African warrior Bethuel Ushona is ready to end Denton Vassell’s Commonwealth welterweight title reign in the Mancunian’s first defence. Ushona, unbeaten in 23 fights challenges for Vassell’s crown at Wigan’s Robin Park Arena on Saturday March 26. The Namibian, 29, said: “I have fought in America before, so it will not be hard to fight…
The countdown to one of 2011’s most exciting nights of boxing has begun and the stars of the April 9 “Action Heroes” main event Erik “El Terrible” Morales and Marcos “El Chino” Maidana are deep in training. Each week camp notes will be distributed to update media and fans on training camp happenings leading up…
From the office of WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán: We have received bad news from the Philippines: our friend and former colleague at the WBC, Mr. Rodrigo Salud has passed away. Mr. Salud was the Executive Secretary of the World Boxing Council in the early 60s when Justiniano Montano of the Philippines was the President…
By Per Ake Persson SES announced today a hot matchup as WBO super middle champ Robert Stieglitz, 39-2, will defend the title against Dimitri Sartison, 27-1, the holder of the WBA regular title, April 9 at the Boerdelandhall in Magdeburg.
The final “Diamond Elite†press conference was held today at Comix in Foxwoods Casino Resort. The WBC Middleweight Diamond Championship showdown, featuring 2010 Fighter of the Year Sergio Martinez and Sergiy Dzinziruk, will be on HBO World Championship Boxing along with Andy Lee vs. Craig McEwan in a “Celtic War.†All four fighters were in…
An excellent WBA featherweight title clash takes place on Saturday at Polideportivo La Colonia in Junin, Argentina as champion Jonathan Victor Barros meets challenger Miguel Roman. Barros, 31-1-1 (18), is making his first defense since winning the vacant belt via seventh round stoppage against Irving Berry this past December while Roman, 33-7 (25), is participating…
Ricky Hatton is tipping Denton Vassell to become Hatton Promotions latest welterweight success story. The Mancunian risks his Commonwealth crown against fellow unbeaten fighter Bethuel Ushona at Wigan’s Robin Park Sports Centre on Saturday 26th March. Vassell hopes to follow in the footsteps of Craig Watson who lifted the British crown last month and Matthew…
‘Phat’ Pat McAleese returns to the ring next weekend, for the first time since his shock British Masters Light Middleweight title defeat, at the Steve Goodwin ‘Essex Eruption’ quadruple headlined extravaganza at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham, Essex on Saturday 19th March 2011.
Purse bids called for, contest to take place by end of July The British Boxing board have today announced that British Heavyweight mandatory challenger Tyson Fury will finally get his chance to come face to face in the ring with current champion Dereck Chisora for the prestigious title. The Stewards have decided to put the…
Undefeated Michael “The Brazilian Rocky†Oliveira returns home for his second consecutive fight in his native Brazil, March 25 versus unbeaten Argentinean prospect Abel “El Principito†Nicolas Adriel for the Interim WBC Latino Super Middleweight Championship, headlining the “International Boxing Challenge†pro-am event at Mauro Pinheiro Gymnasium in Sao Paulo. The 20-year-old Oliveira (13-0, 11…
Danny Stoten, owner of the Lions Boxing Gym in Chelmsford, announces a highly interesting double event boxing show, ‘Cops versus Robbers’ and ‘The Jenna Barber Cup’, which will take place at Liquid Nightclub, Festival Leisure Park in Basildon, Essex, on Sunday 3rd April 2011. Danny has created this very special double event in order to…
Exciting super featherweight prospect, Danny “Joey” Valle (3-0, 3KO’s) has been added to the upcoming “March Mayhem” card Thursday, March 17th at the Plattduetsche Park Restaurant in Franklin Square, Long Island, NY. Valle will square off against New Jersey’s Siddell Blocker in a four round lightweight showdwn. The card, promoted by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing,…