“Hip hop hits” takes on a new meaning today. Fashion and hip hop entrepreneur Damon Dash, the CEO of Roc-A-Wear, Dash Music Group and Dash Films, and Lou DiBella, boxing promoter and president of DiBella Entertainment, have joined forces to announce the formation of DASH/DIBELLA PROMOTIONS, a full service promotional company with an emphasis on…
Two former WBO middleweight world champions clash on March 5 in Leverkusen. New German boxing star Felix Sturm, 22-1 (10), faces his countryman and stable mate Bert Schenk, 36-1 (23), in the main event of a Universum boxing show at Wilhelm-Dopatka-Halle. The winner may be in line to challenge unified middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins later…
Four months from earning a college degree, twenty-three-year-old Chazz Witherspoon still doesn’t know what to do with his life. He’s already abandoned the chance to play professional basketball. He could end up using his degree in pharmaceutical marketing. Or, he just might become heavyweight champion of the world. As an accomplished high school basketball player…
Glasgow Calling! I believe that my boxer, WBO featherweight champion Scott Harrison, is the best fighter in the world at or near 126-pounds and I see 2005 as the year that Scott will show his true potential. Our initial priority this year was to sign a new promotional contract with Sports Network and we have…
As a prelude to the Cory Spinks-Zab Judah rematch for the undisputed welterweight championship of the world, undefeated heavyweight contender Owen “what the heck” Beck will face Monte “Two Gunz” Barrett. Barrett stole himself some thunder in the division by beating former undefeated heavyweight Dominick Guinn, a feat since duplicated by Sergei Lyakhovich. Barrett now…
Mexican-American super flyweight Jose Navarro looks seto to receive another crack at the WBC title at that weight as a result of a fervent protest conducted by his promoter Lou DiBella towards the WBC. Navarro traveled to Japan to contest the title against current champion Katsushige Kawashima at the beginning of this year. Navarro lost…
It appears that WBO light welterweight champion Miguel Cotto will once again be heading back to his home country to defend his world title in front of his adoring fans. Cotto won the WBO title with a devastating performance against previously unbeaten Brazilian Kelson Pinto, a moment that remains as perhaps the highlight of Cotto’s…
Promoted by Duva Boxing, the Nigerian-born Peter scored his second straight knockout victory on the worldwide television stage when he convincingly disposed of crafty Cuban Yanqui Diaz in Saturday night’s co-feature on HBO World Championship Boxing. Peter lifted his record to 22-0, 19 KO’s. Peter clearly illustrated that he is a forced to be reckoned…
Unbeaten Staten Island native Gary Stark Jr.will conduct a boxing clinic for participants in the Police Athletic League at the Park Hill Boxing Club in Staten Island at 4:00 PM. It will be the first clinic of 2005 sponsored by DiBella Entertainment (DBE) and Turner Construction as a part of the community relations effort for…
Contrary to rumors abound that former undisputed world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis was set to resume his boxing career this year against his last victim, current WBC champion Vitali Klitschko, a statement through Lewis’s press agent has scotched the possibility completely. Lewis reiterated his desire to be one of the few fighters that retained the…
Saturday night in Hidalgo, Texas, USA, former multi-weight world champion Johnny Tapia won a ten round decision victory over unregarded fighter Nicky Bentz. Tapia was deducted a point for a low blow and was cut quite badly but managed to eke out the decision win. The win reminds the boxing world of Tapia’s presence but…
Former heavyweight boxer Shannon Briggs was ordered to pay $2 million to former University of Miami lineman Brian Stinson for breaking his eye socket during a nightclub fight in 2001. Jurors on Friday sided with Stinson, who said his football career was cut short because of the injuries. “This was not a fight,” said Stinson’s…