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By Andrew Wake at ringside: British bantamweight contender Josh Wale bounced back from the worst month of his life by recording his 13th pro win on Carl Greaves’ seven fight promotion at the Metrodome in Barnsley on Friday night.
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By Andrew Wake at ringside: Gary Buckland scored a 12 round unanimous decision win over Gary Sykes to win the British super-featherweight title at the Ponds Forge Arena in Sheffield on Saturday night.
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By Tom Gray: Alexander Dimitrenko successfully defended his European heavyweight championship with a unanimous decision over Michael Sprott at the Dima-Sportcenter in Hamburg on Saturday night. Scores were 117-111, 116-111 and 119-108.
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Lee McAllister stopped late replacement Karp;y Lakatos of Hungary in the third round at the sold out in the Beach Ballroom in Aberdeen, Scotland on Friday night.
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British and Commonwealth Super-Middleweight Champion George Groves has been names Young Boxer of the Year by the British Boxing Writers’ Club for 2011.
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The International Olympic Committee are to hold talks with the BBC following Newsnight’s allegations on Thursday (Sept 22)that millions of dollars were paid out in an attempt to ensure two Gold medals were guaranteed to boxers from Azerbaijan at the London Olympics next year.
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On Saturday, October 1st, DiBella Entertainment will present "Noche de ’Maravilla’: Martinez vs. Barker" featuring Middleweight Champion
Sergio Martinez defending his WBC Diamond belt against undefeated European Champion Darren Barker at Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, NJ.
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By Derek Bonnett: When it comes to ranking rising flyweight Milan "Method Man" Melindo, only the WBO has it right among the top four recognized sanctioning bodies (I remember when I said top three). With impressive victories over Carlos Melo, Muhammad Rachman, Carlos Tamara, and Francisco Rosas, Melindo now stands as the WBO’s number three man at 112 pounds (#7 WBC, #11 WBA, and #12 IBF).
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Ty Mitchell is ready to unleash his “phantom punch” at the York Hall.
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Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren and Boxing Channel Media are delighted to announce the launch of BOXNATION - a new, groundbreaking and innovative sports TV channel.
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The cream of British boxing gathered at the Dorchester hotel in London on Tuesday night (20 September) for a charity dinner in honour of Michael Watson.
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Gary Sykes will be throwing an incredible 120 punches a round in Saturday’s (Sept 24th) British super-featherweight title defence against Gary Buckland.
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Amir Khan believes he could land a big money clash with Floyd Mayweather Jr if he comes through his December 10 title clash against WBA mandatory contender Lamont Pearson. And the 24 year-Briton also insists the unbeaten flamboyant American is ‘beatable’.
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Gary Buckland is bidding to become the second fighter from his gym inside a week to claim a British title.
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By Derek Bonnett: Whenever a fight of high magnitude pulls into town, boxing fans should anticipate the accompanying controversy clinging to its heels. The levels of controversy will vary from bites to fan-men to illegal tactics to bogus decisions. This week we saw a slightly questionable verdict go to the undefeated prospect, a hasty stoppage benefit the undefeated champion, and an intentional foul greeted with a KO that was deemed by many to be a cheap shot.
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Internet sensation Usman Ahmed will get the chance to make a name for himself in the right way when he joins the line-up for Prizefighter Super Flyweights at Liverpool Olympia on Wednesday October 12.
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Irish based Cuban Mike "The Rebel" Perez says he wants to shut Tyson Fury’s "big mouth" following the English heavyweight’s win over American Nicolai Firtha in Belfast last weekend.
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Scott Jenkins cannot afford to come unstuck against Steve Gethin this weekend because he’ll get it in the ear from his dad and boss.
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By Mike Sloan at Ringside: Anthony Crolla, a promising young lightweight contender from Manchester, England, had a much tougher time than expected with Juan Manuel Montiel in Las Vegas.
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By Ludo Watson: On Friday 16th September the Coronet was host to a great night of boxing. All the fights were streamed live on YouTube by Hatton TV to potentially millions of viewers around the world as part of a new initiative by Hatton boxing to stream live boxing events on YouTube every month.
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By Ciaran Gibbons at ringside: Promoter Paul Boyce staged an entertaining five bout card at the Oceana nightclub in Swansea, Wales on Friday night .A large and enthusiastic crowd turned out to cheer on the local fighters.
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Check out all the latest Championship news as supplied by the British Boxing Board of Control
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Tyson Fury says tomorrow night at the King’s Hall in Belfast he will show the world why he is the future of the heavyweight division.
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Robert Lloyd-Taylor became the first ever reserve fighter to win Prizefighter after defeating Nick Quigley in the Prizefighter Light-Middleweights II final at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London on Thursday.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr has promised to produce a classy performance when he challenged Victor Ortiz for his WBC welterweight crown at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
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Tyson Fury says he can take the next step on his journey to World title success on Saturday night.
