Thursday 30 April 2015

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Full Undercard Lineup Announced

A full lineup of present and future boxing stars is set to entertain the MGM Grand Garden Arena crowd in pay-per-view and non-televised action before the history-making welterweight showdown between Floyd "Money" Mayweather and Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao on Saturday, May 2.
The pay-per-view...




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Box Fan Expo Returns To Las Vegas September 12

Box Fan Expo organizers announced that the second annual Box Fan Expo will return to the Las Vegas Convention Center, Saturday, Sept. 12.
The novel event, which allowed fans to meet and greet boxing legends, past and current champions and other celebrities of the sport, debuted last September....




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Manny Pacquiao Breaks Camp, Drives From LA To Las Vegas

After four rounds of sparring, working the mitts and a light workout, eight-division world champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 KOs) completed his final day of training camp at Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, Calif. today.
From there the Pacquiao caravan, including a luxury bus fes...




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Haskins Gets Hometown Advantage In Interim World Title Shot

Hennessy Sports in association with Sanigar Events are delighted to announce that Bristol"s Lee Haskins will get his long overdue shot at a version of the world bantamweight championship when he boxes for the vacant IBF Interim Title against Japan"s Ryosuke Iwasa on Saturday, June 13 at the...




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Sunday 26 April 2015

World Weekend Roundup: Klitschko, Jacobs, Jack Victorious

The world"s long reigning heavyweight king was back in action last night as WBA/IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko fought in America for the first time in seven years, returning to Madison Square Garden in New York.
Big Wlad handled the challenge of undefeated American challenger...




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Eva Wahlstrom, Delfine Persoon Win WBC Female Title Fights

Eva Wahlstrom crowned herself the new WBC Female super featherweight Champion Saturday night at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. The 34-year-old is also the first ever Finnish boxing World Champion in history.
Wahlstrom clearly dominated Natalia Vanesa del Valle Aguirre of Argentina in a...




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M-150 OneSongchai Announces May 6 Charity Fight Card

On Wednesday, April 22 in the Racha Room at Ratanakosin Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, promoter M-150 OneSongchai held a press conference. In attendance were Chiangmai Governor Mr. Suriya Prasatbandit, Kallayaniwattana District Chief Mr. Chatchaval Panya, Joy And Coil Corporation Marketing Manager...




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Team Mayweather Talks About Upcoming Pacquiao Clash

Floyd Mayweather Jr, 11-Time World Champion:
"My training camp is basically running the same way. I think it has been smoother than others. I feel very comfortable and happy with my performances. They push me hard at camp. They know what I need.
"The timing for this fight is right. This fight...




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Team Manny Pacquiao Talks About Mayweather Showdown


Manny Pacquiao, Eight-Division World Champion:
"I feel very excited for the fight. I have a lot of sparring partners that are similar to Floyd"s fighting style, we have done well. We know what to expect.
"I have watched tape on Floyd to make sure that our strategy and technique in training camp...




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Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: The Historical Welterweight Perspective

It has often been said that "as the heavyweight division goes, so goes boxing," but that has not always been the case and, in fact, might not even be valid when viewed from a comprehensive perspective dating back to the late 19th century.
In Boxing, German author Bertram Job"s epic, 420-page...




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Floyd Mayweather Jr Talks About Manny Pacquiao Fight

Click for full Audio of the Floyd Mayweather Jr Conference Call

Floyd Mayweather Jr faces Manny Pacquiao in a 12-round welterweight world championship fight on Saturday, May 2 at MGM Grand in Las Veags.
Question:
On SportsCenter the other night, you were talking about your place in boxing...




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Super Bantam Lopez Blasts Out Adyaka In Minnesota

Last Friday night in Hinckley, Minnesota, super bantamweight Adam Lopez scored a sensational second round stoppage over Phillip Adyaka at the Grand Casino.
The bout was part of the off-tv undercard of a CBS Sports Network televised card.
Lopez landed a booming right in round two that sent...




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Saturday 25 April 2015

Malignaggi vs. O"Connor Chief Support For Next Barclays Center Show

Former two-division champion Paulie "The Magic Man" Malignaggi (33-6, 7 KOs) returns to the ring in his hometown to face the skilled Danny O"Connor (25-2, 9 KOs) as the televised co-feature for Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Spike TV on Friday, May 29 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT live from Barclays...




