News - Danny Green

Not since legendary heavyweight Jack Johnson came in 1908 has there been such a high profile fighter boxing in the country of Australia. Now in 2009 former eight times world champion Roy Jones Jr is poised to make boxing history when he takes on local Aussie hero Danny Green for the IBO cruiserweight title at the Acer Arena in Sydney on December 2nd. The significance of the match is not just the fact it will be the biggest read more ...

Current IBO Cruiserweight champion Danny Green (27-3, 24 KOs) defends his title against eight time world champion Roy Jones Jr in Sydney on December 2nd in what is expected to be the biggest fight in Australian boxing history. The fight appears to have many exciting ingredients and certainly within Australia it is creating a huge demand read more ...

According to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, Bernard Hopkins will face Enrique Ornelas (29-5, 19KOs). Schaefer told the Los Angeles Times that Hopkins-Ornelas will take place on December 2 in Philadelphia, Bernard's hometown. The fight is a tuneup to prepare for an early 2010 rematch with Roy Jones Jr. The two veterans reached an agreement two weeks ago for a rematch of their 1993 bout read more ...

Reports from the New South Wales government in Australia today are indicating that the proposed IBO cruiserweight title fight between Australian Danny Green and Roy Jones Jr will be held in Sydney on November 21st. It was widely expected that Ethiad Stadium in Melbourne was a front runner to hold the bout with a capacity of 50,000 that would accommodate Australia’s biggest and most anticipated fight ever read more ...

In a clash of former world champions known for their left hooks, Roy “Captain Hook” Jones, Jr. (54-5, 40 KOs) schooled Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy (25-3, 17 KOs) over ten one-sided rounds on Saturday night at the MS Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi. An extremely sharp Jones methodically battered Lacy, becoming more dominant as the bout progressed. Over the last few rounds Jones landed almost at will read more ...

Former WBA light heavyweight champion Danny” The Green Machine” Green (26-3, 23 KO’s) departed Sydney airport today bound for the USA and will challenge for the vacant IBO cruiserweight title against Julio Cesar Dominguez (20-4-1, 14 KOs) at the Gulf Coast Arena in Biloxi, Mississippi on August 15 read more ...

Danny Green (25-3, 22 KOs) dominated champion Stipe Drews (32-2, 11 KOs) of Croatia throughout their twelve round WBA title bout to capture the WBA light heavyweight championship at the Challenge Stadium, Perth, Western Australia on Sunday. Green was the aggressor, scoring with hard straight lefts and left hooks and powerful right crosses from the opening bell which had "The Spiderman" on the backmove all night read more ...

WBC super middleweight champion Markus Beyer retained his title outscoring Danny Green on Saturday night in Zwickau, Germany. Unlike their first fight (when Beyer was down twice early on, before winning by DQ after a Green headbutt), Beyer (32-2; 12KOs) comprehensively outboxed Green for much of the fight and was able to pepper him with meaningful shots. However, the three-time WBC champion was fortunate to survive a furious late rally by the hard-punching Green (19-2; 18KOs): the German champ was issued an eight count when laying on the ropes in round twelve, but managed to get to the end where he won 114-113 and 115-112 on two cards - with the third card being a somewhat surprising... read more ...