© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing The final press conference for the kickoff of the Semifinals of the Super Six World Boxing Classic turned tense on Wednesday at Arnie Morton’s The Steakhouse in Burbank, Calif., just three days before tournament favorite Andre Ward defends his WBA super middleweight title against former world champion Arthur Abraham,…
“Vicious” Victor Ortiz’s stirring April victory over Andre Berto not only earned him the WBC Welterweight Championship, but it also showed the power of perseverance against all odds, and not just in the ring, but in life as well. As a result, Ortiz was honored yesterday with a proclamation signed by Kansas Governor Sam Brownback…
Popular Bahamian heavyweight Sherman “The Tank†Williams has called-in his Evander “The Real Deal†Holyfield-marker and demanded an immediate rematch that the future Hall of Famer verbally agreed to after their January 22nd fight in West Virginia ended in a highly controversial “no contest†due to Holyfield’s left eye suffering a cut from a ‘ruled’…
Newly-crowned USBO Super Middleweight champion and undefeated prospect, Peter “Kid Chocolate†Quillin (24-0, 18 KO’s), finds himself in a sweet position after his electrifying knockout of former world title challenger Jesse Brinkley (35-7, 22 KO’s) on April 30 in Reno, Nevada in a fight televised live on TeleFutura’s “Solo Boxeo Tecate.†The 27-year-old Quillin rocked…
Unbeaten Cavan man Andy Murray and former World Champ, Gavin Rees look set to serve up a summer sizzler when they clash for the vacant European Lightweight title in Cardiff on Saturday, June 4th. The two men meet on a Matchroom Sports promotion at the Motorpoint Arena in an eagerly anticipated matchup which will be…
‘Special K’ vows to wow home Sheffield crowd on June 25 Kell Brook says he will be the first fighter to stop tough Australian Lovemore N’dou when the pair fight in Brook’s hometown of Sheffield on June 25. Brook admits this is the ‘toughest test of his career so far’ but the 25 year-old is…
MARTIN MURRAY insists he will be cheering on Matthew Macklin in his world title bid next month. The pair have been locked in a verbal brawl for a few months and came close to boxing in April, only for the scrap to fall through. Macklin challenges Felix Sturm for the WBA middleweight crown in Cologne…
Prizefighter International Heavyweights was a huge ratings success on Saturday night – becoming the highest rating Boxing show of 2011. Matchroom Sport’s ambitious edition of the ground breaking show paid off as eight fighters from eight different countries wowed the audience both in Alexandra Palace and live on Sky Sports HD, as Irish-based Cuban Mike…
Chicago fan favorite Jaime Herrera returns to battle against Indianapolis’ Eric Draper in a six round welterweight tilt at “Windy City Fight Night 17” , presented by Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions on Friday, May 20th. The 21 year old Herrera, 5-1-0 (3KO’s), is looking to bounce back from the first loss of his career,…
Dover Downs Hotel & Casino will present two heavyweight championship bouts on Friday, May 27 in the Rollins Center arena. Headlining for the WBC Caribbean Boxing Federation Heavyweight Title are Franklin “Yah-Yah†Lawrence, 14(9)-2-2, of Indianapolis, Ind. and Jason “The Sensation†Gavern, 20(9)-7-4 of Kissimmee, Fla. This bout is scheduled for 12 rounds.
Olivia Goodwin has made the historic announcement that her first professional boxing event, “Search And Destroy”, is set to take place at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London on Saturday 4th June 2011. What makes this such an historic moment is that Olivia, who is just twenty years old, becomes the UK’s youngest person ever…
Undefeated Super Featherweight prospect Jerry “The Kid†Belmontes has reached an agreement with powerful manager Cameron Dunkin to help guide his career towards a world championship. Belmontes of Corpus Christi, Texas has compiled a perfect record of 14-0 with five knockouts. The twenty-two year old turned pro in 2008 at the age of nineteen after…