Corrales’ Thrilling, Dramatic 10th-Round TKO Over Castillo in World Title Unification Bout To Air Tuesday on SHOWTIME TOO and Friday on SHOWTIME “An instant classic.” – Tim Smith, New York Daily News “A fight for the ages.” – Tim Dahlberg, Associated Press “The greatest fight I have ever seen.” – …
Read More »NER Radio in Vegas.
New England Ringside Radio Show hits the road for Las Vegas. Thursday night’s show, aired on WWZN 1510 The Zone in Boston, will be broadcasted live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. “We’ll be there for the big fight two nights later between Felix ‘Tito’ Trinidad and Ronald ‘Winky’ …
Read More »Why Boxing Will Never Die.
By Frank Maloney. In England a couple of weekends ago we had two fight cards which I believe will serve to demonstrate why the sport of boxing will never go away despite any rough spots we are currently experiencing. On that weekend in London, there were two British Southern Area …
Read More »NER in Columbia.
NER Promotions and Nelaqui Boxing Promotions are co-promoting a pro show Friday night (May 13), headlined by a Universal Boxing Council-Iberamerican super flyweight title match featuring defending champion Ilidio Manuel Julio (33-5-1, 29 KOs), at Los Caracoles Stadium in Cartagena, Columbia. “We recently signed six Latin American fighters, including Ilidio …
Read More »Showtime\’s Saturday Results Release.
Corrales (40-2, 33 KOs), of Las Vegas by way of Sacramento, Calif., who entered the ring as the World Boxing Organization (WBO) 135-pound champion, came from the absolute brink of defeat to take Castillo’s World Boxing Council (WBC) crown with an 11th-round TKO. The referee stopped a sensational, brutal battle …
Read More »ESPN PPV News.
Kicking off what could be a strong quarter for the pay-per-view boxing category, ESPN’s April 23 inaugural event punched its way to 150,000 buys, according to industry observers. The $29.95 card — which featured former three-time world champion Shane Mosley, as well as up-and-coming fighters Antonio Margarito and Kermit Cintron …
Read More »Red Corner Promotions News.
Whilst the players from the Brisbane Broncos take a well deserved rest during the representative season their Club is holding a night of professional boxing. May 20 Broncos Leagues Club Friday Night Fights Mick Shaw newly crowned Australian junior welterweight Champion heads the 7 fight bill and he is up …
Read More »Powell and Foreman Win.
Undefeated Sechew Powell knocked out Cornelius Bundrage 22 seconds into the first round Friday on “ShoBox: The New Generation.” In the action-packed co-feature from the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn., Yuri Foreman shut out Kevin Cagle in an eight-round junior middleweight tussle. SHOWTIME televised the DiBella Entertainment doubleheader at …
Read More »Witter Lands Lonsdale Belt.
Junior Witter is to be presented with the Lonsdale belt for keeps this Sunday at the Town and Country Club in his hometown of Bradford during a promotion staged by the Ingles. Usually British champions are asked to defend their title three times before retaining outright, but the British Boxing …
Read More »No Rest for Castillo.
Living up to his vow to keep active in his quest to win the world heavyweight championship, Elieser Castillo (27-5-2, 15 KOs) returns to the ring on Friday, May 13 (just 21 days after his last bout) to face always tough southpaw Alex Gonzalez (18-3, 8 KOs) at the A …
Read More »Golden Boy to Welcome Barrios.
He is one of boxing’s newest world champions and also one of its most exciting, and on Friday, May 6, Golden Boy Promotions will formally welcome the pride of Argentina, Jorge Rodrigo Barrios, to Los Angeles for a special presentation of his WBO world championship belt, as well as a …
Read More »Castillo-Corrales/Marquez-Polo Quotes.
JOSE LUIS CASTILLO. “If Corrales really wants to exchange like he has been saying, this is really going to be a quick fight. Corrales is a dangerous fighter and one of the tallest fighters I have ever fought, but like I have been saying all along, the winner will be …
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