Two Bernard Hopkins showed up at the final press conference today for Saturday night’s “Believe It or Not!: Bernard Hopkins vs Chad Dawson” WBC Light Heavyweight Championship at Staples Center in Los Angeles which will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View. Both turned out to be stars in their own right, however, as…
WBC middleweight champion and the Son of the legend, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, will make the first defense of his crown against Top-5 contender “The Pride of Providence†Peter manfredo Jr., Saturday, November 19, at Reliant Arena in Houston. The fight will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark, beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT,…
Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event Bristol Boxer – Lee Haskins was crowned winner of the Prizefighter ‘Super-Flyweights’ last night, defeating Brummie – Don Broadhurst in the final of the eight-man tournament at Liverpool Olympia. Haskins won his quarter-final against Terry Broadbent of Leeds on points, then faced Ryan Farrag of…
The stage is set for part two of a fight that first took place in 2009 between Martin Rogan and Matt Skelton, in Birmingham, England, as the pair are scheduled to renew hostilities on 12 November. This time the venue is the King’s Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland, a marvellous boxing arena, which has seen…
Andre Ward is impressed with the ability, attitude, focus and potential of Brandon “Flawless” Gonzales, an unbeaten middleweight and a sparring partner of Ward’s who makes his debut on ShoBox: The New Generation against Ossie Duran in the main event of a tripleheader Friday, Oct. 28, live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on…
Boxing’s new odd couple is a Massachusetts pair training together thousands of miles away from home in Houston. Undefeated super middleweight Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez and light welterweight prospect Danny O’Connor, who will be fighting on October 21 in separate bouts at the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods.
A bitter, ongoing feud for the past year promises to finally erupt November 12 when a pair of 16-0 heavyweights, massive Tyson Fury and menacing Neven “No Surrender” Pajkic, put their perfect records on the line, as well as their immense pride, in a 12-round take-no-prisoners title fight at EventCity, Trafford Park in Manchester, England….
Two time IBF Cruiserweight Champion Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham became the first two time Briscoe Award winner, after receiving his second ‘Fighter Of The Year’ award, at the 4th Annual Briscoe Awards, which took place at the VBA Club in Port Richmond, PA, on Monday evening.
WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins spoke today about his title defense against former light heavy beltholder “Bad” Chad Dawson taking place on Saturday at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Bernard Hopkins: “Being 46 and sexy with the body of a 25-year-old? I think that is pretty impressive. I can predict I will win this…
Pariyakorn Ratanasuban of M150 OneSongchai Boxing Promotions presented a night of fights at Bangtao Stadium in Cherngtale Municipality, Talang District, Phuket Province, Thailand last evening. The main event was Puengluang Sor Singyu’s challenge for vacant Interim WBO Asia Pacific Bantamweight title against Nathan Bolcio, a Philippine boxer who is WBO Youth Intercontinental Champion.
After working out for members of the media in Los Angeles, CA, Chad Dawson spoke about his WBC light heavyweight title clash against reigning champion Bernard Hopkins this Saturday night at Staples Center. Chad Dawson: “We have a great game plan. I don’t see Bernard getting past it. I am excited for Saturday night. I…
They may have taken different routes to get there, but four months after promoter Lenny Fresquez originally announced the December 2nd “World Dominance” showdown at Route 66 Casino Hotel in Albuquerque, it’s full steam ahead for Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm and French superstar Anne Sophie Mathis to decide who is the best female boxer…