By: Oliver McManus The iconic York Hall, Bethnal Green, played host to the latest promotion courtesy of British Warriors – dubbed Fire and Fury there was no shortage of action as 18 fights took place over the course of 7 hours. When the action started at 4pm the first men …
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By: Ken Hissner At the Sands Event Center in Bethlehem, PA, Friday night Marshall Kauffman’s King’s Promotion put on an 8 bout card. In the Main Event Super Featherweight southpaw Frank Santos De Alba, 22-3-2 (9), of Allentown, PA, lost a disputed decision to O’Shaquie “Ice Water” Foster, 13-2 (8), …
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By: Ciaran O’Mahony Tyson Fury is officially back, but he won’t be fighting Joshua or Wilder just yet. Former Heavyweight World Champion Tyson Fury has finally agreed terms with promoter Frank Warren and is set to return to the ring on the 9th of June against an as yet unnamed …
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By: Kirk Jackson Middleweight champion Gennady ‘Triple G’ Golovkin 37-0-1 (33 KO’s) is stuck between a rock and a hard place; with the recent dilemma stemming from ‘PED fallout’ with his original proposed opponent for Cinco de Mayo weekend, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez 49-1-2 (34 KO’s). With Alvarez dropping out of …
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By: Andrew Johnson Jamal “Shango” James (22-1, 10 KOs) faces fellow welterweight Abel Ramos (18-2-2, 13 KOs) this Friday night in PBC on FS1’s main event (FS1 9:00 EST) at the historic Armory in downtown Minneapolis. James is the WBA’s #4 welterweight contender and hopes to use the platform offered …
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Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of April 4th to April 11th; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Charlo to Face Trout on June 9th The 154-pound division continues to heat up as …
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By: Ken Hissner Kostya Tszyu is a former legendary world champion. In January 28, 1995 he won the vacant IBF World Super Lightweight championship stopping Jake “The Snake” Rodriguez, 26-2-2, in the 6th round. It was his second USA appearance and at the Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort in Miami, FL. …
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By: Ken Hissner Former Philadelphia WBA World Bantamweight Champion “Joltin” Jeff Chandler was 13-0-1 with 4 knockouts after his first 14 fights. His fourteenth fight was his first 10 rounder. In comparison Philadelphia’s 21 year-old Christian Carto is 14-0 with 11 knockouts and a former 2014 and 2015 National Golden …
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By: James Risoli What makes a person who they are? What propels and motivates us to do the things we do? More specifically, why do fighters have such a hard time in the twilight of their careers with hanging up their gloves, unable to walk off into the sunset, after …
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By: Ken Hissner Marshall Kauffman’s King’s Promotions return’s to the Sand’s Event Center Friday night with their second show in a week. It’s been a year since southpaw Frank De Alba, 22-2-2 (9), of Reading, PA, had his last fight in defeating Ryan Kielczweski, 26-2 at the Sands Event Center …
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