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…
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.