by R. McCarson In a bout for a minor featherweight title, Mongolian Choi Tseveenpurev (35-5, 23 KOs) will take on the French Bastien Rozeaux (10-2-1, 8 KOs) in the Shamrock Showdown II main event. The card will be hosted at The Troxy in London, England and will air live on Premier Sports. Tseveenpurev was originally scheduled to face Brazilian Josenilson Dos Santos … [Read more...]
Lightweights Gavin Rees and Anthony Mezaache Take to the Ring on Friday, March 23rd
by R. McCarson Welshman Gavin “The Rock” Rees (35-1-1, 16 KOs) will go to the hometown of Frenchman Anthony Mezaache (21-6-3, 6 KOs) to defend a regional title. The bout will take place at the Clichy la Garenne in Hauts-de-Seine, France on Friday, March 23rd and will air live on Sky Sports. Both fighters are in their early thirties, but Rees comes into this bout with a … [Read more...]
Kevin Mitchell Back in the Ring Friday, February 10th
Englishman Kevin Mitchell (32-1, 24 KOs) will face Felix Lora (14-8-5, 8 KOs) for a lightweight match-up on Friday, February 10th. BoxNation will air the event at 8pm GMT. At twenty-seven years of age, Mitchell is currently ranked 6th in the world among lightweights. His only loss came nearly two years ago against Michael Katsidis when the bout was halted in the third … [Read more...]
Middleweight Title bout featuring Felix Sturm vs. Martin Murray, Friday December 2nd
Felix Sturm (36-2-1, 15KOs) will take on challenger Martin Murray (23-0, 10KOs) this Friday, December 2nd. Ranked 2nd in the world among middleweights, Sturm comes into this bout the heavy favorite. He has two losses on record, both coming prior to 2007. In 2004, he lost to Oscar de la Hoya by unanimous decision and in 2006 he lost by TKO 10 to Javier Castillejo. In 2007, … [Read more...]