As the Summer winds down across the northern hemisphere, Boxing remains in an extended siesta but there was one world title contest that took place.
And that was cruiserweight Marco Huck"s 13th successful defense of his WBO title, tying Johnny Nelson"s divisional record, which took place at...
Aggressive, determined and fearless. Proud Argentine and former welterweight champion Marcos “El Chino” Maidana has won the respect of some of the greatest Mexican world champions of our time for the fiery intensity he brings each time he steps through the ropes.
The fact that Maidana is the onl...
Ricky Hatton says his recent bike ride for the homeless charity Barnabus was one of the most difficult yet rewarding challenges of his life.
The two-weight world champion tackled the gruelling Pico de Veleta in southern Spain last week and raised more than £2,000.
The climb takes around four ...
Ricky Hatton says his recent bike ride for the homeless charity Barnabus was one of the most difficult yet rewarding challenges of his life.
The two-weight world champion tackled the gruelling Pico de Veleta in southern Spain last week and raised more than £2,000.
The climb takes around four ...
On October 18, 2014 in Carson, California, the World Boxing Association featherweight champion Nicholas Walters will face the undisputed champion Nonito Donaire.
The fight was officially announced by the promoter of the WBA middleweight title fight between the super champion Gennady Golovkin and...
Undefeated super middleweight contender J’Leon Love is just a few months removed from the toughest fight of his career, but the Floyd Mayweather protégé doesn’t expect things to get any easier this Saturday when he steps into the ring with hard-hitting veteran Rogelio Medina.
Love (18-0, 10 KOs...
In a move designed to enhance the viewing experience, Showtime Sports, Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions have scheduled the “Mayhem: Mayweather vs. Maidana 2” pay-per-view event, headlined by the rematch between Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana, to start at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT i...
Marcos “El Chino” Maidana, the former welterweight champion who gets his eagerly awaited rematch with Floyd “Money” Mayweather in the main event of “Mayhem: Mayweather vs. Maidana 2” on Saturday, Sept. 13 live on Showtime PPV, WBC Super Bantamweight champion Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz, WBC Su...
WBA champion Jürgen Brähmer can"t wait to get in the ring for a possible super-duel against the Brit Carl Froch.
The current IBF super-middleweight champion recently announced he is only interested in a really big fight – now Jürgen Brähmer, a famous name on the boxing scene known around the wor...
Sanigar Events are proud to present "Dragon Fire’, a night of Championship Boxing on Saturday 4th October at the Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
Dai Davies will make a triumphant return to the ring following his thrilling rematch win over Robbie Turley to retain his Welsh ...
Thailand"s "Dangerous River" Chonlatarn Or Piriyapinyo, the #1 ranked WBO Featherweight, got good news when promoter Madame Oh Pariyakorn Ratanasuban signed a contract with Bob Arum from Top Rank to match Piriyapino with WBO Featherweight Champion Vasyl Lomachenko from Ukraine on Saturday,...
Luke Campbell, MBE, takes on Daniel Brizuela and Tommy Coyle faces Michael Katsidis on a huge night for both men at the Ice Arena in Hull on October 25, live on Sky Sports.
Campbell boxes for his first title in his first 12-round fight, with the dangerous Brizuela standing in his way of landing...
Scott Quigg will defend his WBA Super Bantamweight title against Stephane Jamoye at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester on September 13, live on Sky Sports.
Former European Bantamweight champion Jamoye has a fine recent record against British opposition, claiming the Euro strap with an eighth...
Boxing legend Bernard Hopkins’ sensational attempt to unify the light-heavyweight division, just two months shy of his 50th birthday, against the fearsome Sergey Kovalev will be shown live and exclusive on BoxNation.
The Channel of Champions’ is delighted to be screening one of the most eagerly ...
Anthony Joshua, MBE, will face Konstantin Airich at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester on September 13, live on Sky Sports.
The Kazakh-born German Heavyweight is tasked with stopping Joshua’s run of seven KO wins from seven pro fights, and the 35 year old brings a wealth of experience to the t...
The title defense of IBF/IBO Heavyweight Champion and WBO/WBA Heavyweight Super Champion Wladimir Klitschko against Kubrat Pulev has been rescheduled for November 15th 2014, at O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Germany. Originally, the fight was supposed to take place on September 6th, also in Hamburg,...
