Carl “the Cobra†Froch will be joining up with highly regarded trainer Rob McCracken at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield on Monday morning (26th) to start his intensive 10 week training camp ahead of his crucial Super Six Group Stage 3 face off against the German based Armenian “King†Arthur Abraham.
If not for a hand injury suffered in the opening round of the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece, reigning WBA and IBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov certainly would be much better known today by North American boxing fans, especially if he advanced to the medal rounds and fought eventual gold-medal winner Andre Ward.
Serious questions have been raised after a shocking ending in which Paul Briggs failed to beat the count after an apparent grazing punch from Danny Green sent him to the canvas in the first round of their IBO Championship bout in Perth, Australia earlier this week.
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Saturday night saw a packed Fit-City in Broughton, Salford, England, as Oliver Harrison Promotions presented a Six-Bout Fightcard entitled ‘The Night of the Stars’. Liam Cullen (Northenden) v Mike English (Manchester) 4 Round Cruiserweight Contest This opening four rounder saw Cullen targeting the body of his opponent, while English…
Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment and Golden Boy Promotions are teaming up to bring the best of major professional boxing back to Brooklyn at the Barclays Center. In an exclusive partnership with Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, Golden Boy Promotions, whose president is 10-time World Champion Oscar de la Hoya, will promote a minimum of 12 boxing…
Next Friday Delvin Rodriguez (25-4-2, 14KO’s) returns to ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” when he takes on Ashley Theophane (26-4-1, 7KO’s) in the main event bout of the evening at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma. Rodriguez-Theophane is scheduled for ten rounds in the welterweight division. “We are happy and looking forward to bringing such…
U.S. boxing fans may not be able to properly pronounce his name, yet, but unbeaten welterweight Ravshan Hudaynazarov is starting to capture their attention with his throw-back style that features a brutal body attack. The exciting Uzbekistan prospect, now fighting out of Las Vegas, will be back in action July 23 at Tachi Palace &…
It will be a “Massacre†on Friday night August 13th at The Arena in Philadelphia as Blaine Garner’s Shaylyte Promotions in association with SAM Promotions presents an outstanding night of boxing that will feature not one but two main events. In one main event, immensely popular Lightweight, Victor Vasquez will take on Travis “The Animal 
The countdown has begun. In just four days undefeated Viacheslav Uzelkov (22-0, 14 KOs) of Vinitza, Ukraine will take on WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov (9-1, 6 KOs) in the scheduled 12-round main event of the ESPN2 “Friday Night Fights” (10pm ET/7pm PT).
WBO Cruiserweight Champion Marco “Captain†Huck (29-1, 22 KOs) caught up with the German media yesterday as he continues his preparation for his clash with Matt Godfrey (20-1, 10 KOs). The duo will battle it out in Erfurt on August 21, which will be Huck´s fourth title defense. “Despite the hot weather in Germany we…
Last week WBA middleweight super champion Felix Sturm has reached an agreement with his former promoter Klaus-Peter Kohl (Universum) regarding the end of their promotional contract. Now Sturm is free to organize and promote his fight all by himself. His comeback after more than a year of ring absence is scheduled for September 4th in…
Click the above Image for all Photos from this Event Friday night, at the Bolton Arena in Bolton, England, Hatton Promotions hosted an eleven-bout fightnight which would feature three Title bouts. In a packed Arena, the thrilling Bill – titled ‘ Battle of the Champions’ saw ‘Magic’ Mathew Hatton defend his European Welterweight Title for…