Rising contender Fiodor Czerkaszyn and sensational prospect Vito Mielnicki Jr. will compete in separate bouts that highlight the Showtime PPV Countdown Show on Saturday, April 22 leading up to the much-anticipated Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia pay-per-view event taking place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. The unbeaten middleweight Czerkaszyn will take ...
Extra tickets have been added for Lawrence Okolie’s (19-0, 14 KOs) WBO world cruiserweight title defence against hometown hero Chris Billam-Smith (17-1-0, 12 KOs) at AFC Bournemouth’s Vitality Stadium on Saturday, May 27 due to high demand. British fight fans have blitzed the pre-sale and general sale consignment, snapping up thousands of tickets and guaranteeing a sell-out for the all-British ...
In boxing, the big fights aren’t always quickly made. Instead, fans are often forced to sit back and wait until the time is supposedly right. While that’s simply the way things have always been handled, Frank Martin is looking to break the mold. This past weekend, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, the highly ranked contender turned on ...
Roberto Soldic talks ONE world title hopes, Zebaztian Kadestam at ONE Fight Night 10 – Fighters Only
As the ink from Roberto Soldic’s signature dried on his ONE Championship contract, the Croatian’s promotional debut was anticipated with high expectations. Unfortunately, fate would not have his inaugural performance play out in the fashion combat sports fans had come to expect at ONE Fight Night 5 last December. Instead, Murad Ramazanov landed an accidental groin strike that rendered the ...
The battle for the lightweight title at Cage Warriors 152 was officially rubber-stamped after the two fighters set for action successfully made weight ahead of fight night in Manchester. The night’s main event will see reigning Cage Warriors lightweight champion George Hardwick pit his title on the line against Dutch contender Yann Liasse, and both men made weight with plenty ...
Canelo Alvarez has spent countless hours working on every nook and cranny of his game. As a result, the time he’s dedicated to his craft away from the spotlight has allowed him to shine when he’s needed most. With world titles in four separate weight classes, Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) proudly climbed up on the top turnbuckle at the tail ...
On April 19 in Plant City, Florida, the main event will see former WBA world welterweight champion Luis Collazo lock horns with Angel Ruiz Astorga over ten rounds. The fight will be streamed by Pro Box TV. Collazo (39-8, 20 KOs) makes his return to the ring 16 months after going toe-to-toe, with the now-world champion Eimantas Stanionis. The fight ...
Kell Brook is still furious from the revelation of Amir Khan’s positive test for a performance-enhancing drug. The retired former welterweight champion from Sheffield, England, was left aghast by the news earlier this month that Khan popped positive for ostarine immediately after their last year, which Brook won by sixth-round stoppage. Khan has accepted the conclusion from United Kingdom Anti-Doping ...
PATERSON, New Jersey – Shaun George has watched the Filip Hrgovic-Zhang Zhilei fight more times than he can remember. Zhilei’s trainer still can’t understand how three judges scored their 12-round IBF heavyweight elimination match for Hrgovic last August 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The previously unbeaten Zhilei scored a knockdown when he landed a right hook during the first round ...
Organizers of Beltway Battles: Round Four, the Washington, DC-based pro boxing series produced by Rising Star Promotions, DHH Promotions, and Blue Cork Strategies in association with Events DC and DiBella Entertainment, announced its updated card set for Saturday, May 6 (doors at 5pm; first fight at 6pm) at DC’s Entertainment & Sports Arena. The main event will feature a 10-round ...