The Ukrainian Vycheslav Senchenko, WBA Welterweight Champion, will make his fourth title defense against the challenger Paul Malignaggi, in the city of Donetsk, Ukraine in April. The Purse Bid was directed by Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, WBA Vice-president, and supervised by Aurelio Fiengo WBA Championships Vice-chairman.
Star Boxing and Times Union Center officials are pleased to announce that Wishing Well Pictures has chosen the arena to film scenes for their upcoming boxing film “The Challenger”. Filming will begin on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at the KO at the TU Boxing event. Boxing fans in attendance for the event, whose main event…
Kell Brook is back in Sheffield after a training camp in Spain, and has told Matthew Hatton that he will in prime shape when they meet at the Sheffield Motorpoint Arena on March 17, live on Sky Sports. Brook spent a week in Fuerteventura with members of the Ingle Gym in Sheffield as he begins…
Hotly fancied Middleweight – John Ryder – will be making his ninth professional appearance at York Hall on Saturday night (January 28), live on Sky Sports HD1 and Sky Sports 1. A Twitter war broke out over the Islington local’s potential clash with fellow young gun Billy Joe Saunders following an impressive 2011 which saw…
Carl Frampton is not taking anything for granted in his opening fight of a massive year as he looks to extend his unbeaten record when he defends his title against Kris Hughes at York Hall on Saturday night live on Sky Sports 1 and HD1. The Commonwealth champion is forever linked with huge title fights,…
UBO International Lightweight Champion Rances Barthelemy (14-0, 11 KOs) will not be in for an easy ride when he makes his first title-defense on February 3. “Kid Blast†will be taking on fellow undefeated Hylon Williams Jr. (15-0, 3 KOs) at the Texas Station Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
United Boxers returns on Thursday, February 23rd with “Dubai Fights 1”, a stellar professional boxing card featuring some of the finest prospects in the country at Baltimore’s Dubai Nightclub. Among the sensational prospects appearing in separate six round bouts will be Baltimore based welterweight James “Keep Em Sleepin†Stevenson, 15-0 (10KO’s), junior middleweight Cecil McCalla,…
Former amateur standout and current hot welterweight prospect Cletus “The Hebrew Hammer” Seldin has signed an exclusive promotional contract with Star Boxing, it was announced today by Joe DeGuardia, founder and CEO of Star Boxing.
This Saturday night history will be made at Resorts in Atlantic City as the debut of Team Snooki Boxing will feature a trio of Irish brothers. The Hyland Brothers comprised of featherweight Patrick “Pajo” Hyland, 24-0, 11 KOs, Irish Featherweight Champion, Former IBF Intercontinental Featherweight Champion and WBF Featherweight Champion, super featherweight Eddie Hyland, 16-1,…
Showtime Sports will offer secondary audio programming (SAP) in Spanish for the upcoming Victor Ortiz-Andre Berto II blockbuster on Saturday, Feb. 11, live on Showtime, 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
When government funding ceased three years ago for the New York City Police Athletic League (“PAL”) Cops & Kids Boxing program, The Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation absorbed operational costs, expanded its reach into education, and today it is making life-changing differences for hundreds of inner-city youths between the ages of 10 and 21.
Stephen Foster Jr has been handed a crack at the British super-featherweight championship – provided he triumphs next week. The Salford ace, 31, was on the brink of a world title fight 11 months ago but lost his European title when he was shocked on points by Ermano Fegatilli.