World Boxing Association International welterweight champion, Luis Collazo, is ready to defend his belt before VÃctor OrtÃz on January 30, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Collazo and Ortiz passed the weigh-in held on Wednesday, when they both marked 146,6 pounds to be ready and...
More than thirty professional boxers gathered before a lively crowd on Saturday for the fourth annual “Boxing Superstars†meet-and-greet event presented by Heroes Boxing Sponsorship Agency.
Hundreds of excited fans enjoyed the rare opportunity to see their favorite fighters, get autographs...
For the past few years, the Trad TKO Boxing Gym has held an annual Boxers & Celebrities Charity Football Tournament, in Aid of the Indee Rose Trust, however, due to being let down on a venue in 2013, the illustrious team at East London fight factory had to rethink their fund raising efforts...
On Thursday March 6, the FDNY Bravest Boxing Team will host the Garda Boxing Club from Dublin in the "Downtown Donnybrook" at Webster Hall in NYC.
The Garda Boxing Club is made up of members of the National Irish Police Force. This event will feature 12 bouts of exciting amateur boxing between...
The WBA congratulates its champions Takashi Uchiyama, Kazuto Ioka and the female champion Naoko Fujioka, who were all awarded among the best of the year in Japan.
Uchiyama received the Technique Award in the ceremony that took place last Friday at the Tokyo Dome Hotel in Tokyo.
The WBA...
Promoter Dave Murphy today announced that he has signed former amateur European Union Bronze medalist Sarah Knight to his ever growing stable of boxers.
Mr. Murphy also took the opportunity to announce that Sarah will be making her professional debut on the upcoming Acourtier Events promoted...
It wasn"t a typical shock and awe performance that Mikey Garcia fans have come to expect from the WBO super feather ruler but the hard-punching Californian got the job done last night against challenger Juan Carlos Burgos at New York"s Madison Square Garden.
Garcia came into the contest on the...
WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck bounced back from a horrible performance against Firat Arslan in their first fight to stop the challenger last night at Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle in Stuttgart, Germany.
Former WBA titlist Arslan had battered an exhausted Huck in November, 2012 but...
Lamont Peterson dazzled in front of his hometown crowd on Saturday night scoring a unanimous decision victory over Dierry Jean to retain his IBF Junior Welterweight Championship from the DC Armory in Washington, D.C., live on showtime Championship Boxing.
In the co-main event, 23-year-old top...
Tonight Gary Shaw Productions and Antonio Leonard Promotions Bryant "By-By" Jennings (18-0, 10 KOs) remained undefeated in his HBO debut with a 10-round TKO victory over Poland"s Artur Szpilka (16-1, 12 KOs).
From the opening round Jennings controlled the action with his superior boxing skills...
Bob Arum and Todd duBoef, CEO and President of Top Rank, respectively, and Michael Koncz of MP Promotions are pleased to announce that an agreement was reached today for undefeated two-division world champion Timothy “Desert Storm†Bradley to defend his WBO welterweight title against Manny...
Former British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion – David Price, scored a first round TKO last night over Hungarian - Istvan Ruzsinszky, in Stuttgart, Germany.
The fight, which lasted just 2 minutes, saw Pricey jabbing his long-reaching left in the face of Ruzsinszky continuously – while...
The top super featherweight in the world is back in action tonight as New York"s famed Madison Square Garden plays host to WBO champion Mikey Garcia"s defense against Juan Carlos Burgos.
Burgos, 30-1-2 (20), views the WBO strap as his own after he was denied the belt following his disputed split...
The top super featherweight in the world is back in action tonight as New York"s famed Madison Square Garden plays host to WBO champion Mikey Garcia"s defense against Juan Carlos Burgos.
Burgos, 30-1-2 (20), views the WBO strap as his own after he was denied the belt following his disputed split...
In November, 2012, Marco Huck retained his WBO cruiserweight title by UD after appearing to get outfought by challenger Firat Arslan and tonight, the pair engage in a rematch at Hans Martin Schleyer Halle in Stuttgart, Germany.
The first fight was a genuine war, with each man taking turns on...
Washington D.C."s top boxer makes his way back to the ring tonight as IBF champion Lamont Peterson puts his light welter crown on the line against the latest product of the Montreal fighter factory, Dierry Jean, at the D.C. Armory in Peterson"s hometown.
Peterson, 31-2-1 (16), has had more...
