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…
The action in Germany tonight takes place at Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle as WBO cruiser king Marco Huck returns to the ring, accompanied by the likes of heavyweights Robert Helenius, Samuel Peter and Kali Meehan. Huck, 31-1 (23), meets the challenge posed by unbeaten challenger Ran Nakash, 25-0 (18), an Israeli resident who has…
Tonight at Le Cannet’s premier boxing venue, La Palestre, Interim WBA middleweight kingpin Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam offers up his belt for contention against challenger Giovanni Lorenzo. This is the second occasion that N’Jikam has put his crown at risk since winning the strap last year against former light welter contender Omar Gabriel Weiss. Most recently…
It was almost two weeks ago that WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko made quick work of Cuban-born challenger Odlanier Solis in Cologne, Germany. In fact his ring entrance lasted longer than the fight – which saw him defeat Solis in the first round. There was some confusion at the time as to what had happened…
Star Boxing’s rising undefeated welterweight prospect from Philadelphia, Raymond “Tito” Serrano returns home for the first time in over two years when he takes on Corey Alarcon in the main event of “Unfinished Business” tonight at the South Philly Asylum Arena in Philadelphia, PA. The bout is promoted by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and KEA…
Unbeaten Juan Manuel “Juanma’’ Lopez has caught the attention of most everybody in boxing with his exciting, explosive style and unwavering charisma. Following in the footsteps of his countrymen like Puerto Rican superstars Felix Trinidad, Wilfred Benitez and Miguel Cotto, Lopez has been virtually unstoppable as he’s compiled a record of 30-0 with 27 knockouts.