Munroe vs. Martinez

Friday night at the Metrodome in Barnsley, England, promoter Frank Maloney put on a fight card headlined by European super bantam champion Rendall Munroe’s dangerous defense against Kiko Martinez in a rematch. Martinez ruthlessly attacked the southpaw champion in the early rounds, forcing Munroe to weather the storm and bide his time until the hard [...]

In the short hours leading up to tonight’s big triple championship boxing bill at local venue The Metrodome, the town of Barnsley, England has been flooded with fans who have invaded “The Tarn” for the European super bantamweight title rematch between reigning champion Rendall Munroe and the man he beat for the title, Kiko “La [...]

European super bantam champion Rendall Munroe puts his top ten ranking in all four major boxing organizations at risk this Friday, February 27 when he meets mandatory challenger Kiko Martinez in a rematch at the Metrodome in Barnsley, England.

BRITAIN’S Olympic bronze medallist Tony Jeffries has signed a three year promotional deal with Frank Maloney. ‘Jaffa’, 23, will be managed by his father, Phil and trained by Joe Gallagher. Jeffries will steal a march on his fellow Olympians when he becomes the first member of the British squad to have a professional contest.

Fresh off the back of Shane Mosley’s surprise KO win over Antonio Margarito at the weekend, Michael Jennings has promised to deliver another welterweight shock when he fights Miguel Cotto next month. Chorley based Jennings will challenge Cotto for the WBO World Welterweight crown at New York’s Madison Square Garden on February 21.

Cuban rising stars Yuriorkis Gamboa, Odlanier Solis and Erislandy Lara looked focused but also relaxed at the press conference for their fights on Friday at Terrible’s Primm Valley Casino Resorts in Primm, Nevada. “We had a great preparation, everything went according to plans”, stated “El Ciclon” Gamboa. “Of course, it is hard to work over [...]