David Price of Liverpool weighed in at 112.8 kg (248.7 lbs) yesterday afternoon, at the Maritim Hotel, Stuttgart, Germany, ahead of tonights’ Team Sauerland event which headlines the rematch between Marco Huck and Firat Arslan.
But the Former British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion –...
AIBA World Junior champions Willie Donoghue and Ciara Ginty both claimed Irish belts at the Open Youth Championships finals at Dublin’s National Stadium tonight.
Current European and EU Youth champions Gary Cully and Kristina O’Hara also emerged victorious at IABA headquarters.
The Munster...
Cruiserweight regular champion Dennis Lebedev and the champion in recess, the Panamanian Guillermo "Felino" Jones’ teams reached a definitive agreement for the promoting of the rematch fight between both fighters.
The bout will take place in April in Russia in a venue and date to be...
Former national amateur standout, Semajay Thomas heads to the nation’s capital, Washington D.C. to continue his professional boxing career this Saturday night, January 25, making his second start in the paid ranks.
Following his highly anticipated professional debut this past August 30 at...
2013 was an exceptional year for Joe DeGuardia"s Star Boxing. It was a year that saw Star Boxing fighters appear on every major network: HBO, Showtime, ESPN, and NBC Sports Network.
2013 also saw the emergence of many of Star Boxing"s up and coming fighters.
The year was highlighted by the...
Highly decorated Chicago amateur boxer Jose Felix Quezada will make his much anticipated professional debut on Friday, February 7 at the UIC Pavilion.
In preparation for his pro debut, the nineteen year old Quezada, advised by local entrepreneur Rick Ramos will hold a public media workout on...
Just a couple of days away from the first night of the initial Showtime Championship Boxing event in 2014, read what the Lamont Peterson vs. Dierry Jean trainers, fighters and promoters had to say at the final press conference, at Hamilton Live in Washington, D.C. on Thursday:
Lamont Peterson,...
Arguably the two most rugged operators in the cruiserweight division renew acquaintance this Saturday when WBO king Marco ‘Kapt’n’ Huck and veteran nemesis Firat Arslan collide at the Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle in Stuttgart.
Their initial ‘bang up’ in November 2012 was a truly brutal...
Super-middleweight contender "Saint" George Groves admits he has turned down an "unsatisfactory" offer to fight heated rival Carl Froch, but insists it is a fight he wants to take place sooner rather than later.
"I am unsure why Carl Froch has todayreleased a statement implying I do not wish to...
“There has been plenty of speculation over the last few weeks regarding my future. As it stands we are looking closely at two options George Groves and Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr.
"Yesterday, we made a seven figure offer to George Groves for a second fight that would have seen him earn around...
It may be freezing in our Nation"s Capitol, but the four fighters competing in this Saturday night"s Showtime Championship Boxing doubleheader at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, braved the cold to sit down with Showtime cameras at the DCB Fit Boxing Gym to discuss their upcoming...
Hull stars Luke Campbell, MBE, and Tommy Coyle face tough tests in their opening bouts of 2014 at the Hull Ice Arena on February 22, live on Sky Sports.
Campbell faces Southern Area Super Featherweight title challenger Scott Moises in his fifth pro contest, with the 26 year old from Norwich...
Lamont Peterson is adamant he has overcome his devastating knockout loss to Argentine bruiser Lucas Matthysse.
The IBF Light-welterweight champion steps back into the ring this weekend, live on BoxNation, when he goes up against the undefeated and big-hitting Dierry Jean at the DC Armory in...
There is the perception among some boxing fans that perhaps Floyd Mayweather Jr. has achieved his 45-0 record and world titles in five weight classes by avoiding many deserving opponents during his 18 year professional career.
It"s an interesting theory and one that deserves a closer...
Hundreds of fans turned out on a Tuesday afternoon to witness up close and personal Mexican boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez, fan favorite Alfredo "El Perro" Angulo and four other world-class action fighters for a jam-packed press conference hosted by Golden Boy Promotions to formally announce...
Thirteen finals will be decided at the Open Youth Championships at Dublin’s National Stadium on Friday night.
Ten male finals are pencilled in for decision, along three female finals in the three Olympic women’s weight categories of flyweight, lightweight and middleweight.
Liam Callaghan and...
People serious about getting in shape this year will be given the chance to eat and train like a boxer when Fight Camp returns to Hatton Health and Fitness in Hyde, Greater Manchester next month.
Led by former unbeaten professional and 2009 ABA finalist Blain Younis, the programme runs for six...
