Promoter Joe DeGuardia is no April fool; quite the opposite. The month will be a buzz saw for the president and founder of Star Boxing, beginning with his induction into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame this Sunday, April 3.
Lee ‘Playboy’ Haskins makes his long awaited first defence of the IBF bantamweight crown against the IBF #13 ranked bantamweight, Ivan ‘Niño Maravilla’ Morales.
WBF Cruiserweight Champion Zine Eddine Benmakhlouf from Algeria was scheduled to defend his title against Alejandro Emilio Valori on Thursday March 31, but when the Argentinean pulled out at short notice, Lars Buchholz from Germany accepted to step in on short notice to save the day.
Callum Smith has told George Groves to go and earn a World title shot as he prepares to meet European champion Hadillah Mohoumadi in a final eliminator at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on Saturday night.
Adrian Broner has been stripped of his WBA junior welterweight title after weighing in over the 140lbs limit ahead of his title defence Ashley theophane Thursday afternoon in Washington, DC. The fight will go ahead as scheduled, but only Theophane will be eligible to win the WBA title.
Scotty Cardle sent a strong message to British Lightweight challenger Sean Dodd ahead of their rematch on Saturday night – “you are bang average and I’m going to teach you a lesson.”
WBA Bantamweight king Jamie McDonnell will face ‘The Monster’ Juan Alberto Rosas at The O2 in London on April 9.
On Wednesday night, DiBella Entertainment staged another installment of its popular Broadway Boxing series at New York City’s famed B.B. King Blues Club and Grill in midtown Manhattan in front of a passionate sold-out crowd.
Sean ‘Masher’ Dodd came close to a dream British title win in November – and says he’s going to get it right in his rematch with Lightweight champion Scotty Cardle at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on Saturday night (April 2).
Enrico Koelling is back in the title race on April 9 when he faces Oleksandr Cherviak for the vacant WBA Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Championship at the MBS Arena in Potsdam, Germany.
Otto Wallin will be following in the footsteps of legendary Swedish boxer Ingemar Johansson when he faces Irineu Beato Costa Junior on April 23 at the Hovet in Stockholm.
Belfast super-flyweight Jamie Conlan will take on South Shields’ Anthony Nelson for the Commonwealth Super-Flyweight Championship on the undercard of Billy Joe Saunders first world title defence against Max Bursak at the Copper Box Arena on April 30.
Conor Benn has signed a promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing and will make his professional debut on the undercard of Anthony Joshua MBE’s IBF World Heavyweight title clash with Charles Martin at The O2 in London on April 9, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Statement by Lucas Browne: I made clear to the public last week that I intended to do all that I can to clear my name after the devastating news of the positive drug test following my successful defeat of Ruslan Chagaev for the WBA Heavyweight World Championship.
Weights From New York
Former two-weight world champion David Haye today announced that he will face undefeated Arnold ‘The Cobra’ Gjergjaj on Saturday, May 21 at The O2 in London.
Liam Williams’ British and Commonwealth Super-Welterweight title defence on Saturday 2nd April at the Harrow Leisure Centre has been postponed.
A three-fight series to crown a unified divisional champion will begin on Saturday, April 30, when WBC 168-pound champion Badou Jack defends his title against former long time titlist Lucian Bute, and IBF Champ James DeGale risks his belt against mandated challenger Rogelio Medina from the DC Armory in Washington D.C.
Timothy Bradley talks about his rematch with Manny Pacquiao, his relationship with trainer Teddy Atlas and more.
Stephen Simmons will be facing one of the toughest tests of his professional career next month when he travels to Kiev to fight for the WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title against current champion Ukrainian Olexsandr Usyk in Kiev.