Boxing News
Anthony Young battles George Sosa on Saturday
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jun 2017 23:12
Popular native son, welterweight Anthony “Juice” Young will look for his 6th consecutive win when he battles hard-hitting George Sosa in the eight-round co-feature this Saturday night at The Claridge Hotel in Atlanti...
Fight Bites: Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev on Training
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jun 2017 22:33
Andre Ward You are a family man and a very private person. How does that help you to prepare for a fight? Do you go away from your family to train? How do you deal with the distance and being away from family? "I've been...
IBF orders Konstantin Ponomarev vs. Carlos Ocampo eliminator
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jun 2017 22:31
By Allan Fox: The International Boxing Federation has ordered an IBF 147 pound title eliminator between Konstantin Ponomarev (32-0, 13 KOs) and Carlos Ocampo (21-0, 12 KOs) to pick out the next mandatory challenger for I...
DeGale v Groves begins to marinate, despite surgery on DeGale's shoulder being announced
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jun 2017 21:23
By Adam Godfrey: That IBF Super-Middleweight Champion James DeGale and newly crowned WBA Super-Middleweight Champion will meet in a rematch is essentially a given, should there be any semblance of intelligent match-makin...
James Tennyson vs. Ryan Doyle this Saturday
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jun 2017 21:20
James Tennyson feels he’s above domestic level – and says he’ll prove that on Saturday when he faces Ryan Doyle for the WBA International Super-Featherweight title at the SSE Arena Belfast, live on AWE- A Wealth of...
Marcus Browne vs. Seanie Monaghan Press Conference Quotes
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jun 2017 21:07
Unbeaten light heavyweight contenders Marcus Browne and Seanie Monaghan went face-to-face Tuesday at a press conference to discuss their all-New York showdown taking place Saturday, July 15 in Premier Boxing Champions on...
Hughes Promotions presents Cincinnati-based prospects on July 7
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jun 2017 20:44
On Friday July 7th Hughes Promotions presents several Cincinnati-based prospects with the chance to showcase their talents in front of local fight fans with its loaded Rumble at the Radisson event. The action will take p...
James DeGale to have shoulder surgery
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jun 2017 20:08
By Scott Gilfoid: IBF super middleweight champion James DeGale will be undergoing shoulder surgery on a problem that he's had since before his recent 12 round draw against Badou Jack last January. It's unclear why the 31...
Titles on the line as "Fightnight live" on Facebook heads to Raleigh on July 29
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jun 2017 19:53
The momentum continues to build for FIGHTNIGHT LIVE on Facebook, as the series announces its second new date this week, and this time hardware will be on the line. Strap season arrives on Saturday, July 29, in Raleigh, N...
Terry Flanagan to receive WBO Diamond Ring
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jun 2017 17:30
WBO Lightweight Champion of the World Terry Flanagan is set to receive an exclusive Diamond Ring from the organisation's President Francisco 'Paco' Valcarcel. The prestigious Diamond Ring is reserved for 'elite boxers' w...
Fighter Spotlight: Dmitry Bivol
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jun 2017 17:06
When WBA Light Heavyweight Interim Champion Dmitry Bivol (10-0, 8 KOs) faces Cedric “L.O.W.” Agnew (29-2, 15 KOs) in a ten-round battle on Saturday, June 17 on the televised undercard of Ward vs. Kovalev 2: “The Re...
Canelo-Golovkin takes Sep.16 date in Vegas BEFORE Mayweather-McGregor could grab it
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jun 2017 17:05
By Allan Fox: Oscar De La Hoya says he wanted to make sure that he snatched the September 16th date in Las Vegas for the Saul Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady "GGG" Golovkin BEFORE Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor could...
Fight Report: McAllister Secures Third World Crown
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jun 2017 16:03
Report by Gianluca Di Caro – Photography by Stephen Dobson – The ridiculously inclement weather on Saturday night didn't deter the local fans turning out in force at the stylish Beach Ballroom in Aberdeen to show the...
'The fans want to see Joshua, not Fury' suggests Abel Sanchez
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jun 2017 12:50
By Adam Godfrey: Abel Sanchez, trainer of Gennady Golovkin, has expressed his view in a recent interview that the public are interested in paying to see Anthony Joshua fight and talk, but that Tyson Fury doesn't elicit t...
Shaun Cooper Opponent Change, Kaisee Benjamin Makes His Pro Boxing Debut
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jun 2017 12:41
Shaun Cooper's opponent has changed again for Friday's fight night at the Venue in Dudley – where Kaisee Benjamin will now make his pro debut. A second additional bout added to the line-up will see Birmingham's Benjami...
Craig Morris is ready to put his recent demons behind him
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jun 2017 12:40
The likeable Ludlow boxer admitted he has had a tough time since losing Midlands Area Welterweight title to Ryan Fields back in February. The 25-year-old had won the belt back in October but he was handed his first defea...
Chris Blaney Steps Up In Class
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jun 2017 12:22
CHRIS BLANEY believes he will be on his A game when faces his toughest adversary to date in Dublin later this month. The self-styled "Ginger Ninja" will lock horns with battle-hardened Englishman Nicky Jenman over six ro...
Darryll Williams - I Should Never Have Defeated Smyle
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jun 2017 12:21
Darryll Williams claims he should never have defeated bitter rival Jahmaine Smyle in their first fight. He beat the Leicester man on points in April to capture the English Super-Middleweight title and they clash again at...
Errol Spence to fight in September
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jun 2017 05:19
By Allan Fox: IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. (22-0, 19 KOs) is targeting both WBA/WBC champion Keith "One Time" Thurman and WBO champion Manny Pacquiao in unification fights. Spence, 27, will be fighting in S...
De la Hoya: Canelo will knockout GGG within 10 rounds
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jun 2017 02:17
By Jeff Aranow: Oscar De La Hoya is already predicting that his fighter Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) will be knocking out middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) in their fight in 3 months o...
WBC - June 5, 2017 - 12th Round
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jun 2017 00:56
By Mauricio Sulaiman: As I went to bed last Saturday night, it was all happiness around me. The European Boxing Union had held their executive congress in Brussels, Belgium, with representatives of their almost 50 affili...
DiBella wins Derevyanchenko-Johnson bid
ESPN - 6 Jun 2017 00:19
DiBella wins Derevyanchenko-Johnson bid