By Marc Livitz: Whether as boxer, promoter or both, Bernard Hopkins has been a staple of the boxing vanguard for the better part of two decades. The former undisputed middleweight champion was victorious in twenty consecutive title defenses over 11 years before he made the choice to jump 15 pounds to the north and test his luck as a light heavyweight.
Undefeated junior welterweight Logan Cotton McGuinness will take one more step in his comeback and march towards a world title before the end of the year.
Kubrat Pulev and Samuel Peter performed a public workout today at the Park Center shopping mall in Sofia ahead of their WBA Intercontinental Heavyweight title fight on Saturday night at the Arena Armeec.
The Nordic Fight Night starts the New Year in style with a Danish doubleheader at the Struer Energy Park on January 21 featuring the hotly anticipated return of super middleweight star Patrick Nielsen and a hometown title fight for the dynamite-punching Dina Thorslund.
It’s not an easy task to challenge the champion in his home ring, but Italian contender Manuel Lancia doesn’t mind
Featherweight world champion Jesus Cuellar and former three-division world champion Abner Mares participated in a media workout in Los Angeles Tuesday in advance of their long awaited showdown taking place Saturday, December 10 from Galen Center in USC in Los Angeles
Gonzalo Basile on his fight against Robert Helenius: “I’m confident of winning by KO” The experienced Argentinian heavyweight isn’t traveling all the way to Finland for tourism…
David Haye and Tony Bellew had to be separated at the launch press conference for their Heavyweight blockbuster on March 4 at The O2 in London.
Kubrat Pulev has predicted a strong and spectacular victory for Bulgaria when he faces former World Champion Samuel Peter in his long awaited homecoming fight on December 3 in Sofia.
Tim-Robin Lihaug returns to the ring on December 3 when he travels to the Arena Armeec in Sofia to face Gergo Horvath.
Swedish heavyweight Otto Wallin must meet a new opponent in a new country after Eugene Hill was forced to withdraw from their scheduled contest on December 9 at the Rosvalla Arena in Nyköping, Sweden.
Katie Taylor will take on Viviane Obenauf in her second pro fight at the Manchester Arena on December 10.
By Derek Bonnett Bob Arum’s two thousandth boxing promotion which pitted Vasyl Lomachenko against Nicholas Walters in the Ukrainian champion’s first defense of the WBO super featherweight title was seen by many, including myself, as the second best match-up of 2016, right on the heels of Kovalev-Ward. Kovalev-Ward delivered twelve rounds replete with fierce world class action, a knockdown, some wrestling, a comeback, and a whole lot of controversy, which ended up marring a pretty
Saturday at the Uncas Ballroom at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, Main Events and Mohegan Sun debuted the pilot event of the Mohegan Sun’s Rising Stars Boxing Series. Fans in attendance and watching online via Facebook Live were treated to nine exciting bouts of boxing which featured both locals talent and international prospects.
WBO lightweight champ Terry” Flanagan scored a routine eighth round stoppage win over Orlando Cruz on Saturday night at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales
American junior middleweight Carson Jones claimed the vacant WBC Silver title after forcing Ben Hall to quit on his stall due to a shoulder injury at the Wembley Arena in London On Saturday.
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Friday night, at The Melbourne Pavilion in Flemington, Victoria, Australia, Joe DeGuardia’s undefeated Super Middleweight Zac Dunn became the first Australian in almost 30 years to win a Commonwealth title as he bested a determined Liam Cameron over the 12 round distance in a Super Middleweight showdown
Former world title challenger Richard Commey of Accra, Ghana heads to Moscow, Russia on Friday, December 2, 2016 for a showdown with fellow former world title challenger Denis Shafikov ,facing off in a 12-round IBF Lightweight World Title Eliminator.
Former WBC’ Heavyweight Champion Bermane Stiverne will battle Alexander Povetkin on Saturday, December 17 in Ekaterinburg, Russia