According to its President, Ryan O’Shea, Boxing Canada will join up to 15 nations, including the recently announced United States, in deciding not to compete at the 2023 Women’s Boxing World Championships in India, March 24-26, due to participation of Russian and Belarussian athletes. In recent months Boxing Canada’s Board of Directors, along with the […]
The Czech Boxing Association (CBA), Boxing Canada and the Swedish Boxing Association have said they will boycott the Women’s and Men’s World Championships this year due to the planned participation of Russia and Belarus under their national flags while Great Britain will be absent from the women’s event. The four countries join the United States […]
Edgar Berlanga has signed a multi-fight deal with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom. Berlanga (20-0 16 KOs) shot to fame when his blistering speed and devastating power led to an astonishing run of 16 first round KOs from his debut in June 2016 to December 2020, and he landed his first pro title in October 2021 […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Thompson Boxing Promotions CEO, Ken Thompson, a beloved boxing promoter who dedicated 23 years of his life to promoting the sport in Southern California. Throughout his career, Kenny was known for his passion, dedication, and unwavering commitment to the sport of boxing, and his […]
The Robeisy Ramirez – Isaac Dogboe April 1 showdown will now be for vacant WBO featherweight title, because Emanuel “El Vaquero” Navarrete is staying at 130 pounds. The newly crowned three-division world champion has vacated his WBO featherweight title in order to continue his campaign at junior lightweight. Navarrete captured the WBO 130-pound crown by […]
By Wil Esco Heavyweight titleholder Oleksandr Usyk recently took to his social media account to post a direct message to IOC president Thomas Bach, making it clear that he does not believe the organization should allow Russian fighters to compete in next years Olympic games in Paris, not even under a neutral banner as has been […]
Joshua Vs Franklin London Undercard Update Craig Richards will face Ricards Bolotniks for the WBA Intercontinental Light-Heavyweight Title and EBU European Middleweight Champion Matteo Signani will defend his belt against Felix Cash at The O2 in London on Saturday April 1. Richards (17-3-1, 10 KOs) was originally scheduled to face Bolotnik’s (19-6-1, 8 KOs) on […]
Following the massive success of 2022’s inaugural Creator Clash, which sold out a 10K seat arena, sold over 100K pay-per-views and raised over $1.3M for charity, the highly anticipated influencer boxing event returns with Creator Clash 2. The spectacle will take place Saturday, April 15, 2023 at the 21K+ seat Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, […]
Sampson Lewkowicz (Sampson Boxing) and Paco Damian (Paco Presents) proudly announce the signing of a pair of undefeated 23-year-old Mexican teammates from Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, featherweight Christian Olivo Barreda and lightweight Omar “Super” Salcido Gamez, to multi-year, co-promotional contracts. Trained and managed by Alfredo Leon Lopez, Olivo and Salcido had decorated amateur careers, and both […]
New BOXXER signing Martin Bakole has his sights set on huge heavyweight nights after he put pen to paper on a new long-term fight deal. Ranked at the top by the World Boxing Association (WBA), the 29-year-old heavyweight (18-1-0, 13 KOs)- who resides in Scotland – will fight exclusively for BOXXER on Sky Sports. His […]