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Promoter Frank Maloney and Fighters Inc are launching a new boxing tournament for novice heavyweights.
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Scottish boxer Ricky Burns has confirmed that he has relinquished his WBO super-featherweight title in order to move up to lightweight.
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Rocky Fielding is looking to put on a showpiece performance when he steps into the ring at the Liverpool Olympia this Saturday against Portsmouth’s Paul Morby.
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British Super Flyweight Champion Lee Haskins tops the bill in a star-studded Prizefighter Super Flyweights tournament on October.
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For the first time on a Left Jab show promoter Miranda Carter will showcase a boxer under her own management.
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Gary Sykes insists he will prove that Gary Buckland got lucky when he stopped him in one round last year.
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Ricky Hatton has taken over from his father Ray as head of the Hatton group.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr has praised the courage and fighting ability of the now retired Ricky Hatton but says WBA junior-welterweight champ Amir Khan must prove himself before he is prepared to share a ring with him.
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Promoter Frank Maloney insists that NO offer was made for David Price to challenge British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
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Anthony Crolla will achieve a lifetime ambition when he boxes at the MGM Grand Garden, Las Vegas on Saturday night (Sept 17).
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Paul McCloskey says he wants to challenge Marcos Maidana for the WBA interim Light Welterweight title in Belfast after defeating Breidis Prescott on Saturday night.
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Breidis Prescott has demanded a rematch with Paul McCloskey following the Irishman’s unanimous 12 round points win against him in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Saturday evening.
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By Clive Bernath: No Sooner had Vitali Klitschko dismantled the brave but outgunned Tomasz Adamaek in Poland on Saturday night that he announced his desire to knock out British motor mouth David Haye.
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Gavin Tait is in training for the title fight that will make or break his fighting future.
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By Tom Gray: Paul McCloskey overcame a terrible start to defeat Breidis Prescott by unanimous decision at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on Saturday night.
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Swindon southpaw Jamie Cox scored a controversial 12 round unanimous decision win over Obodai Sai to claim the Commonwealth light-middleweight crown at the Hilton Hotel in London on Friday night.
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Paul McCloskey has guaranteed his loyal fans victory when he faces Breidis Prescott at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on Saturday night.
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Ohio-based Nicolai Firtha says he wants to fight Tyson Fury for the Irish heavyweight title when they collide at the King’s Hall on September 17.
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By Tom Gray: Over the last two days Ricky Burns has been on the end of some real scrutiny, fired freely, by armchair fans and media. Many have said that the WBO Super Featherweight Champion is purposefully avoiding a dangerous mandatory assignment against US star, Adrien Broner...
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Rendall Munroe will face Japanese star Ryuta Miyagi at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge Arena on Saturday 24th September.
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Matt Hainy reckons size matters – and he’s plannng to prove it later this month.
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Sheffield boxing’s best talent will fly the flag for the Steel city when Hatton Promotions roll into town later this month.
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WBO Inter-Continental Welterweight Champion Frankie Gavin has upped sticks and moved to London.
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Breidis Prescott has promised to expose all Paul McCloskey’s mistakes when they clash in Saturday’s WBA light-welterweight eliminator at the Odyssey Arena.
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Audley Harrison won’t deliver a knockout blow on Strictly Come Dancing according to bookmakers, Ladbrokes.
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The rumours circulating at the moment appear to be that Matthew Hatton could be an option for WBA light-welterweight king Amir Khan in 2012.
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Bob Arum, the promoter of Manny Pacquiao, believe the third and probably final clash with Mexican warrior Juan Manuel Marquez will become ‘another classic’.
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WBO light-heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly has dismissed Tony Bellow’s chances of defeating him when the pair clash for the title in Bellow’s home city of Liverpool on October 15.
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In this week’s Ask The Editor some of our loyal and knowledgeable readers question Andre Berto’s weekend win, Amir Khan’s intention to face Floyd Mayweather Jr and much more.
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In less than two weeks Left Jab Promotions will celebrate the new boxing season with a jam-packed card at York Hall in London on Sunday 18th September.
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Jason Booth has been told by his own promoter that he will be in the last chance saloon when he meets Scott Quigg next month.
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Premier Sports have signed a broadcast deal with Spencer Fearon and Ciaran Baynes’ Hard Knocks Boxing Promotions for six events.
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Gary Buckland insists that he’ll prove his first round knockout of Gary Sykes last year was no fluke.
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Tyson Fury says he will battle with North American champion Nicolai Firtha at Belfast’s King’s Hall on September 17 because he wants to give the Irish fans a night to remember.
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Promoter Carl Greaves presents the opportunity for boxing fans to spend an evening with one of the greatest British boxers of all time - undisputed Super Middleweight World Champion Joe Calzaghe
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Carl Frampton Will face Australian champion Mark Quon for the vacant Commonwealth Super Bantamweight title at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena on September 10, live on Sky Sports.
