The 25th annual Ring 8 Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony will be held Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 PM/ET), December 18 at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York. A star-studded group of past and present world champions and industry dignitaries will be in attendance. Steve Farhood will serve as Master of Ceremonies, while Dave…
On December 2 t the Georgia World Congress Center´s Thomas Murphy Ballroom in Atlanta, Sports Fan Properties, Shea Bailey Promotions and Delgado Boxing Promotions will present two WBF North American title fights on a card billed as “The Big Rock Outâ€.
With just four days until their respective world championship showdowns on Saturday, Dec. 3, live on Showtime, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, rom Honda Center in Anaheim , Calif., all four fighters preparing for the World Championship Doubleheader participated in an open media workout at Westside Boxing Club in Los Angeles,…
Judges Dave Moretti, Sandy Pino and Lisa Giampa, as well as referee Rocky Burke, have been assigned to work Friday night’s “World Dominance” showdown between nine-time world boxing champion Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm (30-1-3, 9 KOs) and six-time world titlist Anne Sophie Mathis (25-1, 21 KOs).
Up and Coming New Jersey boxing manager Rich Masini is proud to announce the signing of former prized amateur and currently undefeated Welterweight prospect Anthony “Juice†Young of Atlantic City. Young is added to Heavyweight John Lennox and newly signed Cruiserweight Jaywon Woods.
When Amir Mansour and Epifanio Mendoza square off for the vacant WBF Intercontinental Heavyweight title on Saturday December 2 at the Dover Downs Hotel & Casino in Dover, Delaware, it is one of those fights where the spectators better keep their eyes open at all times.
Ricardo Williams has endured throughout the good and bad times. But now, he believes he has a chance to finally achieve the goals he set out to accomplish back when he fought for his country in the 2000 Olympics, winning a silver medal in the process.
One of the most exciting young prospects from Johnny Eames’ always excellent Trad TKO stable, ‘Sugar’ Nathan Weise, gets his first taste of Championship action – when he challenges West Drayton’s Steve O’Meara for the Southern Area Light Middleweight title on December 14th.
Saturday November 26 was another busy WBF championship fight-night, as new champions were crowned in Poland and France. Aleksy Kuziemski and Doudou Ngumbu battled it out for the vacant World Light Heavyweight title in Byalistok, while Loic Foure and Stefan Worth clashed for the International Welterweight strap in Saint Maur.
“I am ready and I am sharp. I have a whole new plan. I’m gonna shock the world with my agility and skill level,” says Roy Jones, Jr. ahead of his December 10 showdown with Max Alexander in Atlanta. Jones has spent most of his time training out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Despite his busy schedule…
Buxton Promotions and Hennessy Sports announced today that they are now co-promoting unbeaten Canadian light middleweight prospect Brandon “Bad Boy†Cook. The 25-year-old Cook (4-0, 2 KOs), fighting out of Ajax, Ontario, is a very popular prizefighter who made his pro debut last February, taking a four-round decision from Francis Lafreniere. Three wins have followed,…
Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Sport are delighted to announce that Prizefighter will head to the Midlands for the first time as the Civic Hall in Wolverhampton plays host to the Light-Welterweights II of 2012 on February 11. The early line-up sees Wolverhampton’s English and British title challenger – Dean Harrison, English Welterweight champion – Adil…