Floyd “Money” Mayweather and “Vicious” Victor Ortiz will hold a press conference Tuesday, June 28 at Hudson Theater in New York City to officially announce their WBC Welterweight Championship fight taking place September 17. The event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 …
Read More »Don King Hosts Massive St. Louis Fight Card Conference
Most of the principal fighters taking part in Don King’s history-making fight card on Saturday (HBO: 9:45 p.m. ET/PT) at The Family Arena in St. Charles, Mo., were on hand for the event’s final press conference. King hosted the press conference, touting the event, St. Charles, St. Louis and Missouri. …
Read More »July 1 Solo Boxeo Features Unbeaten Prospects Gomez, Caballero
Independence Day weekend will get off to an explosive start at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California on Friday, July 1, when two of boxing’s rising stars – Frankie Gomez and Randy Caballero – enter the ring in a quest to keep their unbeaten records intact against upset-minded foes. …
Read More »Shumenov Defends WBA Against Santiago July 29
KZ Event Productions announced today that WBA/IBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov will make his third title defense July 29, showcased on TeleFutura’s Solo Boxeo Tecate show, live from South Point Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. “ Fire & Fury,” headlined by the WBA/IBA championship showdown between Shumenov (11-1, 7 …
Read More »Devon Alexander “The Great” Dazzles In St. Louis Workout
Twenty-four-year-old Devon Alexander “The Great” (21-1, 13 KOs) walked into his St. Louis gym today for a media workout looking like a mature fighter who knows what is at stake in his 140-pound showdown against Argentine knockout artist Lucas Matthysse on Saturday at The Family Arena in nearby St. Charles …
Read More »Del Valle Dazzles Against Nguyen On Special Saturday ShoBox
On a second consecutive night of fights on ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime, featherweight Luis Orlando “Orlandito” Del Valle’s rising star shined in a 10-round unanimous decision over Dat “Be Dat’’ Nguyen with scores of 99-91 three times. In the co-feature, Jonathan Gonzalez scored a convincing 10-round unanimous decision …
Read More »Fighters Make Weight For Special Saturday Night ShoBox
Showtime presents a rare Saturday night ShoBox broadcast tonight at Roseland Ballroom in New York, airing live on the network at 10:35 ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast. The quartet of participants made weight yesterday. Featherweights, 10 rounds Luis Orlando Del Valle: 124 lb Dat Nguyen: 124 lb
Read More »Khan, Judah Face Off In LA Over Upcoming Unification Fight
Amir Khan, WBA Super Lightweight Champion “Zab’s a tricky southpaw who’s won many world titles but I don’t think this is his time. He doesn’t have the hunger that I do. I don’t think he can take the belt I have off of me.” “We have a game plan for …
Read More »Puerto Rican Quartet Ready For Big ShoBox Opportunity
Only days before an unprecedented weekend of back-to-back, coast-to-coast editions of ShoBox: The New Generation, Saturday’s fighters gathered in front of a media-packed room at The Parlour Restaurant on 30th Street in Manhattan. As their forthcoming bouts will take place on the eve of New York’s Puerto Rican Day Parade, …
Read More »Undefeated Prospect Maldonado Added To Next Solo Boxeo Fight Card
On Friday, June 10, Golden Boy Promotions’ undefeated rising star Fidel Maldonado Jr. returns home to fight San Antonio’s Eddie Ramirez in a six round homecoming fight on the TeleFutura “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” broadcast from the Route 66 Casino Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Read More »Froch, Johnson Make Weight For Super Six Tournament
The four fighters who’ll compete on Showtime today at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, made weight Friday. An interested observer at the proceedings was unbeaten WBA 168-pound champion Andre Ward, who will face the Froch-Johnson winner in the Final of the Super Six World Boxing Classic.
Read More »Andre Ward Joins Showtime Broadcast Team For Froch vs. Johnson
Andre Ward will join the Showtime broadcast team for the live telecast this Saturday, June 4 (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) that features a Super Six World Boxing Classic Semifinal fight between WBC Super Middleweight champion Carl Froch and Glen Johnson.
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