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Dirrell vs. DeGale For IBF Title Showdown On NBC In Boston

A Memorial Day weekend showdown takes center stage when Olympic stars battle it out, as 2004 Bronze medalist for the United States Andre Dirrell (24-1, 16 KOs) meets 2008 Gold medalist for Great Britain James DeGale (20-1, 14 KOs) in an IBF super middleweight title bout as Premier Boxing...




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Ruslan Provodnikov Draws Big HBO Viewer Numbers Again

For his fourth consecutive fight on HBO, "The Siberian Rocky" Ruslan Provodnikov garnered over 1 million viewers. His contest with Lucas Matthysse averaged 1.243 million viewers and peaked at an outstanding 1.380 million for the clash, which is now a leading candidate for 2015 Fight of the Year....




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Rocky Fielding Gets Step up Fight Against Spoiler Bryan Vera

Rocky Fielding will face Bryan Vera in a huge Super Middleweight clash in the summer.
The popular Liverpool man faces the Texan on a date and a venue to be confirmed next week, as Fielding looks for a big win on his CV to serve notice of his intentions at world level.
Fielding returned to action...




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Former World Champion Steve Cunningham Signs With Haymon

Former two-time world cruiserweight champion and current Heavyweight contender Steve "USS" Cunningham has signed with adviser Al Haymon.
Cunningham of Philadelphia is excited about the prospects for his future.
"I"m looking forward to working with Al, he"s a genius at what he does," said...




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Former World Champion Steve Cunningham Signs With Haymon

Former two-time world cruiserweight champion and current Heavyweight contender Steve "USS" Cunningham has signed with adviser Al Haymon.
Cunningham of Philadelphia is excited about the prospects for his future.
"I"m looking forward to working with Al, he"s a genius at what he does," said...




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WBA Champ Ward Makes Comeback Against Paul Smith

Paul Smith will face Andre Ward on June 20 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, live on Sky Sports in the UK and on BET in the United States.
Smith has landed a date with the unbeaten WBA Super Middleweight king following his impressive performances taking Arthur Abraham deep in two...




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Friday 24 April 2015

Legendary Referee Mickey Vann To Officiate Rivals" Promotions Show


Legendary globe trotting Championship referee Mickey Vann will be making one of his shortest international journeys in a long while, this coming weekend, when he officiates an event in Scotland, the Stewart Allan promoted event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw on Saturday 25th April 2015.
Vann has...




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Ermano Fegatilli, former European champion, is on his way back to the top.

Over the last three years, he has fixed the foundation of his career. He moved abroad, and is now based in the Netherlands. He changed his job, and is now a project manager at Brugmann University Hospital in Brussels.
He also got married to a Dutch girl, bought a house and last but not least,...




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WBA Update: Oka Dethrones Reveco, Griffin To Ref Klitschko Fight

With a majority decision. Japan"s Kazuto Ioka won his third championship, defeating Argentina"s Juan Carlos Reveco, who defended for the ninth time his World Boxing Association flyweight title on Wednesday.
Both fighters engaged in an interesting exchange all through the fight, with the...




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Never Give Up: The Boxing Survival Story Of Jacobs, Dirrell

"Never Give Up: A Boxing Survival Story" is a compelling half-hour original Spike documentary featuring two of boxing"s true inspiring warriors - Daniel Jacobs and Anthony Dirrell.
Heart is something that every fighter must have to win, to thrive, to survive. This documentary focuses on the...




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Joe Calzaghe Joins Spike TV Broadcast Team For PBC Fight Card

International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Joe "Pride of Wales" Calzaghe has been added to the broadcast team as a special analyst for the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Spike TV April 24 fight card taking place at Chicago"s UIC Pavilion.
Before retiring in 2009, Calzaghe set the record as...




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DeGale vs. Dirrell In Boston May 23 For IBF Super Middle Title


James DeGale MBE will challenge Andre Dirrell for the vacant IBF Super Middleweight title at the Agganis Arena in Boston on May 23, live on Sky Sports.
DeGale is aiming to make history on the east coast as the first British Olympic gold medal winner to win a World title, and the 29 year old is...




