Miami Jai-Alai that will feature WBC United States super welterweight champion Joey “Twinkle Fingers†Hernandez (20-1-1, 11 KOs) against Shakir “The Assassin†Ashanti (16-12, 4 KOs), from New Bern, S.C.