Williams and Harrison in Prizefighter Heavyweights III
MATCHROOM SPORT’S hugely successful Prizefighter returns in October with a new look and arguably the most exciting crop of British heavyweights ever assembled under one roof.
Taking place at London’s iconic boxing venue, the York Hall in Bethnal Green, on Friday, October 2, Prizefighter – the Heavyweights III - features former British, Commonwealth and European champions going for glory in a night where careers are on the line.
British Heavyweight Champion, Danny Williams, the man who effectively ended the career of Mike Tyson, steps up to the Prizefighter plate and will be joined by Olympic gold medallist, Audley Harrison, who will be looking to resurrect his career one more time.
“I’m looking forward to competing in the next instalment of Prizefighter,” said Harrison from his training base in California.
“I’ve been waiting for a solid opportunity to return to the ring and I intend to show my career is far from over. Read more »
Former Cruiserweight King, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham, Dispels Injury Rumour
Monday August 17th, 2009
photo by Gianluca Di Caro
Since the convincing victory over former WBC champ Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite, at the IBF Cruiserweight title eliminator at Sunrise, Florida on the 11th July, there has been surprisingly little news coming out of Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham’s camp.
This silence appears to have set the rumour mill spinning into overtime with many highly respected boxing publications and websites around the world publishing reports that former Cruiserweight King ‘USS’ Cunningham had injured his hand during the fight against Guyana’s ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite and would not be ready for the proposed International Boxing Federation title showdown with Adamek at the Prudential Center in Newark this coming October. Read more »
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After Floyd Mayweather's win, boxing's Super Bowl awaits the second participantWill the future mega-match be Mayweather versus Manny Pacquiao, or Mayweather versus Shane Mosley? The boxers, promoters -- and money -- will decide. Boxing's Super Bowl is halfway home now that Floyd Mayweather Jr. so thoroughly dismissed the lighter Juan Manuel […]
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Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Juan Manuel Marquez round-by-round highlightsLance Pugmire's round-by-round coverage, including his take on the performance of the two boxers: Since he last fought 21 months ago, unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. has watched Manny Pacquiao surpass him as the boxer considered the world's best with a 2008 fig […]
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Mayweather backs up his big talk in a big wayWith annihilation of Marquez, he sends a strong message that he is still in top form. The braggart backed it up. Floyd Mayweather Jr. came back in flamboyant fashion Saturday night, 21 months after he had left.
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