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Anthony Joshua Set For Midlands Debut May 9 Live On Sky

Anthony Joshua MBE will face Rafael Zumbano Love in his Midlands debut at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham on May 9, live on Sky Sports.
Joshua returned to action in Newcastle on April 4 with a third round stoppage win over American Jason Gavern, and the Olympic Heavyweight gold medal hero...




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Light Middle Pauly Upton Extends Undefeated Record In Oldham

Hatton Promotions" light-middleweight prospect Pauly Upton took his unbeaten run to eight fights with a deserved points victory over the experienced Chris Jenkinson on Saturday night.
The oldest of the Upton siblings had to keep a cool head against a foe determined on making things difficult and...




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Wednesday 22 April 2015

Jon Kays Vs Liam Richards Ringside Boxing


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At Oldham Sports Centre last night, Jon ‘2Smokes’ Kays won an eight round Super-Lightweight contest by outpointing late opponent – Liam Richards of Melksham. Kays was to have been fighting for the WBC International Silver Featherweight Ti...




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Sunday 19 April 2015

World Weekend Boxing Roundup: Crawford, Mathysse, Fonfara, Mathews

Lots of big fights last evening and we kick off this report in the US, at University Of Texas Arena in Arlington where the vacant WBO light welter belt was at stake.
Facing off were former WBO lightweight king Terence Crawford and NABF/NABO light welter strapholder Thomas Dulorme in an...




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Saturday 18 April 2015

Julio Cesar Chavez, Andrzej Fonfara Make Weight

Ahead of their clash this evening at the Stub Hub Center in Carson, CA, light heavies Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and Andrzej Fonfara made weight yesterday
WBC International Light Heavyweight Title, 12 rounds
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr: 171.6 lb
Andrzej Fonfara: 171.4 lb
WBA Interim Super Bantamweight...




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Derry Matthews, Tony Luis Make Weight For WBA Interim Bout

Both contenders for the World Boxing Association vacant Lightweight interim title, Britian"s Derry Mathews and Canada"s Tony Luis, passed the weigh-in ceremony without problems in Liverpool, England.
Mathews, the fourth rated contender, and and Luis, number nine, weighed 134 lb.
They are only...




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Chavez Jr, Fonfara Talk About Tomorrow"s Fight In Los Angeles

Popular Mexican superstar and former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and dangerous brawler Andrzej Fonfara participated in the final the final press conference Thursday at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, just two days before Saturday’s Showtime Championship Boxing doubleheader.
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Prospect Rivera Back In Action Saturday Night In Pennsauken

On Saturday night, April 18, at the GPG Event Center in Pennsauken, New Jersey, undefeated featherweight Vidal Rivera will look for his second consecutive win when he takes on Tyron Stewart in a bout scheduled for four rounds.
In the main event, heavyweight contender Chazz Witherpsoon will be in...




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BoxNation Ready For Stunning Atlantic Spanning Triple-Header

BoxNation will air a stunning triple-fight card live and exclusive this Saturday night with knockout artists Lucas Matthysse and Ruslan Provodnikov facing off, Derry Matthews taking on Tony Luis for the interim WBA lightweight title and Terence Crawford up against Thomas Dulorme for the vacant...




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Newly Minted Prize Promotions Hires Matchmakers Peltz, Rogers

At the beginning of April, newly licensed Connecticut boxing promoter, A.J. Galante, introduced his company - Prize Promotions. Galante spoke of his goal of bringing "Old School" boxing to Connecticut.
To prove he is serious about his vision, Galante has turned his matchmaking over to Hall of...




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Mouthwatering Provodnikov vs. Matthysse Showdown On BoxNation Saturday

Legendary trainer Freddie Roach believes Saturday night’s clash between knockout kings Ruslan Provodnikov and Lucas Matthysse is ‘the greatest match up in the world’.
The pair will lock horns at Turning Stone Resort and Casino in New York, in one of the most eagerly anticipated fights of the yea...




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Pacquioa, Arum, Roach Talk About Massive Mayweather Fight


On Wednesday, Manny Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 KOs) held a media workout with trainer Freddie Roach and Hall of Promoter Bob Arum.
Over 300 media from around the globe flocked to Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, CA to ask the trio about Pacquiao’s May 2 welterweight world championship u...




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Miguel Cotto vs. Daniel Geale June 6 Brooklyn For WBC Title

Roc Nation Sports and Miguel Cotto Promotions are pleased to announce the next highly anticipated battle for Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KO"s), the reigning WBC Middleweight Champion and the first native of Puerto Rico to become world champion in four different weight classes.
On June 6, 2015, Cotto...




