By J.R. Jowett reporting from ringside: Having established a lasting club presence and fan base in Philadelphia, promoters/matchmakers Manny Rivera and Wil Ruiz (Hard Hitting Prom’s) expanded their empire to the once-bright lights of Atlantic City On Friday.
Fighting outside the U.S. for the first time in his professional career, WBC Youth Super Bantamweight World Champion Diego De La Hoya successfully defended his title and undefeated record with a unanimous decision victory over Alan Luques of Cordoba, Argentina before an electric, sold-out crowd at the Parque La Pedrera.
In one of his best performances yet, the still undefeated and newly crowned NABF Bantamweight Champion Oscar “El Jaguar” Negrete overpowered the rugged and resilient Sergio “Frio” Frias at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on Friday.
By Marc Livitz: It happened again. Manny Pacquiao didn’t close the show and paid dearly for it. Incredible doesn’t do the unanimous decision win for Jeff "The Hornet" Horn justice, unless the true meaning of the word, as in not credible is considered.
British light heavyweight champion Frank Buglioni and challenger Ricky Summers weighed in Friday ahead of their title bout at the O2 on Saturday night.
WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and Australian challenger Jeff Horn both made weight Friday prior to their title clash at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia on Saturday.
IBF lightweight champion Robert Easter successfully defended his title for the second time on Friday night with a 12 round points win over Denis Shafikov
Frank Buglioni decisions a valiant Ricky Summers in his first defense of the British Light Heavyweight Championship
Former title challenger Artur Szpilka and unbeaten Adam Kownacki squared-off for the first time at a press conference in Brooklyn Wednesday as they prepare for their Polish heavyweight showdown at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Hennessy Sports and Duco Promotions are delighted to announce that the highly anticipated showdown between British and Irish heavyweight star Hughie Fury and the WBO Heavyweight Champion Joseph Parker will take place on Saturday, 23rd September at the Manchester Arena.
Featherweight prospect Miguel Flores (21-1, 9 KOs) will return to the ring to face former title challenger Chris Avalos (26-5, 19 KOs) in a 10-round bout on July 18 from Rapides Parish Coliseum in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Light heavyweight contender Joe Smith Jr, (23-1 19 KO’s), held court in front of a tremendous crowd of New York City media on Tuesday afternoon at the Mendez Boxing Gym ahead of his highly anticipated 10-round clash with fellow contender Sullivan Barrera (19-1, 14 KO’s) set for Saturday, July 15 at The Fabulous Forum in Los Angeles, California
Frank Buglioni wants the Lord Lonsdale belt for keeps before landing a showdown with WBA Light-Heavyweight king Nathan Cleverly as he defends his British title against Ricky Summers at The O2 in London on Saturday night
Unbeaten former world champion Jermall Charlo returns to face Argentina’s Jorge Sebastian Heiland in a middleweight world title eliminator at the Barclays Center, in Brooklyn,New York on July 29.
By Jason Pribila Ringside, Bethlehem: The Premier Boxing Champions brought their TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS series back to the Sands Resort and Casino in Bethlehem, USA. The main event featured a pair of welterweights who were set to settle unfinished business.
The World Boxing Super Series is delighted to announce that two more undefeated fighters have signed up for the Muhammad Ali Trophy
Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa “T-Rex” Shields will challenge for her first world title against WBC Super Middleweight World Champion Nikki Adler in the main event on Aug. 4 from MGM Grand Detroit.
Welshman Dale Evans enters his British title challenge to Bradley Skeete next month galvanised by the opportunity to honour the late Mike Towell, writes Glynn Evans
South Texas’s Omar "El Panterita" Figueroa, a former lightweight world champion, heads into training camp on a balmy 118-degree day in Indio, CA, home to his trainer Joel Diaz and his new boxing home-base since January. Figueroa re-enters the boxing ring on Saturday, July 15 when he takes on former multiple-division world champion Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero in the 147-pound main event at the newly-renovated NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Micki Nielsen will face Simon Bakalak in an eight-round contest on July 8 at the Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
