Gavin Rees says he is hungrier than ever as he faces Derry Mathews in his first defence of the European Lightweight title on Saturday night at the Newport Centre, live on Sky Sports 1 and HD1 from 8pm – knowing a win can bring him one step closer to his two-weight World champion dream. Rees…
WBO middleweight champion Dmitry Pirog was in fine form Sunday night, retaining his title against the challenge of Gennady Martirosyan at the Olimp in Krasnodar, Russia. The six foot-one inch tall Pirog held a massive edge in height, towering over the five foot seven-inch tall Martirosyan, who looked several weight classes smaller. Pirog controlled the…
Eddie Chambers, the IBF #1 Contender and Tony Thompson, the IBF #2 Contender, will fight in an IBF Heavyweight Title Elimination bout on Friday, October 28 at Bally’s Atlantic City with the winner placing himself in a mandatory bout against the reigning IBF, WBO and WBA Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko. Wladimir’s brother, Vitali, holds the…
To assist with the training for his upcoming WBC Super Middleweight championship fight against reigning champ Andre Ward, Carl Froch has brought in top middleweight prospect Richard Pierson as a sparring partner. Pierson (9-2, 6 KO) has a style that is comparable to Ward with his speed and power, and will be able to emulate…
Michael Conlon got Ireland’s campaign at the 2011 AIBA World Championships and Olympic qualifiers off to a flying start in Baku, Azerbaijan yesterday. The St John Bosco BC (Belfast) flyweight beat 2011 European bronze medalist Alexandr Riscan of Moldova 25-12 in the last-64 of the tournament.
Streatham’s Leon ‘Solid’ Williams has had a very good week or so, first he beats Battersea’s Nick ‘The Ox’ Okoth with a fifth round TKO on Sunday last week, then a few days later his manager, Johnny Eames, received a call from Frank Warren Promotions’ match maker, Dean Powell, offering Williams a shot at Rob…
Former WBF Champ turned promoter Carl Greaves recently announced that he will be presenting boxing fans the opportunity to spend an evening with one of the greatest British boxers of all time – undisputed Super Middleweight Champion of the World Joe Calzaghe – at the Cedric Ford Pavilion, Newark Showground, Newark, Nottingham on Saturday 8th…
Tickets for another explosive night of boxing action at Texas Station Casino in Las Vegas featuring undefeated top prospects Sharif Bogere and Francisco Contreras are now on sale. Bogere and Contreras will face off in a 10-round fight for Bogere’s NABO Lightweight Title and the co-featured bout will see another clash of top prospects when…
British light-welterweight champion Ashley Theophane, has signed a three-year promotional deal with Hatton Promotions. The Londoner becomes the fourth British title holder boxing under the Hatton banner joining Martin Murray (middleweight), Anthony Crolla (lightweight) and Gary Buckland (super-featherweight). Theophane has mixed at the highest level and boasts an impressive record of 30 wins, 4 losses…
Former WBA lightweight champion Paulus “The Hitman†Moses (28-1, 19 KOs) weathered a strong challenge on Saturday from Brazilian champion Sidney Siqueira before emerging with a unanimous decision victory. The match took place in Moses’ hometown of Windhoek, Namibia, at the Windhoek Country Club Resort. Moses dominated the fight with his sharp jab, but Siqueira…
New York State Welterweight champion Martin Wright won the vacant NBA Junior Intercontinental Welterweight title with a ten round unanimous decision over Mike Ruiz at the Cordon Bleu Catering Hall in Queens, New York. The co-main event, one of two rematches, both for title belts, began and ended with a bang! However, the big question…
Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event Gary Sykes (Dewsbury) v Gary Buckland (Cardiff, Wales) BBBofC British Super-Featherweight Title The much anticipated duel between Gary Sykes and Gary Buckland did not disappoint! It was a thrilling all-action contest with performances that both men should be proud of. As the fight begins, Sykes…