On this day in history, Pete Rademacher became the first heavyweight boxer on contesting for the world belt in his pro debut. August 21, 1957 Uniquely, American Pete Rademacher won...
By Carlos Costa WBO minimum weight world champion Vic Saludar (19-3, 10 KO's) arrived this morning in Puerto Rico ready for battle. The Filipino and his team have flown to...
Having weathered two months of ultra tough training at the chilly Otomi Ceremonial High Altitude Center in the mountains perched over Toluca, Julio Cesar Martinez is prepared to take to...
By Carlos Costa MANILA, Philippines -- Filipino Carlo "Too Sharp" Peñalosa, 26, and his more experienced Mexican opponent Maximino "Max" Flores, 28, met for the very first time ahead of...
(Aug. 20, 2019) — Top Rank has signed undefeated Puerto Rican featherweight sensation Orlando “Zurdo de Oro” Gonzalez to a multi-year promotional agreement. From Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Gonzalez is 12-0 with eight...
By Jesús Milano. translated by Samuel Rosenberg Brandon Figueroa will fulfill the first defense of his interim championship of the super bantamweight class of the World Boxing Association (WBA) this...
This Saturday night, the Hermosillo Multi-Use Center, Sonora, will be the luxury host venue presenting a high-level boxing card promotion of Zanfer, Matchroom Boxing, Latin Sports and 2 M Promotions,...
Happy Birthday Don King. King is 88 years old today. King's career highlights include, among multiple other enterprises, promoting "The Rumble in the Jungle" and the "Thrilla in Manila". King...
By Declan Taylor ANTHONY YARDE will have no problem playing Russian Roulette on Saturday — having TWICE had guns pulled on him. The Londoner only made his amateur debut at...
The opening instalment of the exciting Golden Contract tournament will take place on October 4 when the featherweight quarter-finals take place at the iconic York Hall. The groundbreaking competition has...
"I HAVE BIG AMBITION IN BOXING IN THESE COMING YEARS" - CARLOS TAKAM New York, August 19, 2019 Star Boxing is excited to officially announce the signing of distinguished heavyweight...
August 19th, 1995 Miguel Angel Gonzalez from Mexico, defended the WBC lightweight title defeating American Lamar Murphy by majority decision, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It...
By Carlos Costa MANILA, Philippines -- With an intense love for his Motherland and a desire to serve his country, the Republic of the Philippines, the reigning Filipino IBF...
August 19, 1995 Mike Tyson starts his comeback, knocking out Peter McNeeley in just 89 seconds of the 1st round in Las Vegas. McNeeley’s manager Vinnie Vecchione jumps into the...
ANTHONY YARDE WAS quick to dispel the notion that his forthcoming mission into Russia to face Sergey Kovalev bears some sort of comparison to the storyline behind Rocky IV. The...
LOS ANGELES (Aug. 17, 2019) — Emanuel Navarrete was already a champion. He is now one of the sport's elite. Navarrete knocked out the previously unbeaten Francisco "Panchito" De Vaca in three...
PHILADELPHIA (Aug. 17, 2019) — Two very bad men are set for an old-fashioned Philadelphia throwdown. WBC light heavyweight world champion Oleksandr “The Nail” Gvozdyk and IBF light heavyweight world...
Mike Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion of all time. Tyson soon went on to become “the baddest man on the planet” and had the world in the palm of...
By Jesús Milano. translated by Samuel Rosenberg The World Boxing Association (WBA) congratulates Ricardo “Maestrito” Cordoba for having obtained the title of Bachelor of Rights and Political Science. The former fighter...
By Carlos Costa MANILA, Philippines -- Mexican challenger Cesar "Perico" Ramirez (18-3, 11 KO's) and his team arrived minutes ago in here in the Philippines ahead of his world title...
Absolutely determined and committed Takuma Inoue Although the highly anticipated clash between WBC Interim bantamweihgt champion Takuma Inoue (13-0, 3 KOs) and absolute champion, Nordine Oubaali of France (16-0, 12...
THE SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT former amateur standout Lewis Edmondson has signed a promotional agreement with Frank Warren and he will make his Queensberry Promotions debut at the Royal Albert Hall on...
Anthony Joshua believes "a lucky punch" caused his shock defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr and has criticised his rival for taking too long to conclusively end their fight. Joshua was...
By Lem Satterfield The unified World Super Welterweight Champion will encourage the local youth to pick up the boxing gloves and put the guns down in his native city. One...
02-22-2020 Tyson Fury Vs Deontay Wilder II The much anticipated fight between Tyson Fury & Deontay Wilder is Set to take place next year on the Date of the Five 2’s....
The distinctive dates of September 15 and May 5 have evolved into a great tradition for world boxing, as year after year fantastic fights have been held with the participation of...
