IBF Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute and ageless former light heavyweight champion Glen “The Road Warrior’’ Johnson held media workouts in South Florida this week as they prepare for their Nov. 5 showdown, live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, from Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Canada. The largest box…
WBF Women’s flyweight champion Irma Sanchez, 20-5-1, 6 KOs faces challenger Suzana Cruz. 5-2, 2 KOs, tonight in Los Cabos, Mexico scheduled for ten two minute rounds. The pair made weight yesterday ahead of their all-Mexico battle this evening. WBF Women’s flyweight championship Irma Sanchez: 110.25 Lb Suzana Cruz: 110.47 Lb
Kell Brook’s World title eliminator with Rafal Jackiewicz at the Ponds Forge International Arena in Sheffield on Saturday night is a complete sell-out. The unbeaten Welterweight star has now sold out back-to-back hometown shows as he continues his march to a World title shot, but fight fans without a ticket can catch the action live…
John Joe Nevin had to settle for a bronze medal after narrowly losing out in his bid to reach the 56kg final at the 16th AIBA World Championships in Azerbaijan today. The Mullingar-born bantamweight was adjudged to have lost his semi-final on a count back to English southpaw Luke Campbell after a 12-12 draw in…
Vincent Ponte’s Gulfstream Promotions is proud to announce the signing of Middleweight contender Ossie “The Ghanaian Gladiator†Duran to a promotional contract. Duran, of Paterson, New Jersey is originally from Accra, Ghana and sports an impressive mark of 26-8-2 with ten knockouts.
Despite suffering his first professional setback in controversial fashion, Heavyweight prospect John Lennox will get right back on the horse when he returns to the ring on Friday night, October 28th at Ballys in Atlantic City. Lennox takes on Donnie Crawford in a four round bout as part of the ShoBox undercard that will be…
Not only is WBC Continental Americas champion Dannie Williams not the best kept secret in the lightweight division anymore, the southpaw is arguably the most dangerous 135-pounder in the world, recently breaking into the top 10 for the first time and shooting for the stars. Co-Promoted by Rumble Time Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, the 27-year-old…
On October 14th German heavyweight contenders Konstantin Airich (21-5-2) and Varol Vekiloglu (18-2-1) face off for the vacant IBF intercontinental championship at Mehrzweckhalle Obertraubling in Regensburg, Germany. The winner of the bout will earn a top 15 position in the IBF rankings qualifying him for a world title fight against Wladimir Klitschko.
The Brazilian professional boxer Pedro “The Trojan†Otas will fight for the WBF Cruiserweight Title on November 19. The event will take place at Monte Casino in Johannesburg, South Africa and will be promoted by Damian Michael from Showpony Promotions in partnership with World Boxing Federation.
World Bantamweight Champion and consensus Top 5 Pound For Pound Fighter Nonito “The Filipino Flash†Donaire will swing open the doors to his boxing gym for a public workout this Saturday, October 8th at 1pm. Nonito’s home training quarters, Undisputed Gym, located at 883 E. San Carlos Avenue in San Carlos, California, will host the…
Hatton Promotions will stage two top quality Championship cards in November. The blockbuster bills in Oldham and Newport will be screened live by British broadcasting’s undisputed home of boxing, Sky Sports. Manchester’s Commonwealth welterweight champion Denton Vassell headlines at Oldham Sports Centre on Saturday November 12.
With two wins over Paul McCloskey and Zab Judah already in the books this year, WBA and IBF Super Lightweight Champion Amir “King” Khan will look to end 2011 with a bang on Saturday, December 10, when he travels to Washington, DC for “Capital Showdown,” a 12-round unified championship fight against mandatory IBF challenger and…