48 year-old living legend Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins will defend his IBF Light Heavyweight title on Saturday, July 13th against Karo Murat of Kitzingen, Bayern, Germany at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The Philadelphia, PA native, Hopkins(53-6-2, 32 KO’s), is fresh off of a 12-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Tavoris Cloud in March that … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2013
Marco Huck Vs. Ola Afolabi Trilogy Set For June 8th
A third encounter between WBO Cruiserweight Chamion Marco Huck and Ola Afolabi has been announced and scheduled for June 8th at the Max Schmeling Halle in Prenzlauer, Berlin, Germany. Huck(35-2-1, 25 KO’s), has beat Afolabi twice before dating back to December 5, 2009 in which Huck won a 12-round unanimous decision. Huck and Afolabi met again almost a year ago and the fight … [Read more...]
David Haye Vs. Manuel Charr Set For June 29th Clash
It was recently announced that former heavyweight world champion David “Hayemaker” Haye(26-2, 24 KO’s), had signed a long-term promotional agreement with British-based Matchroom Sport. Haye will make his first appearance under the Matchroom Sport promotional banner on June 29th against once-defeated heavyweight, Manuel Charr, at the Manchester Arena in Manchester(formerly the … [Read more...]
Ji Hoon Kim And Mauricio Herrera Set For Explosive Clash On Thursday Night Fights Special
Ji Hoon ‘The Volcano’ Kim 24-8 (18 KOs) meets Mauricio Herrera 18-3 (7 KOs) on Thursday in what promises to be an exciting special edition of ESPN’S Friday Night Fights. Both men are favourites with the FNF audience and have each taken part in a number of minor classics on the ESPN show. Now they are about to meet in the main event from The Omega Products International, Corona, … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
Huge upset in the world of women’s boxing this past weekend. Former WBC flyweight champion, Mariana “Barbie” Juarez (36-7-3, 16 KO’s) met Riyo Togo (10-4-1, 9 KO’s) for the vacant WBC International female super flyweight title, a bout clearly staged to allow Juarez to grab a title belt, something she’s been without since losing to Ava Knight last October and dropping her WBC … [Read more...]