It is with profound sorrow, that we report that Jose Angel “Mantequilla” Napoles Colombat died today, and with his the passing, a golden era of the world welterweight championship closes full circle....
ESPN (10 p.m. ET) Emanuel Navarrete 122 lbs vs. Francisco De Vaca 122 lbs (Navarrete's WBO Junior Featherweight title - 12 Rounds) Jessie Magdaleno 125.4 lbs vs. Rafael Rivera 125.6 lbs (Magdaleno's WBC USNBC Featherweight title - 10 Rounds) ESPN+ (6:30 p.m. ET) ...
By Alan Hubbard Nelson Mandela, who was not only an ardent boxing fan but fought himself with distinction as a youthful amateur middleweight, was bang on the button when he...
Joshua Buatsi will defend his WBA International Light-Heavyweight title against Ryan Ford on the undercard of the huge Lightweight World title showdown between Vasiliy Lomachenko and Luke Campbell at The...
By Kevin Iole Lennox Lewis is among a small handful of the greatest heavyweight boxers who ever lived, an athletic, powerful and shrewd man who never ducked a challenge. He...
Former WBC super lightweight champion Klara Svensson has announced her retirement, and Klara who`s the Pride of Sweden, posted a message on her social networks: The Svenshow must continue! I...
By Jack Figg & Stuart Atkins DILLIAN WHYTE is NOT suspended by the WBC - but remains stripped of his interim world title and mandatory status. The Brixton banger had...
A special and memorable ceremony this Sunday, as a route in Detroit will be named “Emanuel Steward Street,” honoring the many- Manny achievements and legacy of All TIME GREAT boxing trainer Emanuel...
By Colin Hart THE corner of Randlesdown Road and Bromley Road in Bellingham can’t exactly be described as a fashionable London address. Yet that particular nondescript location in Lewisham is...
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a professional fighter allowed his pet cougar escape from his Florida home earlier this year. The Sun Sentinel reported Thursday that 33-year-old Tyrone Spong...
Cooler Heads prevailed and it appears that the World Boxing Super Series Jr. Welterweight Final Match between Regis Prograis (24-0, 20 KOs) and Josh Taylor (15-0, 12 KOs) is Back On. The...
WBO light heavyweight champion and future Hall of Famer Sergey Kovalev will face off against his hard-hitting mandatory challenger, Anthony Yarde, in a highly anticipated showdown Saturday, Aug. 24 from...
Shields and Habazin Undisputed Female middleweight champion, American Claressa Shields, and former world champion Ivana Habazin went face to face to announce their super welterweight battle, with the World Boxing...
THE FURY BROTHERS, Tyson and Tommy, came up with a split decision when asked to assess the prospects of Anthony Yarde dethroning WBO light heavyweight king Sergey Kovalev when the...
By Lem Satterfield The WBC World Super Welterweight Champion gives an update on the Jermell Charlo rematch and his plans to rule the 154-pound division. WBC World Super Welterweight Champion...
Former world champion and ranked # 1 in the featherweight division, Heather Hardy has joined the Clean Boxing Program and announced it on her social networks: “Thank you, World Boxing...
LOS ANGELES (Aug. 15, 2019) – The press conference overlooked the new crown jewel of Los Angeles soccer, the year-old Banc of California Stadium, home to Major League Soccer's LAFC....
Former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis says he is "disappointed" after Anthony Joshua called him a "clown" who he does not respect. Following Joshua's defeat by Andy Ruiz Jr on...
By Samuel Rosenberg Dick Tiger (born Richard Ihetu) was born on August 14th, 1929. In his long and illustrious boxing career the Hall of Famer would achieve the title of...
August 15th, 1998 Filipino Luisito Espinosa defeated Juan Carlos Ramirez by TKO in the round 11. With this victory he defended the WBC featherweight championship. The fight took place at...
World Boxing Council welterweight champion Shawn Porter (30-2-1, 17 Ko’s) will fight IBF champion Errol Spence Jr. (25-0, 21 KOs) on September 28 at Staples Center of Los Angeles, California,...
(Aug. 15, 2019) — Amir Imam, a former super lightweight world challenger known for his explosive knockouts, has signed a multi-year promotional agreement with Top Rank. Imam (21-2, 18 KOs) has...
The World Boxing Council has ordered the fight between WBC super middleweight champion, Franchon Crews and heavyweight champion, Mexican Alejandra Jimenez, who will seek to make history by becoming a...
LOS ANGELES — Former three-time world champion Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero battles Jerry Thomas in a 10-round welterweight match and sensational undefeated super welterweight prospect Joey Spencer appears in a six-round attraction in FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View...
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