British super-bantamweight champion – Scott Quigg, is gearing himself up for a clash with emerging Irish star – Carl Frampton. Quigg, 23, retained his title by stopping Welsh veteran – Jamie Arthur, in Bolton on Saturday night (February 4) and remains on course for a mouth-watering clash against the Barry McGuigan managed Commonwealth king.
London Heavyweight – Ali Adams, has enlisted the permanent help of a hypnotist in his build up to the most important fight of his career – his Heavyweight Championship contest against former Olympic Champion – Audley Harrison, on 14th April 2012. “My promoter – Steve Goodwin, recommended this guru who has helped many jockeys and…
With the likes of Filipino icon and current pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao, Mexican three-weight world champion Juan Manuel Marquez and Floyd Mayweather all being tipped to an automatic call up to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota when they complete their five year eligibility period, other names look automatic certainties into…
Some famous, some infamous, some legendary. Recently, Boxing lost five of its all-time greats: legendary heavyweight champion Smokin’ Joe Frazier, trainer Angelo Dundee, trainer Goody Petronelli, noted referee Wayne Kelley and boxer Don Fullmer. It is worth noting the pro boxing contributions of each of these outstanding individuals. Each, in their own way, were noteworthy…
In a Saturday night co-main event, February 4, 2012, the one-time WBA, WBO and IBF # 1 heavyweight contender Jameel McCline stepped into the ring in a comeback at Guilford Convention Center in Greensboro, North Carolina at age 41, but lost three battles: to old injuries, to journeyman Harold Sconiers, and to father time. A…
In a dirty light heavyweight matchup, South Africa’s Isaac Chilemba won the biggest fight of his career in the main event of a televised ESPN 2 card from Texas Station in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Friday, February 3, 2012, a bloody red ten round decision over seasoned veteran Edison Miranda of Columbia, which was not…
Middleweight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and super bantam Nonito Donaire were in action last night, lighting up the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX with victories over opponents Marco Antonio Rubio and Wilfredo Vasquez Jr, respectively. Chavez was placing his WBC crown at risk for the second time since winning the belt from Sebastian Zbik in…
In a bizarre heavyweight bout which was the preliminary to the Dorin Spivey-Victor Vasquez main event on a nine bout boxing card at Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Saturday night, February 4, 2012, heavyweight Chazz Witherspoon scored a crazy second round knockout of 40 year old, 295 pound human cannonball…
A determined lightweight veteran Dorin Spivey, entering the ring at age 38 but looking age 28 in top condition, outclassed a game but overmatched Victor Vazquez to score a seventh round stoppage at 0:25 and win the vacant NABA lightweight championship in the ballroom main event at Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New…
Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event Last night, at the Reebok Stadium, Bolton, Hatton Promotions hosted a fightnight which headlined Scott Quigg’s defence of the British Super Bantamweight Title against Welshman – Jamie Arthur. It was a steady start from Quigg in the opener, but he picks it up in the…
IBF cruiserweight titlist Yoan Pablo Hernandez retained his crown last night in a rematch against Steve Cunningham at Fraport Arena in Frankfurt, Germany. The pair initially clashed last October with Cuba’s Hernandez winning the IBF belt from Cunningham via a sixth round technical decision when Hernandez was cut from a headbutt. Southpaw Hernandez comes out…
Joe Ward retained his Irish Elite light-heavyweight title following a commanding win over Ken Egan at the National Stadium in Dublin last night. The “clash of the southpaws”, a repeat of the 2011 final which Ward also won, saw the current European champion rack up a 29-10 victory over the 2008 Olympic silver medalist.