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Mickey Bey respects Nevada State Athletic Commission decision
“I fully respect the Commission’s decision, and am grateful for their understanding and fair judgment in my case. I have never used drugs, and never had any intent to violate the Nevada State Athletic [...]
Lionhearts enchant fans with close to perfect victory over Mexico (4-1)
Lausanne, Switzerland, 23 March - Having lost only once in a very promising night at London's York Hall, the British have taken a good option against the Guerreros in the World Series of Boxing (WSB) quarter-finals. [...]
Hughie Fury weighs in for pro debut
LONDON (March 22, 2013) -- Heavyweight prospect Hughie Fury will have a substantial height and weight advantage for his professional debut tonight at the Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada, live on WealthTV. [...]
Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather, Bernard Hopkins Classic Fights On Fox
LOS ANGELES, March 22 - It's a back-to-back weekend of boxing classics on March 23 and 30 when some of the sport's greats including Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather, Bernard Hopkins, Abner Mares, Ricky [...]
Rodriguez vs. Maderna & Erdei vs. Grachev preparing for March 30th card in Monte Carlo
New York, NY (3/22/13) - Tomorrow, all four participants for the much-anticipated Monte-Carlo Million Dollar Super 4 Tournament depart their respective training camps and head to beautiful Monaco, in anticipation [...]
Sergio Martinez vs. Martin Murray on April 27th in Argentina
New York, NY / Buenos Aires, Argentina (3/22/13) - On April 27th, Middleweight kingpin Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez will make his much anticipated 'Homecoming' in his native country of Argentina, when he [...]
Groves added to Abraham-Stieglitz card
George Groves will fight on Team Sauerland´s big show in Magdeburg, Germany on Saturday. The unbeaten 24-year-old (17-0, 13 KOs) will take on Baker Barakat (37-13-4, 25 KOs) in an eight-rounder. “We [...]
Rios / Alvarado / Arum Conference Call Transcript
FRED STERNBURG: When Ernie Banks said “Let’s Play Two” he had to be thinking about the Brandon “Bam-Bam” Rios and Mike “Mile High” Alvarado Interim World Championship rematch coming up on [...]
TV details – Lionhearts vs Mexico Guerreros, Friday 22 March 2013
BOXING fans can watch the British Lionhearts’ bid to progress into the semi-finals of the World Series Boxing tonight (Friday 22 March 2013). The team’s home match against the Mexico Guerreros can [...]
Documentary “KLITSCHKO” nominated for Sports Emmy Awards
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) has announced KLITSCHKO as nominee for the 34th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards. The Awards will be given out at the prestigious Frederick P. Rose [...]
Weights: George 163, Lopez 162
Television: ESPN Friday Night Fights
Promoters: Round 3 Productions, 8 Count Productions,
Warriors Boxing, Blue Wave Boxing
Venue: UIC Pavilion in Chicago, IL
Donovan George, 163 vs. David Lopez, [...]
Hilongwa vs. Twani for WBF Intercontinental Title
One of the unheralded stars of Namibian boxing is Joseph 'Smokey' Hilongwa. A former Olympian and former Namibian National Flyweight champion, the unbeaten Hilongwa currently holds the WBA African title.
While [...]
Marco Antonio Rubio ordered to be Re-Instated as Mandatory Middleweight Challenger
After proceeding pursuant to the WBC’s administrative process of resolution of grievances and appeals, the Court for Arbitration in Sport (CAS) issued a Consent Award ratifying the conciliated resolution [...]
50,000 tickets sold for Mayweather-Guerrero, Canelo-Trout
LOS ANGELES, March 21 - Boxing fans and sports enthusiasts have spoken to the tune of approximately 50,000 tickets purchased for the unprecedented three consecutive weekends of mega-events in April and [...]
Banner Promotions signs undefeated Jr. Lightweight Evgenii Chuprakov
Arthur Pelullo’s Banner Promotions is excited about the signing of undefeated Jr. Lightweight Evgenii Chuprakov to an exclusive promotional contract. Chuprakov will make his American debut on March [...]
Calm and Cool Cunningham Not Bothered By Fury Rantings
PHILADELPHIA - They aren't scheduled to fight until April 20th, but Tyson Fury and Steve Cunningham almost fought round one at last week's explosive press conference in New York City.The episode was an [...]
Nothing to lose for Argentina against Kazakhstan
Lausanne, Switzerland, 21 March 2013 - The last match of this quarter-finals' week-end will see an all-Argentinean squad taking on Group B winners, Astana Arlans Kazakhstan on Sunday 24 March (22:00 local [...]
BoxNation: Abraham-Stieglitz: George Groves Returns on The Card
BoxNation (Sky Ch. 437/Virgin Ch. 546) is delighted to welcome Commonwealth Super-Middleweight Champion George Groves back to the Channel Of Champions this Saturday night with LIVE and exclusive coverage [...]
Video: Adonis Stevenson vs Darnell Boone Weigh-In
Below is the weigh in video plus an interview with Darnell Boone in advance of his rematch with IBF Number one ranked Super Middleweight Adonis Stevenson. Stevenson will look to avenge his only professional [...]
Jimmy Coyle vs. Jay Morris on April 5th
Friday April 5th sees the return of unbeaten middleweight Jimmy Coyle (3-0-1) in his first fight since signing a managerial and promotional deal with Goodwin Promotions. Coyle boxes on the undercard of [...]
Foreman vs. King, Jo Jo Dan vs. Frias, More on April 4th in New York
New York, NY (3/21/13) - As previously announced, DiBella Entertainment's Broadway Boxing series returns Thursday, April 4, at Roseland Ballroom in New York City. The stacked 11-bout card will feature [...]
Bobby Hitz presents “Fight Night at the Horseshoe” on April 20th
Chicago, IL, Thursday, March 21, 2013-Legendary boxing promoter Bobby Hitz announced today that Hitz Boxing's "Fight Night at the Horseshoe" will return to Hammond, Indiana's The Venue at the Horseshoe [...]
All or Nothing for Don George: ‘If I Never Win a Title or Get Close, my Whole Career is a Bust.’
Chicago middleweight Donovan "Da Bomb" George says there will be more than a win or a loss on the line when he steps in the ring against former world title challenger David "The Destroyer" Lopez this [...]
Bam on boxing: Qawi, Walcott, more!
From January, 2012, to March, 2013, Philadelphia hosted just two all-local main event fights. One was the showdown between undefeated heavyweights Bryant Jennings and Maurice Byarm. The other was the [...]
Hank Lundy faces tall task Thursday in Kiev
CES photo by Jerry Coli - KIEV, Ukraine (March 21st, 2013) - Knocking out would-be adversaries on foreign soil is nothing new for "Hammerin'" Hank Lundy, but Thursday's challenge could prove to be the [...]