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…
Before unbeaten hometown hero Randy Caballero looks to make it 8-0 at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. when he battles Puerto Rico’s Arturo Santiago in defense of his WBC Youth Intercontinental super bantamweight title in the main event of “Solo Boxeo Tecate” on Friday, December 2, a host of local stars on the…
In a potential candidate for Fight of the Year, unbeaten Abner Mares will defend his IBF and WBC Silver Bantamweight Championship titles against former two-time IBF 118-pound champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko in the main event on Showtime Championship Boxing this Saturday, Dec. 3, live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West…
“World Dominance” features the top two women’s boxers in the world, American favorite Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm (30-1-3, 9 KOs) and French knockout specialist Anne Sophie Mathis (25-1, 21 KOs), in arguably the No. female fight of all-time.
The latest outstanding talent to emerge from Oxnard, California, unbeaten junior middleweight Hugo Centeno Jr., will have LA’s lights shining brightly on him this Thursday, December 1 when he headlines the 2011 season finale of Golden Boy Promotions and AEG’s “Fight Night Club” at L.A. Live’s Club Nokia.
Three-division world champion and the Pride of Puerto Rico Miguel Cotto and professional rival and three-time welterweight world champion Antonio “The Tijuana Tornado†Margarito sold the last ticket available at Madison Square Garden this morning for their long-awaited world championship rematch.
Top Rank announced today that the December 3 Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito II world super welterweight championship rematch event at The Mecca of Boxing, Madison Square Garden, will be available live on both pay-per-view television and online.
Martin Murray will be bidding to become Hatton Promotions first ever world champion in Mannheim tomorrow night. St Helens’ Murray (23-0) goes into the lion’s den when he challenges WBA Super Middleweight Champion Felix Sturm (36-2-1) in Germany.
Live world championship boxing returns to Epix when newly-minted undefeated WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin makes his first world title defense, against Cedric “The Boz†Boswell, Saturday, December 3. Presented by Sauerland Event, the live broadcast will emanate from Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland.
One of the hottest prospects in the world, unbeaten middleweight Michael “The Brazilian Rocky” Oliveira, returns to the ring December 17 in Quebec City. The power-punching, fan-friendly Oliveira (16-0, 12 KOs), rated No. 15 by the WBC, puts his undefeated record on the line in a 10-round bout against veteran Jimmy “The Fightin’ School Teacher”…