English Title Shot For Ochieng This Wednesday?
By: Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro Sensational Light Middleweight prospect Erick ‘The Eagle’ Ochieng looks set to challenge for his first Championship title this coming Wednesday, at the Matchroom Sport promoted ‘Battle of Essex’ event at York Hall in Bethnal Green. Late last week Erick’s manager/coach Brian Lawrence was informed that Erick will be fighting for […]
SHO Sports Update with Al Bernstein – Lucian Bute vs. Glen Johnson on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 9 p.m.
FRIENDSHIP FORGOTTEN FOR FIGHT “Saturday night is business. Glen Johnson is the toughest opponent I’ve faced.” – Lucian Bute “Fans obviously know they have an exciting fight. The sense of urgency is there.” – Glen Johnson Friends preparing to become foes, Lucian Bute and Glen Johnson promise that Saturday’s IBF title fight will […]
Carson Jones-Ricardo Williams USBA title fight set for December 15!
Oklahoma City, OK (November 2, 2011) – USBA welterweight champion Carson Jones will look to take another step towards his dream of fighting for a world title when he battles 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist Ricardo “Slicky Ricky” Williams in the main event of “The Corona Rumble at Remington, Presented by Monster Energy” Thursday, December 15 […]
Askren Drops Hieron To Retain Welterweight Title at Bellator 56
Santos, Prindle Secure Spots in Heavyweight Finals CHICAGO, Ill. (October 29, 2011) — The action was fast and ferocious inside Memorial Hall as Bellator Welterweight Champion Ben Askren successfully defended his belt against Tournament Champion Jay Hieron and Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos both advanced to the Finals of the Bellator Heavyweight Tournament with first round […]
TOP BOXERS MARQUEZ, BRADLEY TO WORK OUT AT SANTA ANITA PARK ON SATURDAY, NOV. 5
MARQUEZ SET TO FIGHT PACQUIAO NOV. 12 IN LAS VEGAS; UNDEFEATED BRADLEY TO DEFEND TITLE ON UNDERCARD ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 22, 2011) — Santa Anita Park and Top Rank Boxing have announced that Juan Manuel Marquez, who is readying for a title fight with world welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 12 at the MGM Grand in […]
TROY JAMES THANKS MCGUIGAN FOR PRIZEFIGHTER NOD
Unbeaten Coventry man in Saturday’s line-up on legend’s advice Troy James revealed that former manager Barry McGuigan convinced him to lay his unbeaten record on the line and enter the Prizefighter Featherweights tournament on Saturday, live on Sky Sports. The Coventry man, 9-0-1 since turning pro in, parted with the former World […]
Boxing Links (10-20-11)
Trout happy to take title fight to Australia for Mundine’s shot at belt Sydney Morning Herald WORLD Boxing Association light-middleweight world champion Austin Trout has declared he would be willing to travel to Australia to defend his belt against Anthony Mundine after ”The Man” secured a mandatory title shot with Wednesday night’s defeat of … See all stories […]
Vargas vs. Cheikho co-feature a potential war; McGuinness-Gaudet Oct. 22 in Ontario
TORONTO (Oct. 17, 2011) – The co-feature between unbeaten Columbian welterweight Samuel Vargas (7-0-1, 1 KO) and outspoken Ahmad Cheikho (6-3-2, 5 KOs), despite neither being natives of Canada, perhaps, best illustrates the provincial rivalry theme between Toronto and Quebec for the October 22 show, headlined by the NABA super featherweight title fight pitting Logan Cotton McGuinness and Benoit Gaudet at The […]
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