Jamie Arthur reckons his American ‘moles’ have delivered the blueprint for shocking Scott Quigg this weekend. The Welshman starts a huge underdog when he challenges for Quigg’s British Super-bantamweight title, at Bolton’s Reebok Stadium on Saturday (4th February).
Carl Frampton sent out a chilling warning to his rivals with a stunning seventh round knockout of Kris Hughes as he defended his Commonwealth Super Bantamweight title at York Hall, Bethnal Green. In the build up to the fight, much of the focus was on a potential fight with British champion Scott Quigg, but Frampton…
Within the last week the World Boxing Organisation has announced that three weight World Champion and future Hall of Famer Juan Manuel Marquez has decided to vacate their “full†Lightweight title to campaign as a Welterweight, according to a recent statement that was released by the WBO. Also contained within their statement, Marquez has demanded…
The February 24 Friday Night Fights series at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino at Rollins Center Arena features a new event on the card. Super featherweights Juan Carlos “Miniburgos†Burgos (28-1, 19 KOs) and Cristobal “Lacandón†Cruz (39-12-3, 23 KOs ) will go head to head for the WBC Silver title in a 10-round bout.
Ken Egan will meet Joe Ward in next Friday’s Irish Daily Star sponsored Irish Elite Championships light-heavyweight final. Egan set up the “battle of the southpaws” after Eamon Walsh retired in round two of last night’s semi-final at the National Stadium in Dublin with a facial injury.
Hatton Promotions exciting new signing – Zhanat Zhakiyanov, knocked out Thai rival – Noppadol Khongchana, in the first round to claim the WBC Asian bantamweight title on Friday night.
At age 21, Saul Alvarez is an up-and-coming young boxer who has the potential to become one of the greatest fighters that this sport has ever seen in the light middleweight division. Already in his young career, Alvarez has headlined two separate HBO broadcasts in the last year. After a dominating win against the heavy…
Carl Frampton says he thrives on the pressure to perform, as he defends his Commonwealth Super-Bantamweight title against Kris Hughes at a sold-out York Hall, Bethnal Green, tomorrow night (January 28) live on Sky Sports 1 and HD1 from 9pm. The 24 year-old Belfast boy is aiming to extend his unbeaten record to 12 fights…
Vicente Escobedo has fought all over the world, represented his country in the Olympics and fought some of the best fighters in the sport throughout his career, but the one thing the top junior lightweight contender has never done is compete in his hometown as a professional.
Scott Quigg has been boosted by the possibility of a mouth-watering domestic clash against Rendall Munroe later this year. British super-bantamweight Quigg had hoped to meet the former Commonwealth and European champion in his first defence next week.
To round out the Showtime Championship Boxing tripleheader headlined by the highly-anticipated rematch between Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto, Golden Boy Promotions and DiBella Entertainment have announced two more high-impact fights from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. on Saturday, Feb. 11.
Joe Ward advanced to the light-heavyweight final at the 2012 Irish Daily Star sponsored Elite Senior Championships at Dublin’s National Stadium tonight. The current European and Irish champion recorded a 17-4 victory over Davey Joe Joyce to book his ticket into next Friday’s 81Kg final.