Category: Boxing
The final bell rang… RIP Jose Sulaiman, 1931-2014
Jose Sulaiman will be remembered as a man of integrity, honorability and pure heart. Inspired by his heroes, believed in unbreakable values and principles and lived a life to the fullest and he did it his way, as Frank Sinatra […]
TOMORROW! Chávez Jr.-Vera II Tix Go On Sale at Noon CT
SAN ANTONIO, TX (January 16, 2014) — On the heels of their controversial collision which resulted in a hotly disputed decision, former World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion and Son of the Legend JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ JR. and Top-Five contender […]
CHISORA CHALLENGER RUDENKO OUT WITH ACHILLES INJURY
Dereck Chisora’s challenger for the European Heavyweight title, Andrey Rudenko, has suffered a ruptured achilles tendon and has had to pull out of the fight. Ukranian Rudenko was scheduled to face Chisora at the Copper Box Arena on Saturday 15th […]
WBO jr. middleweight champ Demetrius Andrade waiting for 1st title defense date
PROVIDENCE (January 16, 2014) – World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior middleweight champion Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (20-0, 13 KOs), fresh off of his convincing title-winning performance on HBO over previously undefeated 2004 U.S. Olympian Vanes “Nightmare” Martirosyan (33-1-1, 21 KOs), is […]
BUTLER CHALLENGER CONFIRMED FOR AINTREE
Ellesmere Port star Paul Butler will defend his WBO & WBA Intercontinental Super-Flyweight titles against Diego Liriano at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday 1st March, live and exclusive on BoxNation (Sky Ch. 437/Virgin Ch. 546). The ‘Baby Faced Assassin’ aims to […]
TYSON FURY RETRACTS STATEMENTS MADE TOWARDS THE WBC
London (16 January) Undefeated heavyweight sensation Tyson Fury would like to apologise to the WBC for any offence they may have taken regarding his recent comments. “I would like to apologise to the WBC for the comments I made and any implications that […]
THREE TIME WORLD CHAMPION RICARDO “EL MATADOR” MAYORGA JOINS NUVO TV’S KNOCKOUT REALITY SHOW CAST
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – (January 15, 2014) Flamboyant three time world champion Ricardo “El Matador” Mayorga has officially joined the cast of NUVOtv’s Knockout boxing reality show. Mayorga will make his return to the ring after a three year absence. The 40-year-old tried […]
Undercard Breakdown for Jan 24th Resorts AC – NBCSN Fight Night
ATLANTIC CITY – Before TV viewers tune into the big middleweight / cruiserweight boxing double header on NBCSN featuring Curtis “Showtime” Stevens vs. Patrick “The Machine” Majewski and Thabiso “The Rock” Mchunu vs. Olanrewaju “God’s Power” Durodola on the Friday, January 24th edition […]
Juan Carlos Burgos Training Camp Quotes
ORANGE, Calif. (Jan. 15, 2014) – In what might be his toughest challenge to date, super featherweight Juan Carlos Burgos (30-1-2, 20 KOs) aims to capture his first world title against undefeated and current WBO champion Mikey Garcia (33-0, 28 KOs) on Saturday, Jan. 25, from The […]
JAMES DEGALE CLOSES IN ON WORLD TITLE DREAM – WBC ORDER FINAL ELIMINATOR AGAINST BADOU JACK
London (15 January) James DeGale MBE is closer to realising his world title dream, as the WBC call for him to face Badou Jack in a final eliminator for the right to becomemandatory challenger for the WBC world super middleweight championship. Following Marco Antonio Periban’s withdrawal from their scheduled eliminator, the WBC […]
