Jordan Purkiss is a man on a mission in the pro game. He won the vacant Southern Area bantamweight belt, last September, at York Hall against Ryan Walker, in his 5th fight. And no sooner is he back for more title success, with a shot at the English bantamweight crown against mathematics teacher, Ramez Mahmood, at the…
The Featherweight Division Will Be Almost Unidentifiable From Last Year Come April 1 As 3 New World Champions Will Be Crowned The ever-changing landscape of the Featherweight division has had another cycle of titles changing hands in the last few months. The WBC Interim Featherweight Championship clash between former titleist Mark Magsayo and ex-Super Bantamweight…
Eddie Hearn Looks To Stage Wilder-Ruiz In The Middle East This Summer Matchroom chairman Eddie Hearn confirmed to media outlet ‘International Boxing News‘ that June 3 is a possible, and NoSmokeSport understands likely, date for the next edition of the ‘Champions Series’ in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Matchroom debuted in the region last November when they…
Luis Nery Moves Sets Up Shot At Inoue-Fulton Winner With ‘Crazy A’ TKO The Fox Theater Pomona, in Pomona California was the location for the WBC Super Bantamweight Eliminator between Luis Nery and Azat Hovhannisyan in the early hours of Sunday morning. The two top 10 fighters at 122lbs engaged in a brutal war. With…
Mauricio Lara and Dalton Smith amongst others emerge victorious in Nottingham Mauricio Lara had a spectacular, come from behind victory, against home town favourite Leigh Wood, to win the WBA Featherweight Title on Saturday night at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham. ‘Leightal’ seemed to be in complete control of the bout through 6 rounds, with…
Floyd Mayweather has a storied career, as arguably the best to ever step into the squared circle. Next weekend, he fights in the UK for the first time at the o2 arena in London against Aaron Chalmers, of Geordie Shore fame. Floyd Mayweather has justified his decision to carry on with lucrative exhibitions as a…
Adeleye vs Bezus Results: Main Event and Televised Undercard Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions took some of their premier prospects to the York Hall, Bethnal Green on Friday evening, live on BT Sport. Heavyweight David Adeleye headlined the show against unbeaten Ukrainian Dmytro Bezus, for the vacant WBO European Heavyweight Title. ‘Big D’ had an electrifying…
Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara Headlines Matchroom’s First UK Show Of 2023 In a reschedule of their highly-anticipated showdown, Britain’s Leigh Wood (26-2, 16 KOs) will defend his WBA world Featherweight championship against Mexican dangerman Mauricio Lara (25-2-1, 18 KOs) this Saturday, February 18 in what will be a sell-out 9,000 crowd at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England live on…
Ahead of his huge defence of his WBA World title against Lara on Saturday night, we take a look at the career of Leigh Wood so far which has seen him upset the odds time and time again and rise through the Featherweight division. Live on DAZN, Leigh Wood will take to the ring this…
BOXXER SIGNS CALLUM SIMPSON TO EXCLUSIVE, LONG-TERM PROMOTIONAL AGREEMENT LONDON, ENGLAND – (February 16, 2022) – BOXXER has signed undefeated Central Area Super Middleweight champion Callum Simpson (10-0, 8 KO’s) to an exclusive long-term promotional agreement, it was announced today. The Yorkshire powerhouse will make his debut at the upcoming BOXXER event taking place Saturday, March 25th at the AO Arena Manchester in a…
Queensberry Head Back To York Hall With Three Title Fights Headlined By Adeleye vs Bezus Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions return to the historic York Hall, Bethnal Green this Friday, February 17 for three championship fights and multiple top prospects on the card live on BT Sport. In the featured bout, unbeaten pair David Adeleye (10-0,…
Canelo vs Ryder To Be Included In The Regular DAZN Subscription For UK Viewers ESPN’s Mike Coppinger reported on Saturday that P4P star Canelo Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) and mandatory challenger, Britain’s John Ryder (32-5, 18 KOs) are finalizing a deal to meet on May 6 for Canelo’s undisputed super middleweight championship. The UK was…
Wood vs Lara Undercard Features 9 Fights Including 2 Title Attractions And 2 Amateur Stars In a reschedule of their highly-anticipated showdown, Britain’s Leigh Wood (26-2, 16 KOs) will defend his WBA world Featherweight championship against Mexican dangerman Mauricio Lara (25-2-1, 18 KOs) this Saturday, February 18 at the 10,000-capacity Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England live on DAZN. Lara produced one…
Luis Nery And Azat Hovhannisyan Clash In WBC Eliminator For Inoue-Fulton Winner Pomona, California is the place to be this Saturday, February 18, as former two-weight world champion Luis Nery (33-1 25 KOs) faces off against perennial super bantamweight contender Azat Hovhannisyan (21-3 17KOs) in a 12-round WBC Eliminator contest, promoted by Oscar De La…
