Twenty three titles were claimed at the 2011 National Intermediate Championships finals, the final national tournament of the IABA’s Centenary year, at Dublin’s National Stadium tonight. Cairn Lodge light-flyweight Thomas Waite secured the first belt on offer at the home of Irish boxing, the Belfast teenager posting an impressive 12-5 decision over Jonathan McCabe.
Boxing’s most feared road warrior is ready to turn the lightweight division on its ear in 2012, as long as the competition is willing to accept the challenge. Reigning NABF champion “Hammerin’†Hank Lundy of Philadelphia, promoted exclusively by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc., and managed by Ivan Cohen, is on the cusp…
Christmas comes early to boxing fans everywhere through a special holiday discount ticket offer courtesy of Jeff Valcourt of Valcourt Building Services, title sponsor of Jimmy Lange Boxing. In his role as Santa, Mr. Valcourt would like to offer a gift of a 25% discount on tickets to the next world-class Jimmy Lange Boxing event…
In his young fight career middleweight Thomas Baldwin has made some noise due to his punching power and unrelenting work ethic. Next Thursday, December 15, Baldwin will be looking to extend his unbeaten record to 3-0 as he will be fighting Dominique Foster at Schuetzen Park in North Bergen.
Amir Khan, Unified Super Lightweight Champion “I always said when I was younger, I wanted to fight in different states and different areas of the world because I want to be the best and prove that I’m the best. “We know how good Lamont is. He’s strong. He’s only lost one fight in his whole…
When Roy Jones Jr. and Max Alexander clash for the vacant UBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title this Saturday at the Atlanta Civic Center, a lot more, and something more important, than a victory and the title will be at stake. Jones (54-8, 40 KOs) has challenged Alexander (14-5-2, 2 KOs) to a friendly bet where the…
Martin Murray has urged WBA Middleweight champion Felix Sturm, to give him an immediate return. The unbeaten St. Helens man held the brilliant German to a draw in Mannheim last Friday, although most people believed Murray deserved the decision.
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing undefeated Heavyweight Joe Hanks (18-0 12KO ) scored an impressive 2nd round knockout win over Franklyn Edmondson this past Saturday night at The Greensoboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC.
Gary Sweeney will be just one of the exciting new wave of talented young Irish boxers in action when the 2011 National Intermediate Championships Finals get underway at Dublin’s National Stadium on Friday evening. Sweeney, 18, who claimed silver at the 2011 European Youth Championships in Dublin, meets Donegal cruiserweight Denis O’Donnell over three,three minute…
Just thirteen days ago Ben Murphy successfully defended his Southern Area Lightweight Title, with a magnificent fourth round stoppage of Tony Owen at the Coronet Theatre in Southwark, London. This coming Saturday the tough, pit bull like, thirty one year old from Hove will move up a weight division to challenge Ashley Theophane for his…
On Friday, December 9, the night before boxing fans witness a showdown for super lightweight supremacy at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, the Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Amir “King” Khan and number one rated super lightweight contender Lamont “Havoc” Peterson will be featured in separate “Sólo Boxeo Tecate Classics” fights…
WBF Intercontinental Light Welterweight Champion Yvan Mendy, 22-2-1 (11), will make the second defense of his championship on December 16, taking on Belgian Challenger Tarik Madni at the Salle Marcel Cerdan in Thourotte, France.