THE familiar narrative of proven veteran versus talented prospect will play out once again on Friday night. Former two-time world title challenger and divisional gatekeeper Nader Hamdan will challenge popular Victorian product Jayde Mitchell for his WBA affliated regional bauble in a f
JACK Asis will travel abroad to make the first defence of his IBO super featherweight title on July 29th. The 33-year-old Toowoomba resident will travel to Johannesburg, South Africa, where he will meet well-travelled former IBF super featherweight titleholder Malcolm Klassen in an exc
AN untimely shoulder injury has kept Dean Mikelj out of the ring for longer than expected. With the rehabilitation process now well and truly behind him, the former Australian middleweight title challenger begins his road back, starting with Brisbane-based prospect Sam Banney at Fortit
A relatively late start to boxing hasn’t hindered the development of Sam Banney. The Brisbane-based prospect, who shares a gym with welterweight starlet Jeff Horn as well as hulking amateur heavyweight Joe Goodall, plans to move one step closer to an Australian title fight on Sat
EMERGING Victorian promoter Lynden Hosking experienced the volatile nature of the sport on Saturday night. Hosking’s fledgling promotional entity, Hosking Promotions, put together their third consecutive offering in regional Victoria in the form of ‘Battle on the Goldfields
TODD Kidd isn’t allowing himself to look past Rivan Cesaire. The former AIS scholarship holder, who has also represented Australia at both the Commonwealth and Olympic Games, will get his second chance at capturing an Australian title as a professional on Saturday night. S
IN many ways, Rivan Cesaire is an emperor without a throne. The Cameroon native, who relocated to Melbourne shortly after the 2006 Commonwealth Games has held the Australian welterweight title for the best part of two years. In this time, he has only been challenged once. This a
SAM Soliman will take on Sergiy Derevyanchenko on July 21 in an eliminator for the IBF #2 position. The fight will take place in Connecticut and will be aired on ESPN as part of the Premier Boxing Champions series. “This fight is an opportunity to take the IBF’s number two m
IBRAHIM Balla has failed to make weight ahead of his regional title fight against Neil John Tabanao. The 25-year-old Werribee product tipped the scales tonight at 58.30, more than a kilogram over the 57.20 kilogram featherweight limit at the official weigh-in for ‘Battle on the G
HER youthful exterior might not show it, but Cherneka Johnson knows her way around a boxing ring. The New Zealand-born and Brisbane-based pugilist has left behind a distinguished amateur career, which included appearances at four world championships representing Australia, to pursue a