Erik Skoglund met the Swedish press at an Open Gym session today in Stockholm,Sweden and talked about sparring Danish legend Mikkel Kessler and feeling confident ahead of facing Callum Smith in Liverpool,England on September 16.
By Marc Livitz: Call it whatever you like. Proclaim that it’s nonsense or that its potential damage to either boxing or mixed martial arts is bound to be irreparable.
Terence Crawford and Julius Indongo took part in a media conference call on Wednesday to discuss their world title showdown in Lincoln, Nebraska on August 19.
By Derek Bonnett Twenty-two year old Mexican, Luis "Pantera" Nery crashed Shinsuke Yamanaka’s bantamweight world title reign with a devastating performance that just may lead the dethroned champion toward retirement like his countryman Takashi Uchiyama and Takashi Miura last month. The challenger traveled from Tijuana, Mexico to Shimazu Arena in Kyoto, Japan.
Former World Champion Krzysztof Glowacki and fellow Polish star Mateusz Masternak have signed-up to act as reserves in the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight quarter-finals.
Another retiring announcement surprised the boxing world in the last hours. It is from the several times World Champion, Juan Manuel Marquez, who after much thought finally decided to give up boxing.
J.R. Jowett reporting from ringside: On Saturday, husband & wife promoters Jarod & Tatiana Moton (Nations Fight Night) ran the first-ever pro boxing show at the Howard Theatre in Washington, DC.
Kieran Farrell Promotions take his Friday Night show to the Middleton Arena on September 22 with a concert by the Fireflys guaranteed to knock your socks off if there’s anything left after the boxing.
J. R. Jowett reporting from ringside: Hyper-active and ubiquitous promoter/matchmaker Marshall Kauffman (Kings Prom’ns) ran a 10-bout card of 4s & 6s promoting young talent, at Philadelphia’s Sugarhouse Casino on Friday.
Former three weight world champ Yuriorkas Gamboa edged 10 round majority decision win over Alexis Reyes at the Internacional Arena at the Grand Oasis Hotel in Cancun, Mexico on Saturday.
Main Events has announced the next installment of Mohegan Sun’s Rising Stars Boxing Series, set to take place on Thursday, October 5 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.
There is no doubt that 2017 has two great protagonists. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin promise to make the best fight of the year on September 16th
Hennessy Sports has announced the current undercard to support the l WBO Heavyweight title showdown between New Zealand based champion Joe Parker and challengerHughie Fury on Saturday 23rd September at the Manchester Arena in the north of England.
The British Boxing Board Of Control has released their championship News as of August 10,2017.
Heavyweight David Price is confirmed on the World Boxing Super Series undercard when he faces Raphael Zumbano Love over eight rounds at the Echo Arena, Liverpool September 16.
On August 9th, the World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee called for a purse bid to be held on August 21st, 2017, for the fight between British boxer Jamie McDonnell and Venezuelan Liborio Solis for the Bantamweight title.
Nathan Cleverly will defend his WBA World Light Heavyweight title against Badou Jack on the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor blockbuster at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas on Saturday, August 26th.
The quest for the Muhammad Ali Trophy in the cruiserweight division comes to San Antonio, USA on September 23 when Cuban WBA Champion Yunier ’The KO Doctor’ Dorticos faces Russian Dmitry ’Russian Hammer’ Kudryashov in a quarter-final bout at the Alamodome.
Sanigar Events presents ’Men on Fire’ a night of Professional Boxing at The Dolman Hall, Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol on October 6.
The local derby fight between Sam Sheedy and Liam Cameron is back on and will now take place at the Ponds Forge Arena in Sheffield on October 13.