It’s official. Boxing superstar Floyd “Money” Mayweather will return to the ring, step up in weight and challenge three-division World Champion Miguel Cotto for his WBA Super Welterweight title in what will be a gargantuan showdown between two future Hall of Famers who bring excitement and fierce competition every time they step into the ring.
Angelo Dundee, the legendary boxing trainer, who made great boxing figures like Muhammad Ali and “Sugar†Ray Leonard, among others, passed away on February 01, at the age of 88, due to a heart failure. The World Boxing Association deeply regrets the passing of the Hall of Famer Angelo Dundee. Dundee was inducted in 2004…
We’ve lost a great human being whose contributions reached far beyond the world of boxing. I had the privilege and honor to have Angelo working in my corner for many of my fights over the past six years. To me he was a friend, confidant and a great boxing mind.
The World Boxing Association Ratings Committee appointed the Super Bantamweight World Champion, Guillermo Rigondeaux from Cuba, as the Boxer of the Month.
On Saturday, Feb. 18, Paul “The Punisher” Williams, Tavoris “Thunder” Cloud and Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola will bring their aggressive, knockout power and crowd-pleasing all-out action style to the great fans and city of Corpus Christi, Texas.
8 Count Productions has announced that their upcoming Windy City Fight Night 22 event has been moved up one day to Friday, March 16th at the UIC Pavilion. “We had a minor scheduling issue so we’ve moved the event up one day to Friday, March 16th from the previously announced March 17th date. Windy City…
Thomas Dulorme (13-0, 10 KOs), of Carolina, Puerto Rico, will face surging southpaw, Jose Reynoso (15-3-1, 2 KOs), of Riverside, Calif., by way of Mexicali, Mex., for the vacant NABF welterweight title in the main event on ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, Feb. 17, live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the…
The fuse has been lit for a super middleweight explosion March 17 on HBO between an undefeated Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez and Donovan “Da Bomb” George, live from the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The 10-round, non-title fight between IBF No. 4-rated George (22-1-1, 19 KOs) and No. 5-ranked Rodriguez has…
Hennessy Sports announced today that Kid Galahad and Chris Eubank Jr will be looking to impress millions of fight fans and lead the way as the new generation of boxing stars when they both appear on the “Men of Steel” event at the Magna Science Adventure Centre, Rotherham on Saturday Feb.18 Both bouts will be…
Paterson native and up-and-coming middleweight Richard Pierson will return to action Friday, February 17, 2012 as Gabe LaConte’s First Round Promotions presents a night of boxing at the Nutley High School in Nutley, New Jersey. Following nearly a two-year layoff from the squared circle, Pierson (9-2, 6 KO) put on an impressive show in his…
For the first time in Russia, a promoter has achieved its rights of recognition under a contract with a boxer as JAB Promotions won court proceedings against Dmitriy Sukhotsky. After almost 10 months, the court proceedings between JAB Promotion and boxer Dmitriy Sukhotsky are completed.
Barry McGuigan believes it’s a big year for Carl Frampton, after the Belfast boy’s stunning knockout of Kris Hughes in his Commonwealth Super-Bantamweight title defence on Saturday (January 28). In an exclusive interview with Matchroom Boxing, McGuigan said that Frampton’s spectacular seventh round assault on Hughes, live on Sky Sports, is an early contender for…