Anthony Crolla will continue his climb up world lightweight rankings next month. British champion Crolla will challenge for the vacant WBA intercontinental crown on Hatton Promotions bill at Wigan’s Robin Arena on Saturday June 18. The popular Mancunian will box an overseas opponent who will be named later this week.
Click the above Image for more Photos from Jane Warburton Saturday night, at the Northbridge Leisure Centre, Halifax, Yorkshire, Wayne Carmichael promoted a fight-night billed as ‘The Homecoming’. The seven-card bill featured a six round Light-Welterweight Contest between popular Tyrone Nurse and William Warburton, in which Nurse won decisively on points (60-55). And, topping the…
Just six months after escaping with a majority draw, WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal loses the rematch with Bernard Hopkins as the two fighters tangled last night at Montreal’s Bell Centre. Nearly 18,000 fans were on hand to witness 46 year old Hopkins eclipse George Foreman’s record of becoming the oldest boxer to ever…
Welsh light heavyweight sensation Nathan Cleverly won his first world title bout by stopping late replacement opponent Aleksy Kuziemski last night at London’s 02 Arena, retaining the WBO crown. Cleverly, who was awarded the title before the bout when reigning champ Juergen Brahemer pulled out at the last minute, controlled the first frame handily, using…
Hatton Promotions light-middleweight sensation Sergey Rabchenko captured the vacant WBA intercontinental title with a unanimous points win over Bradley Pryce. The Belarussian is now unbeaten in 17 professional fights after taking the decision 117-112, 116-113 and 116-112 on the judges’ cards in Queensferry, Wales on Friday night.
Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event Bradley Pryce of Newport, Wales, lost out on points to Sergey Rabchenko of Minsk, Belarus, Friday night at Deeside Leisure Centre, Queensferry, Wales. On a Robert Waterman / Mick Carney promoted fight-night – Rabchenko got the unanimous points victory to win the vacant WBA Inter-Continental…
A bitter boxing rivalry which started as amateurs comes to a head tonight when Olympic Gold Medalist James DeGale meets George Groves at the 02 Arena in London. At stake is both DeGale’s British and Groves’ Commonwealth Super Middleweight titles. Back in 2006 when both were amateurs, Groves won a decision victory over DeGale. Since…
The season’s most anticipated rematch takes place tonight at Montreal’s Bell Center as WBC and IBO light heavyweight kingpin Jean Pascal once again tangles with the seemingly ageless Bernard Hopkins. The pair first rumbled this past December in Quebec City and the early rounds belonged to the champion Pascal, at 28 far younger than the…
WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal and challenger Bernard Hopkins both made weight for their hotly anticipated rematch tonight at Montreal’s Bell Center. WBC Light Heavyweight Championship, 12 rounds Jean Pascal: 174.75 lb Bernard Hopkins: 174.75 lb
On Wednesday night, June 22nd, Vincent M. Ponte’s Gulfstream Group in association with Gabe LaConte will present a Middleweight Championship bout at The Robert Treat Hotel main ballroom. Headlining for the United States Boxing Association Middleweight Title are Ossie Duran Ghana 25-8 and Latif Mundy of Philadelphia PA. This bout is scheduled for 10 rounds.
With American and Canadian media in attendance, Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins hosted a media workout today at a local boxing gym in Montreal, Canada where the 46-year-old Two-Division World Champion and Future Hall of Famer discussed his championship rematch against WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Jean Pascal which takes place this Saturday, May 21 at the…
Last night at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City’s Broadway Theater District unheralded Martin Wright of Brooklyn, won the vacant New York State Welterweight title with a narrow and questionable eight round split decision upset over Mike ‘Cangri’ Ruiz of Long Island. The card was promoted by Dmitry Salita’s Star of David and Jed…