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Boxers Make Weight For Tonight"s Mohegan Sun Fight Card

The official weigh-in was held yesterday for tonight"s ESPN Friday Night Fights Triple-Header, presented by DiBella Entertainment, in Mohegan Sun Arena.
Live coverage of tomorrow"s ESPN Friday Night Fights tripleheader from Mohegan Sun Arena begins at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and will also be...




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Thursday 16 April 2015

Coldwell Boxing Signs Broadcast Deal With TV Company Eurosport

Coldwell Boxing are delighted to announce an exciting arrangement with Eurosport that will see the famed sports broadcaster screen Coldwell Boxing’s Fight Club Series.
The highlights show will feature Coldwell Boxing’s young stable participating in hard, well matched, fan friendly fights and pro...




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Rigondeaux Heading To UK To Confront Mandatory Challenger Quigg

Unified super bantamweight world champion Guillermo "The Jackal" Rigondeaux (15-0, 10 KOs), arguably the most avoided reigning world title holder in modern boxing history, will travel to London next month in order to publicly confront his mandatory challenger, Scott Quigg (30-0-2, 22 KOs), the...




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Michell Vows To Knock Out WBC Lightweight Champ Linares


Kevin Mitchell faces Jorge Linares for the WBC Lightweight title at The O2 in London on May 30, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Mitchell meets the Venezuelan for the famous green and gold strap on a huge night of boxing in London, with their clash one of three with World titles on the line as...




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Monday 13 April 2015

World Weekend Boxing Roundup: Martinez, Garcia, Lebedev Victorious

We kick off this week"s report in sunny San Juan, Puerto Rico where Rocky Martinez became a three-time WBO super featherweight champion by dethroning Mexico"s Orlando Salido last night at Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot.
Martinez used good footwork and a height advantage to keep Salido at bay in the...




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WBC Champ Leo Santa Cruz Added To Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Bill

As the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight night approaches, Mayweather Promotions announced today that undefeated Mexican superstar and current WBC Super Bantamweight Champion Leo "Terremoto" Santa Cruz (29-0-1, 17 KOs) will be featured on the three-fight pay-per-view televised undercard...




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Brook, Gavin Predict A Classic Ahead Of Big London Clash


Kell Brook has told Frankie Gavin to ‘be careful what you wish for’ as the Sheffield star defends his IBF Welterweight title on a huge bill at The O2 in London on May 30, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Brook defended his belt for the first time in spectacular fashion in his hometown on March 28,...




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Heavyweight Anthony Joshua Replaces Gavin On Birmingham Show

Anthony Joshua MBE is set to replace World title challenger Frankie Gavin on the bill at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham on May 9, live on Sky Sports.
Gavin was set to face Chris van Heerden in an IBF Welterweight eliminator, but now challenges Sheffield’s unbeaten IBF king Kell Brook at the ...




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Brook vs. Gavin Headlines Massive Matchroom Show May 30

After impressively defeating Jo Jo Dan in Sheffield in March Kell Brook makes a quick return to the ring on Saturday 30 May to defend his IBF Welterweight title against Frankie Gavin at The O2 in London, exclusively live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Brook v Gavin headlines a huge night of boxing...




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Saturday 11 April 2015

Salido vs. Martinez For WBO Title Tonight In San Juan

Tonight at Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Orlando Salido will defend his WBO super featherweight title against former two-time holder of that belt, Rocky Martinez.
Salido, 42-12-2 (29), and Martinez, 28-2-2 (17), should provide great entertainment once the bell rings as...




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Hot Prospect Agadzhanyan In Action At York Hall May


Sensational unbeaten Russian Featherweight prospect David Agadzhanyan is set to make his first visit to the famous York Hall in London on Saturday, May 2 where he will fight a yet to be named opponent, on the Mark Lyons and Billy James-Elliott promoted "Lords Of The Ring" event.
Agadzhanyan,...




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"All Access: Chavez": An Inside Look At Famous Fighting Family


The Sports Emmy Award-winning series "All Access" returns to examine the life of Mexican superstar Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., as he prepares to make his Showtime Championship Boxing debut against dangerous brawler Andrzej Fonfara on Saturday, April 18, live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT...




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