The World Boxing Council have announced their award winners for 2011. WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko received the award for “Fighter of the Yearâ€. In 2011, he defended his championship belt twice: In March against Odlanier Solis by KO 1 and in September against Tomasz Adamek by TKO 10.
Rendall Munroe will remain at super-bantamweight for his next fight after failing to lure a world class bantamweight into the ring. Britain’s best known binman will now concentrate on dumping Argentinian Jose Saez when he boxes a non-title eight rounder in the Premier Suite at Bolton’s Reebok Stadium on Saturday 4th February.
Craig Lyon will top the bill in his hometown of St. Helens for the first time, on Saturday 31st March. The English Bantamweight champion will make the second defence of his title against Newcastle southpaw Martin Ward in a homecoming ten rounder.
Jamie Arthur will be fighting for his boxing future when he challenges British super-bantamweight champion Scott Quigg in Bolton next month. The former Commonwealth champion will be having his first fight since losing to Jason Booth – the man Bury’s Quigg took the title from in October.
Boxing fans around the world will get the chance to put their questions direct to two of Britain’s greatest world champions when Ricky Hatton and Amir Khan take part in an exclusive live programme on YouTube on Friday 3rd February. Following the worldwide success of last month’s “Ask The Hitman†show when Ricky fielded questions…
Due to the fact that there was only to be partial representation of fight officials who were involved with the December 10, 2011 Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson bout at tomorrow’s scheduled appeal hearing of the fight’s outcome before the IBF, Golden Boy Promotions and Team Khan have decided to withdraw their appeal and focus…
WBO featherweight champion Orlando “Siri†Salido (37-11-2, 25 KOs), from Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, México, and former WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel “Juanma†Lopez (31-1, 28 KOs), from Caguas, Puerto Rico, took part in a news conference on Tuesday to announce their World Featherweight Championship rematch.
Many of Canada’s best boxers will be in action February 18, highlighted by the return of world super middleweight contender Adonis “Superman” Stevenson, on the stacked “Fast & Furious Boxing Series” event, presented by Mise-O-Jeux and Videotron, at Bell Centre in Montreal.
Philadelphia junior middleweight Derek “Pooh” Ennis plans to use unbeaten 2008 U.S. Olympian Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade as a springboard February 10 in their main event fight for the vacant NABO title.
Dover Downs Hotel & Casino announces the next Friday Night Fights series event will take place on Feb. 24 in the Rollins Center arena with Edgar Santana v. Manuel Perez headlining.
On Saturday, February 25, four of boxing’s most compelling athletes will begin 2012 in pivotal HBO Boxing After Dark televised battles from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
Northern Virginia’s Jimmy Lange (37-4-2, 25 KOs) will defend his WBU junior middleweight title against veteran Ruben Galvan (27-20-4, 10 KOs) of Hammond, Ind., as the Main Event of the February 11, 2012 card at the Patriot Center. Sponsored by Valcourt Building Services, the Jimmy Lange Boxing event will feature three world title fights, with…