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Boston Boxing hero Danny O’Connor, (30-3, 11 KOs), will make his long-awaited return to the ring in a super welterweight clash against Luis ‘Vicious’ Garcia, (13-1-1, 9 KOs), of Richmond, CA on the Eve of St. Patrick’s Day, Thursday, March 16 at the Agganis Arena on the campus of Boston University.
Sheffield Super-Lightweight star Dalton Smith can take another step closer to winning the prestigious British Title outright when he makes the second defense of his belt against Billy Allington at the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham this Saturday February 18, live worldwide on DAZN (excluding Australia and New Zealand).
Fighting in the welterweight division in a cross-state rivalry fight, former junior middleweight world champion Austin ‘No Doubt’ Trout of Las Cruces, NM made bare knuckle debut in stopping UFC veteran Diego Sanchez of Albuquerque, NM in the fourth round.
Mauricio Lara has warned Leigh Wood that if he switches off during their WBA Featherweight World Title showdown this Saturday February 18 at the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, shown live worldwide on DAZN (excluding Australia and New Zealand), then “the fight will be over quickly”.
The Walter Pyramid in Long Beach will host the matchup featuring former world champion Gilberto “Zurdo'' Ramirez (44-1, 30 KOs) of Mazatlán, Mexico and Philadelphia’s Gabriel “King” Rosado (26-16-1, 15 KOs).
Leigh Wood has promised to meet Mauricio Lara “in the middle of the ring” and has boldly predicted that their highly anticipated WBA Featherweight World Title clash at the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham this Saturday, shown live worldwide on DAZN (excluding Australia and New Zealand), won’t reach the halfway point.
TICKETS FOR THE Copper Box clash between heavyweight giants Joe Joyce and Zhang Zhilei on Saturday April 15 are on sale today available from ticketmaster.co.uk
Three high-stakes showdowns will put young stars and unbeaten contenders in the toughest tests of their careers to date, all as part of a jam-packed night leading up to the highly anticipated SHOWTIME PPV main event between super middleweight stars and former world champions David “El Bandera Roja’’ Benavídez and Caleb Plant taking place on Saturday, March 25 live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
With 30 days to go, International Boxing Association (IBA) marks significant progress in preparations for the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in New Delhi, India. The IBA event for women is set to take place from 15-26 March 2023 at I.G. Sports Complex, K.D. Jadhav Indoor Hall.
On Saturday night, February 18th, Jeter Promotions returns to the Hall at Live! Casino Hotel Maryland with a night of boxing that will be headlined by an eight-round bout featuring popular junior welterweight Greg Outlaw taking on Willie Shaw.