WBA middleweight champ Felix Strum ends 14 months of inactivity tonight when he faces challenger Giovanni Lorenzo at Lanxess Arena in Cologne. Sturm, 33-2-1 (14), was last in the ring in July, 2009 when he decisioned Khoren Gevor over 12 tougher than expected rounds and tonight the 31 year old local man will be looking…
Former University of Rhode Island football player Vladine “Mr. Providence†Biosse overcame the first knockdown of his career to keep his undefeated record intact in tonight’s main event on the “Labor Daze†card, presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), at Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island.
This Saturday, September 4th Commonwealth super featherweight champion Ricky Burns, 28-2 (7), meets WBO champion Roman Martinez, 24-0-1 (15), at Kelvin Hall, Glasgow. Also on the bill, Commonwealth featherweight champion John Simpson, 21-6 (9), faces off against Stephen Smith, 10-0 (6), in a British title eliminator, with the winner fighting Martin Lindsay. Stephen Smith has,…
The team of Hammersmith, London based Iraqi heavyweight Ali Adams called the ‘big guns’ in to help him prepare for his upcoming appearance in the massively successful Matchroom Sports promoted Prizefighter series, which makes it’s welcome return to York Hall on Saturday the 9th October with Heavyweights IV.
Widely considered to be one of female boxing’s best pound for pound fighters, Moreno Valley, California’s Kaliesha West will return home to fight in Southern California on Saturday, September 18 to face South Carolina’s Angel Gladney for the vacant WBO Bantamweight Title on the off-television portion of the “200: Celebrate and Dominate” Mosley vs. Mora…
It’s the biggest celebration in the history of Mexico, and on Wednesday, September 15th, at the Las Vegas Hilton, the Mexican Bicentennial will bear witness to some fistic fireworks. Roy Englebrecht Promotions, in association with Promociones del Pueblo and Corona Extra, presents a world championship doubleheader in The Theater at the Las Vegas Hilton that…
Scotsman Willie “Hands of Steel†Limond, WBU Lightweight Champion, will be a plaid matador to Mexican bull, 5-time world champion in three different weight classes, Erik “Terrible†Morales, in their September 11 showdown that headlines the “Mexican Fiesta†Pay-Per-View show live from Mexico City.
Mzonke Fana not only won the IBF super featherweight title for the second time but the 36 year old from Cape Town gained revenge against domestic archrival Cassius Baloyi last night at Carnival City in Brakpan. After having started off slowly in his previous IBF title clash with Baloyi in 2008 and losing on points…
Boxing legend Evander Holyfield signalled the return of Prizefighter on Saturday 9 October after performing the draw for the Heavyweights IV. The five-time World champion performed the draw in central London with a “wildcard†in the draw as promoters Matchroom Sport close in on a big name to complete the line-up for the 14th outing…
On a night celebrating the Bicentennial of Mexican Independence, it is only fitting that two Mexican warriors open up the star-studded September 18 pay-per-view telecast from Staples Center in Los Angele. Former World Champion Daniel Ponce De Leon of Chihuahua squares off against Ciudad Juarez native Antonio Escalante in what promises to be a bona-fide…
Lee “Lights Out†Purdy returns to the ring on theundercard of the exciting “Night of International Boxing†atYork Hall, Bethnal Green on Friday 10th September. Thiswill be Lee’s first time back in the ring since his gripping 12 round unanimouspoint’s decision loss for the Commonwealth title against Denton Vassellin April.
By Per Ake Persson IBF welter champ Jan Zaveck closed out sparring Thursday last week and is according to a press release from SES in top shape for his defence on Saturday in Ljubljana against Pole Rafael Jackiewicz.