Ricky Hatton is helping the homeless get a roof over their heads by cycling to the roof of Europe.
The four-time world boxing champion will take part in the 140km La Mont Blanc cycle on July 20 in order to raise money for Manchester-based charity Barnabus.
Founded 23 years ago, Barnabus...
Tony Bellew will face former World Cruiserweight title challenger Valery Brudov in his first fight at the weight, at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on March 15, live on Sky Sports, on a massive night for the city’s boxing stars.
Stephen Smith is lining up a massive night and is expected to...
The impending WBC heavyweight championship fight to determine the successor of recently retired Vitali Klitschko, between WBC Silver champion Bermane "B. Ware" Stiverne (23-1, 20 KOs) and Chris "The Nightmare" Arreola (36-3, 31 KOs), is extra special for Stiverne"s veteran head trainer, Don...
The fight that was to be the biggest in the history of Canada was somewhat overshadowed by Lucian Bute"s inability to get anything going through most of the contest last night against Jean Pascal at Montreal"s Bell Centre.
It was literally as if the entire game plan for Bute hinged on getting...
The World Boxing Association sanctioned a total of 31 female fights during the year 2013, and already has scheduled two to start on the right foot this 2014.
As for the fights sanctioned last year, 26 of them were title defenses, two of them were mandatory fights, one was international title,...
Current AIBA World Junior male and female champions Willie Donoghue and Ciara Ginty advanced to next Friday’s Open Youth Championships finals following semi-final wins at Dublin’s National Stadium today.
Donoghue saw off the challenge of Thomas Mongan and Ginty edged out current European...
Current IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Bernard Hopkins turned 49-years-of age this week.
As the oldest champion in any major sport and one year shy of 50, Hopkins makes his own birthday wish, and provides some sage advice for his sport, young fighters coming up and the 40 and over crowd, a...
Personal Trainers and group exercise instructors can get a feel for what the Hatton Academy has to offer by taking part in a free 30 minute taster session with Ricky Hatton himself, at this year"s BodyPower Expo.
The four-time world boxing champion has been involved at the three-day event for...
Promising, world-ranked southpaw Ivan Redkach (16-0, 13 KO’s), of Los Angeles, by way of Ukraine, passed the toughest challenge of his career, scoring one knockdown en route to a unanimous 10-round decision over Canada’s Tony Luis (17-2, 7 KO’s).
But the night belonged to “The Brooklyn...
Nobody can doubt that Muhammad Ali is the greatest boxer of all time, due to his personality, his performance within the ring and his daily struggle. Today, World Boxing Association family celebrates his 72 birthday.
Talking about Ali is to talk about a man who is considered the best Boxer of...
The World Boxing Association family joins the mourning of the family and relatives of World Boxing Council President, Mr. Jose Sulaiman, who passed away today in California, United States.
Jose Sulaiman resided at UCLA Hospital in the United States since last October, where he died from...
Two reigning AIBA World Junior champions will be in action in Saturday’s National Open Youth Championships semi-finals at Dublin’s National Stadium.
Willie O’Donoghue, St Michael’s Athy BC, and Ciara Ginty, Geesala BC, will be between the ropes at the home of Irish boxing.
Ginty, the...
Lee Selby says a dazzling performance against Rendall Munroe at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on February 1, live on Sky Sports, will be the start of a big time boxing boom in Wales.
The Featherweight stylist is aiming to land the vacant European title against Munroe, with Selby making the...
Four-time world boxing champion, Ricky Hatton, will host his first ever workshop in the Republic of Ireland on Thursday February 13.
"The Hitman" will put fight fans and fitness fanatics through their paces for around three hours at the Westside Boxing Club in Dublin.
Hatton"s workshops have...
Gavin McDonnell and Leigh Wood will clash for the vacant British Super Bantamweight title at the Hull Ice Arena on February 22, live on Sky Sports.
The unbeaten pair – both 11-0 – put their unblemished records on the line to grab the strap on the star-studded bill in Hull, topped by Olympic...
Lucian Bute is often referred to as an excellent technical fighter. Lately however, all that seems to be remembered of Bute is how he lost in a big way against Carl Froch and that his last two victories went the distance, which is a huge tell tale sign for a fighter who sports a record of 31...
The eight fighters featured in tomorrow night’s ShoBox: The New Generation live telecast on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, made weight Thursday at Jerry Lee Lewis Cafe & Honky Tonk in downtown Memphis.
In an eagerly awaited 10-round main event tomorrow, highly...
