All action Vietnamese featherweight Dat Nguyen will face Columbian banger Andres Ledesma on Saturday, October 10th as Chet Koerner’s TKO Boxing Promotions presents “High Stakes”, an evening of world class professional boxing at Houston’s Arena Theatre.

A native of Bien Hoa, Vietnam, now living in Vero Beach, Florida and training under the guidance of former world champion Buddy McGirt, the 26 year old Nguyen, 16-1-0 (6KO’s), will battle Ledesma, 15-14-1 (10KO’s), in an eight round bout. More...

TKO Boxing Promotions has signed all action featherweight Vietnamese prospect Dat Nguyen, it was announced today by its President, Chet Koerner.

The 26 year old Nguyen, a native of Bien Hoa, Vietnam, now living in Vero Beach, Florida, has amassed a record of 16-1-0 (6KO’s) since turning professional five years ago. He is trained by former world champion Buddy McGirt, managed by Jack Luce and co-promoted by Richie Cappiello. More...

Sensational featherweight prospect Dat Nguyen has been added to the “TKO World Championship Boxing at the Pala Casino” event, an evening of world class professional boxing set for Saturday, August 22nd at the Pala Casino Spa and Resort in Pala, California.

The all action Nguyen, a native of Bien Hoa, Vietnam, currently living in Vero Beach, California, is trained by former world champion Buddy McGirt. The Pala Casino bout will be his first in Southern California over the course of his five year professional career. More...

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Featured fighters from this Thursday’s world class professional boxing event, "The Beatdown In H-Town", met with the Houston media this afternoon to discuss their upcoming bouts taking place at the Arena Theatre. More...

Sensational junior featherweight prospect Rafael Valenzuela has finished preparations and is headed to Houston, Texas for his featured showdown against Colombian veteran Jose Garcia Bernal at "The Beatdown In H-Town" set for this Thursday night, May 28, at the Arena Theatre. More...

Junior middleweight prospect Karl “KJ” Noons will make his hometown professional boxing debut next Thursday night, May 28th in one of the feature bouts at "The Beatdown In H-Town", an evening of world class professional boxing at the Arena Theatre, presented by Chet Koerner’s TKO Boxing Promotions.

The 26 year old Noons, 8-2-0 with five knockouts, will battle Enrique Gallegos, 6-4-0 (1KO) in a scheduled six round junior middleweight bout.

Said Noons, a 2001 graduate of Clements High School , “I’m thrilled to be fighting at home. All of my boxing matches have been on the road and it will be great to have the support of all my friends and family for the first time.” More...

TKO Boxing Promotions inaugural show in Houston, Texas, "The Beatdown In H-Town" is proving a hot ticket as the May 28 card at the Arena Theatre is headed towards a sellout over two weeks from the event.

Said Chet Koerner, President of TKO Boxing Promotions “Although we live here, this is our first event in Houston and we’re thrilled with the response. Right now, we’re over halfway sold on the Arena Theatre show for May 28th. More...

Tickets are now on sale for TKO Boxing Promotions event “The Beatdown In H-Town”, on Thursday, May 28 at the Arena Theatre in Houston, TX.

Said TKO President Chet Koerner, “This is our inaugural event here in Houston and we’re delivering an evening of world class professional boxing to the great fight fans here. More...

In the main event of an inaugural seven bout card held Wednesday, August 6, 2008, at B.B. King Blues Club and Grill located on 42nd Street near Times Square in New York City, former WBA and WBO Light Welterweight Champion Randall Bailey of Miami, Florida, scored a vicious first round knockout over Dairo Escalas of San Onofre, Columbia. It was the first time a boxing card was held at B.B. King’s, and hopefully, not the last.

The inaugural card was a joint promotion between Dibella Entertainment and Star Boxing, and was sponsored by Christo’s Steak House. The hidden basement club and bar had the appearance of an old high class Harlem speakeasy, with blaring rap music which accompanied the entrance of every fighter, except Vincent Maddalone, who entered to the theme from Rocky, "Gonna Fly Now".

Some spectators sat at tables eating and drinking merry, some sat in chairs, and some stood watching the fight card, while others drank at the bar oblivious to the action in progress. Pro Boxing Hall of Fame former World Middleweight champion Emile Griffith appeared at the door to the club, signing copies of his new book "Nine, Ten and Out".

Also in attendance were many champions and contenders past and present. A sampling of those in the crowd included IBF Junior Welterweight Champion Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi, WBC Welterweight champion Andre Berto, former WBA Super Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Joey Gamache, former WBA Bantamweight and WBO Super Bantamweight champion Junior Jones, Olympic Bronze medalist and Super Middleweight contender Andre Dirrell, former IBF Welterweight Champion Kermit Cintron, Light Heavyweight contender Shaun George, United States Amateur Middleweight champion and Super Middleweight contender Daniel Jacobs, heavyweight Chazz Witherspoon, heavyweight Sherman Williams, and light welterweight Damian ‘Devo’ Frias.

Noteworthy on the fight was the use of digital weights for fighters. Weights are no longer calculated to the pound, but to the hundredth of a pound, digital style, for pro boxers today.

After the bell rang for the main event, Bailey, now 37-6 (34), moved across the ring and began firing heavy artillery power shots with lightning speed. A picture perfect vicious left hook to the body sent Escalas, 31-14 (25), face first to the canvas, knocked out at 46 seconds of the first round. Escalas attempted to rise from the “pushup” position, but could not, and got counted out. More...

There are a lot of things you can say about Matt Remillard, current WBC Youth Featherweight Champion. Arrogance is not one of them as itʼs breath of fresh air to see how grounded the 21 year old Remillard is.

His progression in the sport has been steady, amassing a 13-0 record while stopping 7 men, over fifty percent of his increasingly more difficult competition, inside the distance.

He fights out of Manchester, Connecticut in the same gym that he walked into years ago, as a young, tough kid with a self admitted chip on his shoulder doing community service. Matt Remillardʼs path to boxing was a bumpy one, but it was one that led him to where he is today, a champion.

SaddoBoxing: So Matt, what got you into boxing?

Matt Remillard: "Iʼve always liked boxing. I remember watching fights with my father and grandfather. You know, the classic fights like Ali vs. Frazier. Iʼve always been a fan of the sport.

I had kind of a rough childhood. I got into a lot of fights. I used to get in fights at school and stuff. I had to do community service. I was sent to the Police Athletic League by a police officer by the name of Anthony DeJulis." More...