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Harrison Begins Final Heavyweight Assault

Date: 18th January 2012 at 9:54 pm
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Former European champion Audley Harrison will again attempt to conquer the road to heavyweight superstardom after he announced his latest ring return. Harrison meets Iraqi-born heavyweight Ali Adams at the Brentwood Centre on April 14, some 18 months on from his acrimonious knockout defeat to David Haye. Having turned 40 in November, the former Olympic [...]

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Weekend recap- Abraham back with a bang; Sprott goes down the spout

Date: 15th January 2012 at 6:26 pm
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Arthur Abraham returned from an eight month hiatus to record a much needed victory over Argentine Pablo Farias in Offenburg on Saturday night. The German, who has endured a torrid 18 months- losing three of his last four fights- used his famed power to overcome his young opponent and land the WBO European super middleweight [...]

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Groves Books Anderson Date

Date: 14th January 2012 at 3:36 pm
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  British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion George Groves will defend his titles against former Commonwealth Games gold medalist Kenny Anderson on 16 March. The pair met previously in November 2010 with Groves recovering from a first career knockdown before stopping Anderson inside six rounds, however,  the concept of a rematch has always been attractive [...]

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Big Time Boxing Back In Sheffield

Date: 11th January 2012 at 12:39 pm
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October 11th 1997 was the last time the Steel City of Sheffield hosted a big night of boxing. That night Jose Badillo faced Sheffield’s own Prince Naseem Hamed in a sell out at the Sheffield Arena. Nearly 15 years later and another big show is on the way as the city’s newest star Kell Brook [...]

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Khan Moves Closer to Mandatory Rematch

Date: 8th January 2012 at 7:15 pm
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Amir Khan has moved one step closer to an immediate return against American Lamont Peterson after Richard Shaefer- CEO of Golden Boy Promotions- claimed that the WBA have ordered a repeat of the pair’s controversial pre-Christmas thriller. Khan, who had appeared certain to face a return against the newly crowned Peterson in any case, complained [...]

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WIN a copy of Real Steel on Blu-ray and DVD!

Date: 7th January 2012 at 2:02 am
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January 24th marks the the Blu-ray and DVD release of ‘Real Steel‘. Starring Hugh Jackman and Evangeline Lilly, this visual treat is sure to excite boxing and film fans everywhere. To celebrate the launch, BoxingFancast are offering two fans the chance to win a stunning Blu-ray and DVD Combo Pack! Balancing gritty action and emotional heart, “Real [...]

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Cleverly Sets Up Welsh Homecoming

Date: 4th January 2012 at 6:26 pm
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Nathan Cleverly, Britain’s only reigning world champion, will make a third defence of his WBO light-heavyweight title, a first in his native Wales, on 25 February against American Tommy Karpency. With speculation still fresh over the potential for a summer showdown with American legend Bernard Hopkins, the fight with Karpency will be a chance to [...]

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BoxingFancast’s End Of Year Awards 2011 (Part 2)

Date: 28th December 2011 at 6:01 pm
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On the world stage there have been as many brilliant bouts as there have been farcical endings to marquee fights in 2011. That said, there remained some impressive performances and individuals that deserve commendation in part two of our year end awards; International Fighter of the Year When the Showtime’s ‘Super Six’ tournament was announced [...]

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BoxingFancast’s End of Year Awards 2011 (Part 1)

Date: 27th December 2011 at 6:00 pm
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Despite seeing a high number of British fighters struggling on the world stage, 2011 has provided so much exciting action and palpable drama to keep fight fans happy. To mark the end of 2011 it is time to hand out some prizes; Domestic Fighter of the Year He’s not had enough plaudits since becoming a [...]

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Mayweather Jailed for Three Months

Date: 22nd December 2011 at 2:21 pm
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American fighter Floyd Mayweather Jr has been jailed for 90 days by a US court after admitting to assaulting a former girlfriend. Mayweather, a 1996 Olympic bronze medalist, confessed to the offence carried out at his home in July 2010 and will report to jail on 6 January to commence his sentence- he will also [...]

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