Undefeated Irish star Andy Murray will take to the ring at the MEN Arena in Manchester on Saturday night in a supporing role to gym mate Paul McCloskey who will be bidding to capture the WBA Light Welterweight title from Amir Khan. McCloskey will be bidding to upset local star Khan while Murray will also…
Hennessy Sports are pleased to announce that yesterday at the British Boxing Board of Control’s offices in Cardiff they outbid Frank Warren to stage the highly anticipated British Heavyweight title Super Fight between Tyson Fury and Champion Dereck Chisora. Promoter Mick Hennessy said “I’m delighted to announce that Hennessy Sports have won the rights to…
Just like their first bout in December, it was an ugly affair from start to finish but this time Anthony Mundine defeated arch-rival Grant Wood on points after ten rounds in front of 3,000 spectators last night at the Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia. Mundine had been expected to avoid partaking in Wood’s strategy of…
It’s a special edition of HBO’s World Championship Boxing when the HBO Zone channel airs the HBO Sports replay of Erik Morales vs. Marcos Maidana and Robert Guerrero VS. Michael Katsidis, this Saturday, April 16 at 12 midnight (ET/PT). The HBO Sports broadcast team of Jim Lampley and Max Kellerman, who were ringside for the…
Former world champion Orlando “Siri” Salido arrived late Monday evening in Puerto Rico and held a Media Workout on Tuesday at the Wilfredo Gomez Gym in Guaynabo , Puerto Rico , where he was welcome by two-time world champion Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon.
In a battle of the undefeated, WBC middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik will defend his crown against the Son of the Legend, Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., the WBC’s No. 1 contender and mandatory challenger, Saturday, June 4, at Staples Center in Los Angeles – just a few blocks north of the Olympic Auditorium where the legendary…
The movement spearheaded by MO Productions to establish undefeated Michael “The Brazilian Rocky†Oliveira as a star in his native Brazil is moving forward as TV Globo, the third-largest network in the world, committed to a two-year, six-fight commitment featuring the 20-year-old Oliveira.
There’s a huge rematch talking place this Wednesday at Brisbane’s Entertainment Centre as two time former WBA super middleweight champion Anthony Mundine will look to show that his shock defeat to Grant Wood last December was simply a fluke. Prior to his amazing upset of Mundine, Wood, 10-1-1 (6), had never faced anything close to…
On Friday April 22nd, 2007 Amateur World Champion and 2008 US Olympian, Demetrius Andrade (12-0, 8KO’s) will look to take another step up the jr. middleweight ranks when he opens up that evening’s ESPN “Friday Night Fights” telecast against arguably his toughest opponent to date, once beaten, Omar Bell (8-1, 5KO’s) at Mohegan Sun, in…
After a spirited 60-minute media workout Monday at the Activity Center here, former IBF bantamweight champion Yonnhy Perez (20-1-1, 14 KOs), of Santa Fe Springs, proclaimed himself fit and ready for his important 12-round fight against two-division world champion Vic Darchinyan (35-3-1, 27 KOs), of Sydney, Australia, in The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All on…
WBC Welterweight Champion and undefeated star Andre Berto is experiencing one of his best training camps ever in preparation for his sixth title defense April 16 against WBC #5 rated challenger “Vicious†Victor Ortiz in the 12-round main event headlining the “East-West Showdown†card at the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut. “East-West…
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing will bring exciting live professional boxing back on a regular basis to the historic Paradise Theater starting on Thursday May 5th, entitled “Cinco De Mayo Fight Night”. “I’m thrilled to get the Punchin at the Paradise series up and running on a regular basis. There is nothing more enjoyable to me…