The long awaited rematch to a modern day boxing classic is now upon us. Cotto vs. Margarito 2 has all the ingredients for another great night. We have redemption and repayment on one side, on the other we have salvation and vindication, all mixed in with a great deal of bad blood. Everyone loves a…
Tonight, on the under card of the Margarito vs Cotto 2 headliner, John Murray, 31-1, takes on WBA lightweight champion Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios, 28-0-1, for the WBA title at Madison Square Garden. This is Murray’s first fight since losing to Kevin Mitchell back in July, 2011. That fight was also his first loss, when…
The luck of WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm could be running out but the German stylist managed to retain his title on Friday night via controversial draw against Britain’s Martin Murray at SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany. Just as in his successful defense by split decision against Englishman Matthew Macklin in June, Sturm was outworked…
One of the most anticipated rematches of the year takes place tonight at Honda Center in Anaheim, CA as IBF bantam king Abner Mares defends against Joseph Agbeko four months after their initial and highly controversial clash. This past August, Mares, 22-0-1 (22), won the IBF belt by majority decision after repeatedly punching reigning champion…
Making his maiden defense of the WBA heavyweight title, Russia’s Alexander Povetkin will face American veteran Cedric Boswell this evening at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. The long matriculation of 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Povetkin, 22-0 (15), finally came to an end this past August when the 32 year old Chekhov based stylist outpointed former…
Tickets for the highly anticipated British Cruiserweight title clash between Leon ‘Solid’ Williams and Tony ‘Conqueror’ Conquest, which takes place at York Hall in London on Friday 13th January 2012, and broadcast live and exclusive on BoxNation (Sky 456 & Virgin 546), go on sale today.
The World Boxing Federation has announced the creation of a regional European title which will pique the interest of boxers, and fans worldwide, as the new WBF Gaelic/Celtic Championships will be open to any boxer from a Gaelic or Celtic nation or heritage.
Unbeaten, top-ranked super middleweight Anthony Dirrell tipped the scales at 167 pounds and fellow world-ranked southpaw Renan St-Juste weighed in at 166.5 pounds during Thursday’s weigh in at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif.
A world championship doubleheader featuring the IBF and WBC Silver Bantamweight Championship rematch between Abner Mares and Joseph King Kong Agbeko and the WBA Bantamweight Super Championship bout between Anselmo “Chemito” Moreno and Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan is just the icing on the cake of what promises to be a night of boxing to remember…
Martin Murray’s shot at a world title comes tonight at SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany, which perhaps is a tad premature. Murray 23-0 with 10 KO’s, has a major step up in class against the seasoned WBA super middleweight champion Felix Sturm, 36-2-1 with 15 KO’s, Murray started his pro career at the end of…
SaddoBoxing: What got you into the sport of boxing, Michael? Michael Sprott: Muhammad Ali and my dad, who watched boxing a lot on TV and that’s what drove me to want to box. SB: Who are your biggest influences in boxing and in life? MS: God, my son and my family in life, in boxing…
Former two-weight world titlist Danny Green was thwarted in his attempt to capture the WBC cruiserweight title when reigning champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk mounted a late rally to halt Aussie legend at Challenge Stadium in Mt Claremount, Australia on Wednesday. A career cruiserweight, Poland’s Wlodarczyk came into the contest having made two defenses of the WBC…