Empire Fighting Chance, a Bristol sports charity that uses non-contact boxing to transform the lives of young people, is celebrating a hat-trick of summer successes after picking up the keys to its new home, winning a national award and receiving nearly half a million pounds in grants.
The...
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao will defend his WBO welterweight title against New York"s undefeated WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri, who has a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Care Management, a Masters Degree in Clinical Nutrition and a Ph.D. in Upsets Inside The Ring.
Promoted by ...
Adam Etches will get the opportunity to bolster his world ranking and add another title to his collection when he faces Brazil"s tough Samir Santos Barbosa at the Ponds Forge Arena in Sheffield, on September 20, on the Hennessy Sports promoted event.
The night of championship boxing will be...
With promoter Dave Coldwell working hard behind the scenes to provide a solid test, Rossington’s Maxi Hughes has finally been matched with former world title challenger, Joseph Laryea.
After efforts to make an excellent trade fight with Manchester Olympian, Joe Murray, were shelved, Coldwell h...
Newly crowned IBF Welterweight champion Kell Brook received a hero’s welcome in his hometown of Sheffield yesterday – and told his adoring fans he cannot wait to put on a show at the Motorpoint Arena in his first defence.
Brook took the title from Shawn Porter in California last weekend with a st...
Newly crowned IBF Welterweight champion Kell Brook received a hero’s welcome in his hometown of Sheffield yesterday – and told his adoring fans he cannot wait to put on a show at the Motorpoint Arena in his first defence.
Brook took the title from Shawn Porter in California last weekend with a st...
Boxing Legend Mike Tyson and Iron Mike Productions, in association with Mario Davila Media and Big Card Promotions present “Big Texas Throwdown” on Friday, September 26 at the Mesquite Arena in Mesquite, Texas.
“The state of Texas is the home to some of the toughest fighters and best boxing fans ...
To combat the growing drug epidemic that continues to plague the Northwestern Pennsylvania area, Find A Dream, a registered nonprofit organization that reaches out to community children and provides them a healthy channel to find and work towards fulfilling a dream, has partnered with BC Boxing...
Just days before from the highly anticipated “B96 Boxing at the Ballpark” event set for this Saturday night, August 23 at U.S. Cellular Field, Home of the Chicago White Sox, the main participants held court at the Final Press Conference.
The Final Press Conference was held in front of a huge cro...
Today is the 41st birthday of former heavyweight world champion Nikolai Valuev, and the World Boxing Association family sends its best wishes to the "Russian Giant" on his birthday.
Valuev was born on August 21, 1973 in Saint Petersburg, and at age 20 started in boxing, after practicing disk...
Today is the 41st birthday of former heavyweight world champion Nikolai Valuev, and the World Boxing Association family sends its best wishes to the "Russian Giant" on his birthday.
Valuev was born on August 21, 1973 in Saint Petersburg, and at age 20 started in boxing, after practicing disk...
The Philippine Supreme Court issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to stop the enforcement of the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) ruling which ordered Saranggani Congressman Manny Pacquiao and his wife Jinkee to post a cash bond in the amount of P3,298,514,894.35 (US $74.9 Million) or a surety...
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, boxing "s only eight-division world champion, defends his WBO welterweight title against New York"s undefeated WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri, who has a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Care Management, a Masters degree in Clinical Nutrition and a Ph....
Today, promoter Don King celebrates a new year of life. He has been a great ally and part of the World Boxing Association family, and we send our warmest greeting.
He was born 83 years ago in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. He began to build his name among the great boxing promoters when he...
Marcos "El Chino" Maidana, the former welterweight world champion who gets his highly anticipated rematch with Floyd "Money" Mayweather in the main event of "Mayhem: Mayweather vs. Maidana 2" on Saturday, Sept. 13 live on Showtime PPV, met with media members in Carson, Calif., last Saturday at...
Raul Caiz Sr. from the USA will be the referee of the 108 interim WBA title fight between the Panamanian Walter Tello and the Filippino Randy Petalcorin on August 23 in China.
The fight venue will be the Mercedes Benz Arena of Shanghai,
Caíz Sr will be accompanied by judges Ferlin Marsh (NZ), ...
2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Odlanier Solis will get a "last chance" to work his way back to the top of the world rankings. The Cuban defector, who suffered a bad knee injury in the first round of his WBC heavyweight championship bout against Vitali Klitschko in March 2011, lost to US ring veteran...
Turns out, Shawn Porter was correct, it was Showtime after all...but for "The Special One," Kell Brook.
