Irish Amateur Star To Make Pro Debut
Triple Olympian Paddy Barnes might stand as the most decorated Irish amateur boxer ever but his prodigious talent wasn’t always apparent, writes Glynn Evans.
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Flanagan To Defend WBO Crown Against Cruz On Huge Cardiff Card
WBO Lightweight Champion Terry Flanagan will make the fourth defence of his title against Puerto Rico’s former World title challenger Orlando Cruz on promoter Frank Warren’s November 26th event at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales.
Hopkins To Fight One Last Time At The Famous Forum
Former Two-Division World Champion Bernard Hopkins and Light Heavyweight Contender Joe Smith Jr. hosted a Los Angeles press conference earlier this week to discuss their 12-round battle, scheduled for December 17 at the Forum in Inglewood, California.
Stevens Vs De La Rosa Added To Kovalev/Ward Undercard
The Kovalev vs. Ward “Pound for Pound” on November 19 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. will now include the 10-round middleweight showdown between Curtis “The Cerebral Assassin” Stevens and James "The King" De La Rosa.
Where Next For Anthony Joshua?
IBF Champion Anthony Joshua is still on course for a planned title defence in Manchester in early December, however, an alternative opponent will now have to be found.
Helenius Returns On December 17
Robert “The Nordic Nightmare” Helenius will fight at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki on 17 December.
Shields Makes Pro Debut On Kovalev Vs Ward Undercard
Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist and the Women’s Sports Foundation’s Sportswoman of the Year Claressa Shields will be making her much anticipated professional debut during the lead-off freeview telecast of Kovalev-Ward "Pound For Pound" on Saturday, Nov. 19 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Showtime Announce 7 Magnificent Fights
Showtime Sports will present seven marquee boxing matches featuring top-10 rated champions in the prime of their careers against fellow top-10 rated challengers over four consecutive months beginning in December.
Sergey Kovalev And Andre Ward Blog Part 1
World light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev and unbeaten pound for pound top 10 fighter Andre Ward took time out from training on Monday to discuss their world title clash at the T Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on November 19.
Burton Makes Title Defence Against Buglioni
Hosea Burton will defend his British Light-Heavyweight title against Frank Buglioni at the Manchester Arena on December 10.
Anthony Ogogo Update
Following on from Anthony Ogogo’s fight on Saturday evening against Craig Cunningham, it has been confirmed that Ogogo was retired by his corner due to suffering from severely blurred double vision as a result of a broken eye socket.
Cunningham Inflicts First Defeat On Agogo
Craig Cunningham scored a huge upset over Anthony Ogogo to win the vacant WBC International middleweight title at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham, England on Saturday night.
Eggington Ko’s Gavin In 8/Yafai Earns World Title Shot
Sam Eggington won the battle for Birmingham bragging rights on Saturday night when he knocked out Frankie Gavin in the eighth round at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham, England.
Sebire crowned champ
WBF Championship action took place in France, Japan and Kosovo on Saturday with new champions crowned in the Light Welterweight, Super Featherweight, Super Flyweight and Cruiserweight divisions.
Butler Cruises past Ruiz
Former IBF bantamweight champ Paul Butler scored a clear and unanimous 10 round decision win over Alexis Ruiz at the Bolton Whites Hotel in Bolton, England on Saturday.
Lemieux Out-Points Durable Rios
Former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux scored a 10 round unanimous decision win over durable Argentine import Cristian Fabian Rios super middleweight bout Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal,Canada.
Gray Claims New England Top Spot
With one vicious right hand to the chin, Khiary Gray erased a summer’s worth of second guesses and “what ifs” and reclaimed his throne at the top New England’s crowded junior middleweight division.
Muller Weighs Up Nielsen Vs Lerena
Johnny Muller has offered his opinion ‘Super 4’ cruiserweight final between Micki Nielsen and Kevin Lerena on Saturday night at the Emperors Palace Casino in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Valdez And Magdaleno Prepared For Respective Opponents On Nov 5 Card
WBO featherweight champion Oscar Valdez and undefeated No. 1 junior featherweight contender Jessie Magdaleno held a Media Workout on Thursday at the Jack Rabbit Boxing Club in Long Beach, California.
Lerena Plans To Ko Nielsen
Kevin Lerena believes a knockout victory could be on the cards when he meets Micki Nielsen in the final of the ‘Super 4’ cruiserweight tournament tomorrow night at the Emperors Palace in Johannesburg, South Africa.