Cleverly After Premier League Hopkins
Posted on 08 April 2013
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WBO World Light-Heavyweight Champion Nathan Cleverly believes a super-fight against new IBF king Bernard Hopkins will tie-in with Cardiff City's promotion to the Premier League.
Could the professional debut of Zou Shiming this evening see China emerge as a new superpower in world boxing? The Olympic darling, who won the nation's first ever boxing gold as a light-flyweight at the 2008 Beijing Games, then repeated the trick at London 2012, has copped a whopping $300,000 purse to square off against a Mexican novice over four rounds at the Venetian hotel and casino resort on the island of Macau, the former Portuguese colony frequented by China's biggest high rollers.
BoxNation Secures Live Rights to Top Rank Events
Posted on 05 April 2013
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The Channel of Champions BoxNation, (Sky Ch. 437, Virgin Ch. 546) is delighted to announce that it has secured the LIVE broadcast rights for a further two massive Top Rank World Championship boxing events this month.
McKenzie-Maccarinelli Collide Again
Posted on 02 April 2013
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Commonwealth Light-Heavyweight Champion Ovill McKenzie and Enzo Maccarinelli will face each again at Wembley Arena on Saturday 20th April after their first fight ended in a storm of controversy.
Walsh Defends Title Against Former World Champion Harrison
Posted on 31 March 2013
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Hot British talent Liam Walsh will defend his WBO European Lightweight title against former two-time WBO World Champion Scott Harrison on Saturday 20th April at Wembley Arena.
Whilst Eddie Hearn keeps telling everyone that he has over 60,000 followers on Twitter, I've been busy making matches and cutting deals to deliver the most coveted domestic and International fights to BoxNation, the Channel of Champions. Reports of my imminent demise, it appears, were again a tad premature. Last week BoxNation announced they will broadcast Amir Khan's next fight.
Ashley Theophane Previews Rios-Alvarado II
Posted on 29 March 2013
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Tomorrow evening incorrigible sluggers Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado lock horns again to debate the interim WBO light-welterweight title. Last October, the then unbeaten Latinos shared seven rounds of complete carnage in one of 2012's fights of the year before 'Bam Bam' Rios finally prevailed.
KO King Butler Targets Commonwealth Crown
Posted on 25 March 2013
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Hot British talent Paul Butler says his stunning KO of Anwar Alfadli has given him a massive lift ahead of his Commonwealth Super-Flyweight title challenge next month. Butler, the British Champion, took his record to 10-0 last Thursday night at London's home of boxing, the York Hall, Bethnal Green, with a punch perfect performance that culminated with an explosive left hook from a southpaw stance that pole-axed Alfadli.
Khan v Diaz Live & Exclusive on BoxNation
Posted on 23 March 2013
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HUGE DOUBLE HEADER FROM TWO CONTINENTS ALSO FEATURES BRITAIN'S MARTIN MURRAY V SERGIO MARTINEZ. British boxing superstar Amir 'King' Khan's first fight in the UK in two years will be screened LIVE and exclusive on The Channel of Champions BoxNation!
Channel Five's declaration that it has 'no plans to show boxing at the moment' was damning news to cauliflower ears this week. Since July 2011, C5 had provided live coverage of shows promoted by hard grafting Londoner Mick Hennessy whose stable includes Tyson Fury, James DeGale and Chris Eubank Jnr. The ratings had been high, particularly for Fury who, at near prime time on a Saturday evening, attracted close to three million viewers for his thrilling victory over Dereck Chisora.

