Eddie Hearn, Matchroom Sport Chairman: On signing Galal Yafai – “This young man is an exceptional talent. Galal was the standout British fighter at the Games and we have a long-standing relationship with his brothers, so it was personally very important to me to get this done. Galal is going to do things very differently, for his professional […]
MORE ...Pound-for-pound stars are first ever female fighters to headline an MSG event in the iconic venue’s 140 years of boxing history Taylor and Serrano will come face-to-face for the first time next Wednesday, February 2 live from NYC Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano are set to make history in an epic battle for Taylor’s undisputed Lightweight title at Madison Square Garden in New […]
MORE ...Tokyo 2020 gold medallist makes pro debut on February 27 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Champion Galal Yafai MBE has signed a long-term promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and will make his highly anticipated professional debut on the Lawrence Okolie vs. Michal Cieslak WBO Cruiserweight World Title show at The O2 in London on Sunday February 27, […]
MORE ...NEWS: PROBELLUM’S UPCOMING DUBAI EVENT TO HOST HISTORY-MAKING FEMALE WORLD TITLE MATCH
Olympic gold medalist Estelle Mossely will face Argentinian Yanina del Carmen Lescano at Probellum’s two-night boxing showcase in Dubai this March, with the fighters making history by competing in the Middle East’s first-ever female world title match. The final headline bouts for Probellum’s first event of the year have now been confirmed, with Jono Carroll […]
MORE ...World Flyweight ruler moves up in weight against Super-Fly legend on Mar 5 Julio Cesar Martinez will face Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez at the Pechanga Arena San Diego in San Diego, California on Saturday March 5, live worldwide on DAZN. TICKETS STARTING AT $50 (PLUS FEES) ARE ON SALE NOW AT AXS.COM Martinez (18-1 14 KOs) moves up to […]
MORE ...Probellum returns to Dubai in March for an action-packed weekend of elite-level boxing staged over two consecutive nights with an incredible card featuring a combination of current and former world champions, Olympic medalists and hugely talented young fighters. Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, located at The Irish Village, in association with Jumeirah Creekside Hotel, will […]
MORE ...CHRIS BOURKE will challenge Marc Leach for the vacant British Super-Bantamweight championship at York Hall, Bethnal Green on Friday March 11, live on BT Sport. Streatham’s Bourke (10-0, 6 KOs) gets his big opportunity after Queensberry stablemate Jason Cunningham relinquished his domestic crown in pursuit of world honours. He said: “Fighting for the British title […]
MORE ...Tickets for WBO Cruiserweight World Title clash go on sale this week! Lawrence Okolie will make the second defence of his WBO Cruiserweight World Title against former World Title challenger Michal Cieslak at The O2 in London on Sunday February 27, shown live worldwide on DAZN (excluding New Zealand and Australia). Hackney’s Okolie (17-0, 14 KOs) crushed Krzysztof Glowacki in six rounds […]
MORE ...Eddie Hearn, Matchroom Sport Chairman: “We know this main event fight between Michael Conlan and Leigh Wood is taking place in Nottingham, but we wanted to come to Belfast because it’s been a while since we’ve been here for a fight. “So many times, over the years we’ve seen young fighters from Belfast come through and […]
MORE ...Undefeated World Boxing Federation (WBF) Womens World Middleweight Champion Ema Kozin is set for a massive unification show-down with American IBF, WBC and WBA counterpart Claressa Shields on February 5 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales. For Slovenian Kozin, 21-0-1 (11), this will unquestionably be her biggest fight to date, as two-time Olympic gold […]
MORE ...FISHER REMATCHES ALLEN AND SMITH FACES GERMAIN AS MATCHROOM ANNOUNCE TWO FURTHER UK DATES LIVE ON DAZN
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