Rising featherweight starlet Hailey Pennington may have found her perfect Management home after inking a deal with Eruption Boxing Management. Pennington is already being tipped by many as a future champion, and her new Manager, Eruption Boxing Management Owner & Manager Gwen Legge, is especially pleased with her new signing.
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Guillermo Gutierrez begins Eruption Boxing Management deal with immediate title shot
Unbeaten super-flyweight hope Guillermo Gutierrez has secured a title shot in his very first fight under new management team Eruption Boxing Management. The 25-year-old will challenge for the WBC Youth Intercontinental championship on April 20 in Laredo, Texas.
Issa back on the judo podium with Jakarta Open silver
Syrian strongman Fadi Issa took a judo silver medal home from the recent Jakarta International Open 2023. In doing so, Issa returned to triumphant form in the sport in which he made his name, after successful sojourns into the boxing, kickboxing and MMA rings.
Boxer, wrestler and model Anthony Stallone Patanella announces upcoming runway feature
The Italian Gladiator is taking the world by storm with a series of upcoming events on the heels of recent red carpet movie premieres, exhibition fights and modeling engagements.
Shock and awe in Bangkok twin title fight night
Whether you appreciate hard-hitting aggression, sublime skill, quick knockouts, or seeing prospects tested by dangerous opponents, the latest edition of XBC Sportech/The Box Promotions’ critically acclaimed series of fight nights delivered on all fronts.
Champion Jets in to top sensational night of international boxing
Two Asian championships will be decided at the same time as fans will get a glimpse of the future as XBC Sportech stages its latest fight spectacular at The Box in the heart of Bangkok.
In a venue laden with history, Mehrabi makes his own
Sajad Mehrabi became Iran’s first Asian boxing champion with a resounding third-round stoppage of Emmeric Dewaele in Bangkok. Mehrabi was boxing professionally for only the fifth time – yet he made a mockery of any predictions that this chance had come too soon, as he left the historic Lumpinee Stadium with the WBC Asia light-heavyweight belt.
Marupu wipes out Wisanu for two titles at Fist of Glory
Two rounds was all it took for Hebi Marupu to send Wisanu Kokietgym to the canvas three times and end their highly anticipated double-title boxing showdown in Bangkok.
The Indonesian, defending his WBC Asia lightweight belt and co-challenging for vacant IBA Intercontinental honours, arrived with a burgeoning reputation but expecting his toughest test to date against a Thai fan favourite who has swapped leather with the greats .
Go pro: Ryan Mac sets up next chapter with sensational belt-winning performance
Ryan Mac bade farewell to the thriving unlicensed boxing scene on Saturday night, capping off a successful stretch in the code and setting his sights firmly on turning professional.
And he couldn’t have asked for a better farewell to the scene in which he made his name, as he scored his most impressive win to date – second-round TKO of Rocky Rudkin to win the UFN British cruiserweight championship.
Beauty and the beasts: BKB brings the heat in the tropics
Few places are more beautiful, and few sports are more brutal. As contrasts go, they don’t come much starker than bareknuckle boxing in Phuket. It was the perfect setting for the combat, conquests and controversy that followed.
Po Denman triumphs in bareknuckle breakthrough
Multi-talented martial artist Po Denman scored the biggest win of her versatile career as she outscored highly regarded Australian Tai Emery in the chief support at BKFC Thailand 4. In her big-time debut, high up the bill in front of an international audience and under the dazzling lights of one of the world’s fastest-growing fight promotions the 25-year-old Thai flyweight rose to the occasion.
MWC launches world’s first bareknuckle muay Thai promotion
Mongkol Thai Boxing, one of the world’s most respected fight sports brands, has announced the launch of the world’s first bare knuckle muay Thai promotion, with its debut event emanating from Bangkok on December 16.
Jon Nutt suffers for his art at Fight Circus IV
Nutt didn’t have to fight this past Saturday night. Especially, he didn’t have to fight two younger men at the same time. Especially, since despite having his own legitimate martial credentials, he’s now in his mid-40s and several years removed from competition. But fight he did, in an “MMAsymmetrical match”.
Confirmed: Naoya Inoue vs Paul Butler for undisputed championship
Paul Butler goes in search of boxing immortality in December when he faces Naoya Inoue for the undisputed world bantamweight title.
The WBO champion tackles Japanese hero Inoue, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, on December 13 on a historic night for the sport,
Paul Peers ruins opponent’s unbeaten record with one punch
Paul Peers travelled 1,500 miles to fight less than two rounds and deliver a knockout punch that travelled just inches.
The WBU and PBC welterweight champion took matters out of the officials’ hands with a devastating overhand right to remove 23-year-old Artem Vitryak from both his senses and his ‘0’.
Ring Of Brotherhood launches to aid athletes in their biggest fight
Gerald McClellan was on top of the boxing world, a former middleweight champion riding a 21-fight winning streak into his bout against Nigel Benn and on the verge of mega-fights.
By the next morning, McClellan’s life had changed forever. Permanently injured in the fight with Benn, the Illinois native has been under the care of his sister, Lisa, for the past 27 years.
Far from the bright lights, boxers like Gerald McClellan continue to fight in the shadows.
No longer.
New champ Paul Peers returns just two weeks after title win
New WBU and PBC champion Paul Peers is back in action less than a fortnight after his double title-winning efforts against Samuel Akrogo – this time travelling to the Czech Republic to face a young prospect with a 100% knockout ratio.
1 punch 2 belts – Paul Peers becomes a double champ
Paul Peers found the punch of his career to become the new WBU and PBC world welterweight champion on Saturday’s Battle For the Belts staged in front of a packed and raucous crowd in Mansfield.
Paul Peers guns for titles, and dreams of revenge
Victory would land Paul Peers two world title belts, but defeat would be an enormous setback. While he knows averting such defeat is crucial, Peers also believes victory could set him up for some very big things – including the fight he wants most of all.
Wins for Welsh champ Warburton and unbeaten Yaxley
Gerome Warburton won for the first time since being crowned Welsh champion, outpointing Jordan Grannum at Bolton Stadium, while Sion Yaxley thrashed Scott Williams in two rounds to extend his undefeated record to 11-0.
New champ Warburton and new dad Yaxley back in the ring
Gerome Warburton boxes on Saturday night for the first time since winning the Welsh middleweight championship in May, while Sion Yaxley will be looking to extend his unbeaten streak to 11 contests.
The Colwyn Bay man meets London’s Jordan Grannum in a non-title affair at Bolton Stadium.
Gashi back with a bang as Macedonia welcomes big-time boxing
Five thousand fans packed Tetovo Square to cheer on Night of the Champions – the biggest boxing event their country had ever staged.
Quality and drama abounds at Thailand Boxing Championship debut
The highly anticipated debut of Thailand Boxing Championship met – and perhaps even exceeded – expectations, with eight contests that set a new standard for the amateur sport in the kingdom.
Warburton new Welsh middleweight champion
The Colwyn Bay warrior travelled south and now returned not only with a shiny new belt but a realisation that he is at the forefront of the new generation of North Walian boxers to make their mark on the sport.