Promoter Mick Hennessy has revealed that he has had a request to draft in extra security for tomorrow’s weigh-in for Saturday night’s British and Commonwealth heavyweight title clash between champion Dereck Chisora and challenger Tyson Fury. Hennessy, who is staging the grudge clash at Wembley Arena, says the bad blood between the two fighters runs…
Undefeated former WBA Featherweight Champion Yuriorkis Gamboa and former WBO Junior Featherweight Champion Daniel Ponce de Leon will collide in one of the season’s hottest fight, Saturday, September 10, in the Adrian Phillips Ballroom at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. The 12-round featherweight rumble will be televised live on HBO’s World Championship Boxing, beginning at 10:30…
Prizefighter returns for a new season on Thursday 15 September with the Light-Middleweights II at York Hall, Bethnal Green, live on Sky Sports. Plenty of exciting names are in contention for a place in the 20th edition of Matchroom Sport’s eight-man, one night tournament, which introduces two new exciting features in the famous east London…
Hatton Promotions super-featherweight star Gary Buckland will challenge Gary Sykes for the British super-featherweight title at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge Centre on Saturday 24th September. Besides the highly anticipated domestic title showdown the bill will feature some of the Steel City’s finest prospects and is certain to be a sell out. Among the local fighters bidding…
Dazzling Darren Barker believes he can shock the world when he challenges Sergio Martinez for the Mexican’s WBC Diamond Middleweight title on October 1 at the historic Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, live on Sky Sports. The unbeaten European champion makes his debut in the States against the toughest opponent possible in his…
Scott Quigg’s WBA world super-bantamweight title eliminator against Franklin Varela this weekend will be broadcast live on You Tube for free. Unbeaten Quigg faces the tough Venezuelan in his hometown at Bury’s Castle Leisure Centre on Saturday night (July 23). Hatton Promotions have decided to broadcast the entire card live following the amazing internet success…
Antonio Tarver turned back the clock to deliver a vintage performance today at Sydney, Australia’s Entertainment Centre, ripping the IBO cruiserweight title away from Down Under boxing hero Danny Green. In front of thousands of Green’s hardcore fans, 42 year old southpaw Tarver tamed “The Green Machine” with a methodical, patient strategy that slowly but…
Jermaine “Too Sweet†White (17-4, 9 KOs) was scheduled to fight Demarcus “Chop Chop†Corley for the UBO Light Welterweight title last year, but the fight never came off as the promoter of the show decided to cancel the event last minute. Now, albeit not for the world title, White will finally get his shot…
Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Sport are delighted to announce that Paul McCloskey will face Breidis Prescott in an official eliminator for the WBA Light-Welterweight title at the Odyssey Arena on Saturday 10 September, live on Sky Sports. It marks a return to action for the Dungiven fighter after his World title challenge against Amir Khan…
The stakes couldn’t be higher, the drama more intense. On Saturday, Oct. 29, two confident reigning world champions–one from America, the other from Europe–will collide in the eagerly awaited Super Six World Boxing Classic Final, a World Championship Unification, live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, from the historic Boardwalk…
On Friday night August 12th, boxing returns to the beautiful Harrahs in Chester, Pennsylvania where crowd favorite Victor Vasquez will headline for a third time in a eight round Lightweight bout. The card is promoted by Joey Eye Boxing and David Feldman. Vasquez of Philadelphia has built up one of the biggest fan bases in…
Amir “Hardcore†Mansour vs. Dominick “The Southern Disaster†Guinn for the vacant IBF North American Heavyweight Championship, as well as the NABO Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship, interim title on August 19 at Rollins Center in Dover Downs Casino in Dover, DE. Also on the bill, Edgar “El Chamaco†Santana, 25(16)-3(1) of New York, NY, will fight…