DiBella Entertainment will present a New York City boxing extravaganza at the Broadway Boxing Summer Bash on Thursday night, August 25th, at the Hammerstein Ballroom on 34th Street and Eighth Avenue, featuring undefeated stalwarts Dmitriy “Star of David” Salita, Sechew “Iron Horse” Powell and Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi, as well as Latin up-and-comer Edgar…
El Paso’s Juan Lazcano, Ring Magazine’s #3 World rated lightweight, returns to the ring for the first time in over a year when he takes on California State Lightweight Champion, Marco Angel Perez on Friday, August 19 at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center, according to promoter Oscar De La Hoya, head of Golden Boy Promotions. The…
Chicago boxer David Diaz and Chicago cruiserweight prospect and NBA star Kendall Gill will attend the 33rd annual “Fiesta del Sol†celebration on Saturday, July 30 on West Cermak Road in Chicago, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. Between 2:30 – 4:30 pm Diaz and Gill will provide open-to-the-public workouts and…
On September 3, not only will Zab Judah headline a spectacular night’s boxing against Sharmba Mitchell, but over in Germany, the WBC super middleweight title will be on the line as Markus Beyer risks the belt against Omar Sheika. The fight represents Sheika’s fourth attempt at a world super middleweight title after failed attempts at…
As has become a tried and tested method in boxing promotion, Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao will fight seperate bouts on the same card this September as a prelude to a rematch of their March fight. Morales took the first bout by a close decision having bloodied, outboxed and outpunched Pacquiao for the bulk of…
Owen “What the Heck” Beck will make his return to the ring for the first time since losing by stoppage to New York’s Monte “Two Gunz” Barrett. Beck will appear on the under-card of the undisputed welterweight championship fight between Zab Judah and Sharmba Mitchell. Beck will fight Belarussian contender Sergei Lyakhovich, who in kind…
WBO light welterweight champion of the world Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico will make his next defense of the title against Italian contender Gianluca Branco. The news comes after Cotto’s impressive and systematic dismantling of former amateur opponent Mohamad Abdulaev last month. Branco has only one loss against thirty-six wins and a draw, and that…
The rubber match will happen. Universaly recognized light heavyweight champion of the world Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver will take on former undisputed light heavyweight king Roy Jones on October 1 of this year. It is the third fight and perhaps the last between the two. In November of 2003, Tarver lost out on a close…
RICARDO MAYORGA: I was a great champion at the welterweight level winning two or three titles. I went to the middleweight division, skipping 154 lb., although I did make one fight there. I think my history as a welterweight and the decision to go to 154 lb. Is sufficient enough to give me a shot…
If Samuel Peter is looking for a fight, Wladimir Klitschko is ready and willing to oblige him. “Peter has challenged me to a fight,” the former World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion and 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist said. “Well, I wholeheartedly accept the challenge. Let’s do it. I am ready. The question is, is Samuel…
The heat will be on in South Florida and across the national television airwaves on Friday night, August 26. Some of the biggest names in the heavyweight division will be in action when Warriors Boxing Promotions in association with Cedric Kushner Promotions presents Heavyweight Heat – featuring a long awaited showdown between “Merciless” Ray Mercer…
Unbeaten Fife welterweight Kevin Anderson has been handed his first major title shot and an opportunity to gatecrash the world’s top 15. The Buckhaven prospect will challenge Ghana’s Joshua Okine for the Commonwealth welterweight championship at Kirkcaldy Ice Rink on September 30th. It’s a huge test for Anderson, unbeaten in 14 fights, with nine wins…