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After much organisation ,Prospect Boxing regrets to inform that its September 10th Show at Ayr Town hall in Scotland has been cancelled.
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Scott Quigg is to be trained by Joe Gallagher, and will start working under his guidance from Monday.
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Rendall Munroe will face Japan’s Ryuta Miyagi at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge Arena on Saturday 24th September.
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WBA light-welterweight champion Amir Khan has been invited to attend a dinner at the White House in Washington on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 atrocities.
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Tommy Brooks insists he wouldn’t waste his time with Tony Jeffries if he didn’t believe the Mighty Mackem had world title potential.
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Rendall Munroe is in line for another world title shot inside the next 12 months.
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By Andrew Wake: Boxers are well known for their bravery but few epitomise courageousness in the same manner as British amateur Jamie Wood.18-year-old Jamie was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, last year but has continued to maintain his training regime despite having to undergo 16 bouts of debilitating chemotherapy.
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Despite squeezing in a four-round bout before curfew, against an opponent strictly in survivor mode, “Bazooka” Joe Linenfelser notched his 10th career win on August 20.
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European Super Bantamweight champion Kiko Martinez has withdrawn from his fight with Carl Frampton on September 10 at the Odyssey Arena.
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British light-welterweight champion Ashley Theophane headlines a Miranda Carter promoted at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London on September 18
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American Andre Ward insists it will not effect him in any way if British opponent Carl Froch brings more support than him to Atlantic City, New Jersey on October 29.
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By Tom Gray at Ringside: Kevin McIntyre climbed off the canvas twice, in the first round, to outscore Gary McMillan over ten rounds at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh on Saturday night.
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Liam Walsh Takes a step up in class at the York Hall in Bethnal on September 30 when he defends his Commonwealth super-featherweight title against former British champ Paul Appleby.
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Tyson Fury may well be looking for an opponent for his Irish boxing debut at the famous Kings Hall in Belfast on September 17 but one man that most definitely will not be in the opposing corner is Audley Harrison.
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On Saturday, August 27th, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, returns to the beautiful Tropicana Showroom in the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City.
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Frank Warren today announced that he has signed George Groves, the reigning British and Commonwealth Super-Middleweight Champion, to a promotional agreement.
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Liverpool’s Tony Beloow is close to signing for a WBO light-heavywieght title fight against Nathan Cleverly.
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Counting on the attendance of World Boxing Council President Jose Sulaiman, yesterday afternoon, the thirty-day pre-weigh-in for the “Ring Telmex Gala Card” was held.
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London boxing promoter Mickey Helliet is bringing the original ‘Fight Night’ back home to one of the capital’s former hotbeds of professional boxing, the Elephant and Castle.
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Zeferino Entertainment has launched a five-card boxing series at Cohen Stadium in El Paso, Texas.
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For the time being at least heavyweight prospect David Price has said he will reject any offer to fight Tyson Fury until he has the opportunity to prepare properly.
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James DeGale says he has been channeling the spirit of Marvin Hagler with trainer Jimmy McDonnell, in the hope of rebuilding his career after losing to George Groves.
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Former WBC junior-welterweight champ Junior Witter will face Stephen Haughian over 10 rounds at the Kings Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland on September 17.
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By Derek Bonnett: The third week of August presented a lot of important action for fighters on the cusp of a SecondsOut ranking.
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David Haye will likely retire from boxing this year, according to fellow British puncher Carl Froch.
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Paul Graham’s Prospect Boxing is +pleased to announce the signing of Scotch based Maltese boxer Daniel MiCallef.
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Rudy Markussen will take on Michael Recloux at the next TV2 Fight Night in Herning on September 3.
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WBA Super Middleweight Champion Andre Ward and WBC king Carl Froch kicked off a three-city international press tour today at Promoter Matchroom Sport’s palatial headquarters in Brentwood, Essex, just outside London.
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Matthew Hatton has told TalkSport he wants a money spinning clash with WBA junior-welterweight Champ Amir Khan after winning the IBF Intercontinental welterweight crown.
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Tom Scott is out to be a model pro when he makes his professional debut on Friday night (19th Aug).
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Carl Frampton says his fight with Kiko Martinez is the biggest night of boxing that Ireland has seen “for many, many years” and has vowed to keep the European belt in Belfast.
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Matthew Hatton believes he is bang on course to face Amir Khan in a blockbuster Battle of Britain.
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NABA and NABF Middleweight Champion, Andy Lee is confident of beating Brian Vera in their rematch on October 1st at the Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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Tony Bellow will defend his British light-heavyweight title against Paul David at the Liverpool Olympia on September 17.
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Promoter Mickey Helliet reckons his next bill topper could be the small hall fight of the year.
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Hughie Fury, the uncle and trainer of British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has revealed that an offer has been made for him to face either Mike Perez or David Price.
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