BROOK DESTINED FOR THE STATES SAYS HEARN
Promoter believes Sheffield fight could be Brook’s last in the UK Kell Brook faces Rafal Jackiewicz in a World title eliminator at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Saturday night in Sheffield – and promoter Eddie Hearn says it could be Brook’s last fight in the UK before he hits America. Brook […]
PROMOTER DAN GOOSSEN DISCUSSES WBA WORLD CHAMPION ANDRE WARD’S CUT
LOS ANGELES, CA – (Oct. 3) In the video below, Dan Goossen discusses Olympic Gold Medalist and WBA Super Middleweight World Champion, Andre Ward just after getting his stitches removed. The cut caused Andre to postpone the upcoming SHOWTIME Super Six Final and WBA-WBC unification bout with Carl Froch to December 17. The location of the […]
OLUSEGUN AJOSE DEFEATS ALI CHEBAH TO BECOME MANDATORY CHALLENGER TO MEXICAN LEGEND ERIK MORALES
ON SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION Don’t Miss The Replay On Tuesday, Oct. 4 At 10 p.m. ET/PT On SHO Extreme SANTA YNEZ, CALIF. (Sept. 30, 2011) – Olusegun Ajose earned a shot at World Boxing Council (WBC) super lightweight champion and Mexican legend Erik Morales with a unanimous decision victory over Ali Chebah in Friday’s main event ofShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME® from Chumash Casino Resort […]
REES “IN PERFECT SHAPE” FOR EURO DEFENSE
Welshman ready for Derry Mathews test in Newport Gavin Rees (left) says he is in perfect shape as he prepares to defend his European Lightweight title against Derry Mathews at the Newport Centre tomorrow night, live on Sky Sports. Rees claimed the title in April with a points win over previously unbeaten Irishman Andy Murray […]
OLUSEGUN AJOSE & ALI CHEBAH; DARLEY PEREZ & OSCAR MEZA FINAL WEIGHTS AND QUOTES
TOMORROW, Live on SHOWTIME, 11 p.m. ET/PT NOTE: WEIGHTS (Sept. 29, 2011) – World Boxing Council (WBC) No. 1-ranked super lightweight contender OlusegunAjose weighed in at 139 pounds and No. 6-ranked Ali Chebah tipped the scales at 140 pounds during Thursday’s weigh in at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif. Ajose (29-0, 14 KOs), of Nigeria, and Chebah (33-1, 26 […]
ANDRE WARD’S TRAINING CAMP INJURY FORCES POSTPONEMENT OF SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC FINAL VS. CARL FROCH
Originally Scheduled For Oct. 29, Organizers Actively Pursuing New Date NEW YORK (Sept. 23, 2011) – Andre Ward, the WBA Super Middleweight World Champion and Super Six finalist, sustained a cut above his right eye during a sparring session on Thursday, Sept. 22. As a result, the Super Six World Boxing Classic Tournament Final and […]
Peter ‘Kid Chocolate’ Quillin Gains from Olympian Experience
NEW YORK (September 22, 2011) – Unbeaten middleweight contender Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin recently gained invaluable experience during his three weeks in Colorado Sprongs training with members of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team. Quillin (25-0, 19 KOs), presently rated No. 7 by the World Boxing Association (“WBA”)and No. 10 by the International Boxing Federation (“IBF”), is a bi-coastal […]
Willie Casey returnswith ‘Big Bang’ Eyes Kennedy or Quigg fight
CORK, Ireland (September 19, 2011) – Former European and Prizefighter super bantamweight champion Willie “Big Bang” Casey returned to the ring last Saturday night in Belfast, stopped veteran Daniel Kodjo Sassou in the eighth round of their fight on the Tyson Fury-Nicolai Firtha card in famed King’s Hall. Casey (12-1, 8 KOs), fighting out of Limerick, has now set his […]
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