A war of words erupted between bitter Irish Welterweight rivals Tyrone McKenna and Sean Creagh at today’s heated press conference at Belfast’s Malone Lodge Hotel. The undefeated foes meet face-to-face in the ring this Saturday.
Commonwealth super-fly champ Jamie Conlan and debuting double Olympic light-fly medallist Paddy Barnes might front the top liners at the Titanic Exhibition Centre in their home city of Belfast this Saturday but Welsh super-lightweight Chris Jenkins to steal the headlines.
Heavyweight contender Robert "The Nordic Nightmare" Helenius will face the Argentinian veteran Gonzalo Omar Basile in a 12 round fight at Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland on December 17th.
On Wednesday WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev held an open workout for members of the media in advance of his upcoming "Pound For Pound" showdown on November 19 against Andre "S.O.G." Ward at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The WBA have officially sanctioned a blockbuster battle between Anthony Joshua MBE and Wladimir Klitschko for the spring of 2017 for the Super title – but only if Joshua successfully defends his IBF World Heavyweight title against Eric Molina at the Manchester Arena on December 10.
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Jimmy “The Truth” Herrera is accustomed to entering the ring as an underdog. The Chicago native is experienced in fighting favored prospects and contenders on the road and has had an inordinate success in these types of matchups, having defeated unbeaten prospects in four of his last nine fights.
Two-Time World Champion Andre “S.O.G.” Ward participa ted in a media workout in Hayward, California ahead of his pound-for-pound showdown against WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev. Kovalev-Ward “Pound For Pound” takes place Saturday, Nov. 19 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Junior middleweight Liam Williams is promising to exhibit the full extent of his talent when he returns to duty before his raucous Welsh faithful and mandatory challenger Ahmet Patterson at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena in Wales on November 26, writes Glynn Evans.
Anthony Joshua MBE is set to defend his IBF Heavyweight title against Eric Molina at the Manchester Arena on December 10, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and on SHOWTIME in the US.
By Bill Dwyre: Some kings wear their crowns easily. Or, in the case of boxing, the title belt. Oscar Valdez, a Mexican marvel, is doing exactly that these days. And he has had to be a quick learner.
Former world champion Javier Fortuna and undefeated rising contender Omar Douglas are set to meet in a pivotal matchup as both men look to make a statement when they meet on Saturday, November 12 from Temple University’s Liacouras Center.
WBA interim light heavyweight champ Dmitry Bivol, 8-0-(6), scored a 10 round unanimous decision over Yevgeni Makhteienko, 8-6-(7), in a no title fight in Ekaterinburg, Russia on Saturday. The scores were 100-90 on all the judges cards
Chrisian Mijares made a successful first defence of his WBC silver featherweight title Saturday night when he out-pointed Shohei Kawashima over 12 rounds at the Palenque Vicente Fernandez Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico.
By JR. Jowett reporting from ringside: Manny Rivera and matchmaker Will Ruiz (Hard Hitting Prom’ns) returned on Friday,10/28/16 to the Sugarhouse Casino on Philadelphia’s waterfront
The WBA junior middleweight Championship fight between Jack Culcay and Demetrious Andrade is off and will not take place in the foreseeable future.
In just seven days time boxing’s only eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao from General Santos City, Philippines, collides with WBO welterweight champion Jesse Vargas at the Thomas And Mack Center in Las Vegas on November 5.
Detroit based super featherweight Erik De Leonm scored a third round knockout win over Aldimar Silva from Brazil at the Laredo Energy Center in Laredo, Texas on Friday.
Ben Hall will face Carson Jones for the WBC International Silver Super-Welterweight title at the SSE Arena, Wembley in London,England on November 26.
Kai Robin Havnaa will face Ihar Karavaeu in a six-round contest on the undercard of the WBA World Super Middleweight title fight between Giovanni De Carolis and Tyron Zeuge on November 5 at the MBS Arena in Potsdam, Germany.