Making his first defense of the IBF title, Miguel Vazquez headlines tonight’s show at The Arena in Tijuana, facing seasoned vet Ricardo Dominguez over twelve scheduled rounds. Just 23, Vazquez, 26-3 (12), has already tangled with former world champion Timothy Bradley at light welter and world class welter Saul Alvarez twice and those contests reflect…
Former world champions “King” Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) of Germany and Carl “The Cobra” Froch (26-1, 20 KOs) of England both made weight Friday for their eagerly awaited fight tomorrow/Saturday, Nov. 27, on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, same-day-delay, from Helsinki, Finland. The 12-round fight will be the final Group Stage 3 bout in…
Ryan Rhodes has dismissed threats from Yassine El Maachi telling the unknown boxer: “You shouldn’t be mentioned in the same breath as me.†Rhodes, 34, is world title bound and keeps busy with an eight rounder against unbeaten Rocky Junior on Hatton Promotions gala dinner show at Manchester’s Palace Hotel on Saturday December 4.
Ward and Bika will weigh in just one day before their world title clash at Oakland Airport Hilton, 1 Hegenberger Road, Oakland, Calif., 94621, on Friday, Nov. 26, at 2 p.m. PT. Oakland’s Ward will make the second defense of his WBA super middleweight championship against world-ranked contender Bika on Saturday, live on Showtime at…
© Rich Hundley / Showtime Boxing WBA super middleweight champion Andre “S.O.G.†Ward and world contender Sakio “The Scorpion†Bika met with local Bay Area media members on Wednesday to discuss their anticipated world title fight just three days away.
Just two days after boxing fans celebrate Thanksgiving, the holiday feast continues on Saturday, November 27, as Golden Boy Promotions presents an All-Star lineup of fights that will lift the roof off the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. Headlining this scheduled eight bout card is an HBO-televised tripleheader featuring the highly-anticipated slugfest…
There will be no rowdy celebrations or fancy feasts for Unified Lightweight World Champion Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez and junior welterweight contender “Vicious” Victor Ortiz this Thanksgiving as they prepare for their respective pivotal bouts over the next few weeks, but fight fans can get their own party started on Friday, November 26, as a…
Adam Etches’ barmy army will take over Bolton on Friday night when the Sheffield teenager has his second professional contest. Despite being new to the professional game, Etches is fast becoming one of the biggest ticket sellers in professional boxing. He has sold more than 250 tickets for his light-middleweight four rounder against Ian Johnson…
Top-10 contender Pawel “Raging Bull†Wolak will be In Harm’s Way on Saturday, December 4, when he challenges undefeated WBC Silver middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in a 12-round title fight. Wolak replaces the injured Alfonso Gomez, Chávez’s original opponent, who withdrew today after an MRI detected a ligament tear in his left elbow.
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Former world champions Arthur Abraham of Germany and Carl Froch of England were confident, yet respectful, during Wednesday’s Super Six World Boxing Classic jam-packed final press conference at Hartwall Arena in the Power Play Restaurant here on Wednesday.
The Big Three, the ‘60s version of this troika was comprised of golf’s greatest of that era, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player. As the 21st century begins its second decade The Big Three has a new generation, boxing superstars Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Sergio Martinez, multi-division world champions possessing the comparable…
Click the above Image for more Photos On Sunday, at the GH Carnall Leisure Centre in Urmston, Manchester, England, Steve Wood/VIP Promotions hosted an afternoon’s fight-card which headlined an English Light-Middleweight Title clash. Brian Rose (Blackpool) v Lee Noble ( Barnsley ) Vacant BBBofC English Light-Middleweight Title Brian ‘The Lion’ has big crowd support from…