In a near tragic preliminary bout held at Bally’s Hotel and Casino last Saturday, promoted by John Lynch and Pound For Pound Promotions, journeyman heavyweight Hector Ferreyro was knocked unconscious by unbeaten Amir Mansour at 2:08 of the first round. Ferreyro, of Laredo, Texas, now 21-10-2 (12), age 35, a veteran of 33 professional bouts…
Matchroom Sport are delighted to announce that undefeated Middleweight champion Darren Barker has signed an endorsement deal with Adidas boxing. Barker takes on Italian Domenico Spada for the vacant European belt on April 30 at London’s Olympia live on Sky Sports, and he will wear the iconic three stripes as he aims to claim the…
Unbeaten English flyweight champion Ashley Sexton will appear on the undercard of Darren Barker’s European Middleweight title fight against Domenico Spada at London Olympia on April 30. The 23 year-old stretched his unblemished record to 11 fights on Saturday with a unanimous points victory over Salim Salimov at the Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany,…
A pair of Boxing 360 fighters, WBC No. 3 rated super bantamweight Leon “Hurry Up†Moore and promising middleweight prospect DonYil Livingston, both registered unanimous six-round decision victories last Saturday evening in Brooklyn. The 31-year-old southpaw Moore (28-2, 22 KOs), from Guyana, is the reigning PABA and WBC CABOFE super bantamweight champion, as well as…
Fresh off his one round stoppage over Odlanier Solis on March 19th, WBC Heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko has indicated that he would like to get back in the ring on June 4th and emerging contender Franklin “Yah Yah†Lawrence believes he has as much any right with his recent credentials to be Klitschko’s opponent that…
A special wheelchair boxing exhibition match has been added to Saturday night’s pro card, “The Willie Pep Boxing Classic,†presented by Hard Hittin’ Promotions at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. The eight-round main event finds local heavyweight favorite Tony “TNT†Grano (17-2-1, 13 KOs), 2005 U.S. Nationals amateur champion, in a crossroads fight against…
Earlier this year former WBU Champ, turned promoter, Graham Earl returned to his old stomping ground, York Hall in Bethnal Green, for his inaugural London show. On the 7th May Graham again returns to York Hall with his double title headlined ‘Redemption Day’ event. Speaking earlier today Graham said, “It’s going to be a cracking…
Click the above Image for more Photos from Jane Warburton Saturday night, at Liverpool Olympia, England, Stephen Vaughan promoted a six-card fight-night which headlined the vacant English Lightweight Clash between local man Derry Mathews and Soldier – Amir Unsworth. Derry Mathews (Liverpool) v Amir Unsworth (Sleaford) 10 x 3 Vacant English Lightweight Title Local boxer…
Unbeaten flyweight champ to fight in London on April 30 Unbeaten English flyweight champion Ashley Sexton will appear on the undercard of Darren Barker’s European Middleweight title fight against Domenico Spada at London Olympia on April 30. The 23 year-old stretched his unblemished record to 11 fights on Saturday with a unanimous points victory over…
In a highly controversial decision, WBC cruiserweight ruler Krzysztof Wlodarczyk won a split decision over American challenger Francisco Palacios at Hala Luczniczka in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The champion fought the first round as he did the following eleven – inching forward behind a high guard and hardly throwing a punch. When he did launch anything is…
Last night at Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, WBO cruiserweight titlist Marco Huck was given a stiff challenge by opponent Ran Nakash while heavyweight Robert Helenius took a big step up the ladder by defeating former world champ Samuel Peter. Little known Nakash came seemingly out of nowhere to give Huck a lot of difficulty…
There’s a good fight card this evening at Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City as local hero Luis Concepcion looks to up his Interim WBA super fly title status to full blown WBA champion as he meets opponent Hernan Marquez over 12 scheduled rounds. Concepcion has won 19 straight bouts, picking up regional titles along…