In a major upset, Britain"s Kell Brook (33-0, 22 KOs), of Sheffield, England, won a battle of undefeated welterweights and the IBF title with a majority 12-round decision over defending...
In keeping with Mexican Independence Day tradition, Mayweather Promotions has assembled a stellar undercard featuring some of this era’s most exciting boxers to co-feature on “Mayhem: Mayweather vs. Maidana 2” on Saturday, September 13 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena live on Showtime PPV.
Feat...
David Oliver Joyce claimed his third successive European Union Elite Championships gold medal in Sofia, Bulgaria today.
The St Michael’s Athy lightweight, who won featherweight gold at this level in 2008 and 2009, beat Georgia’s Otar Eranosyan on a unanimous decision to finish on top of the lig...
The Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Scotland this year marked the beginning of new regulation in the sport of boxing. For the first time, athletes competed without the use of headgear.
The implications of allowing amateur fighters into the ring without the proper protection is being felt...
Former three-division world champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner and super lightweight contender Emanuel “Tranzformer” Taylor held a kickoff press conference at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati on Thursday to formally announce their upcoming showdown on Saturday, Sept. 6, live on Showtime.
Broner (2...
Former three-division world champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner and super lightweight contender Emanuel “Tranzformer” Taylor held a kickoff press conference at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati on Thursday to formally announce their upcoming showdown on Saturday, Sept. 6, live on Showtime.
Broner (2...
Former three-division world champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner and super lightweight contender Emanuel “Tranzformer” Taylor held a kickoff press conference at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati on Thursday to formally announce their upcoming showdown on Saturday, Sept. 6, live on Showtime.
Broner (2...
Former three-division world champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner and super lightweight contender Emanuel “Tranzformer” Taylor held a kickoff press conference at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati on Thursday to formally announce their upcoming showdown on Saturday, Sept. 6, live on Showtime.
Broner (2...
Middleweight Martin Murray’s charge to the world championship will continue on another Golden Gloves bill that takes place in Monaco on October 25.
The tournament will be staged at the glittering Salles des’Etoiles, which hosted the Golden Gloves Super Eight event and has also featured sup...
Super-Middleweight Champ - Carl Froch is in the latest reality celebrity challenge show which hit our TV screens this week. BBC1’s ‘Tumble’ sees celebrities complete gymnastic-style routines in a bid to win the six part contest.
The panel of four judges are Olympic and Commonwealth Medallist – Lo...
With less than a week away to fight night, Shawn Porter, Kell Brook and undercard fighters talk about their training camp experiences and expectations surrounding their big fights this Saturday, Aug. 16 at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. live on Showtime.
In the main event, undefeated IBF...
Sensational junior middleweight prospect Erickson “The Hammer” Lubin was a man on a mission this past Friday night in Pittsburgh, PA, scoring a first round knockout over Mexican veteran Francisco Reza in front of a huge crowd at the Consol Energy Center.
Just 18 years old, the former amateur sta...
With the start of the professional boxing season starting in September, Prospect Boxing are pleased to confirm their first show of the upcoming season, which will take place on Sunday 21st September at the Cleland Miners Club, in Lanarkshire.
Looking forward to what will be his fourth season as...
Red Hot Belarusian prospect Kirill Relikh has signed a long-term promotional contract with Hatton Promotions and is now targeting a showdown with experienced Aussie Chad Bennett.
Relikh, 16 -0 (14 KOs), has been trained by four-time world champion Ricky Hatton since February this year and will...
Promoter Gary Shaw believes the scheduled main-event on ESPN2 "Friday Night Fights" this week, featuring lightweights Rustam Nugaev vs. Denis Shafikov, is going to be a potential fight of the year candidate.
Nugaev (27-6-1, 17 KOs), rated IBF #5, WBC #3 and WBA #7, is currently riding a five...
It was an evening big fights on Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York in what could easily be termed as "Night Of The Mismatch".
The evidence: Reigning IBF light welter champ Lamont Peterson, 33-2-1 (17), had a defense against Edgar Santana, 29-5 (20), while middleweight contender...
The stars of this Saturday"s World Boxing Association middleweight title fight, Jarrod Fletcher and Daniel Jacobs, met at the weigh-in carried out on Friday afternoon in New York.
Fletcher, ranked second on the WBA 160 lb ladder, weighed 159.25 lb while Jacobs, ranked third, weighed 159.5 lb,...
