Floyd Mayweather, Six-Time World Champion in Five Weight Divisions “I want to thank Victor Ortiz for stepping up to the plate and taking the test. I also want to say congratulations to Victor Ortiz. It’s not easy to bounce back from a crucial loss. He bounced back like a true champion. I take my hat…
© Lawrence Lustig Lovemore N’dou believes unbeaten welterweight star Kell Brook is on the brink of winning a world title. Brook defeated the Australian-based South African in his first outing under new promoters Matchroom Sport, impressing all-comers in his first 12 round fight at the Hillsborough Leisure Centre in his hometown Sheffield.
Gary Buckland believes his victory on the Saul Alvarez-Ryan Rhodes undercard is the boost he needed to defeat British super-featherweight champion Gary Sykes, again. The Hatton Promotions hopeful outpointed local Jose Roberto Gonzalez on the bill in Guadalajara earlier this month. Buckland, 25, is back home in Cardiff waiting for the results of next month’s…
In the realm of boxing series, none sticks to its mission statement as closely as the popular ShoBox: The New Generation, which celebrates its 10th anniversary on Friday, July 15, at 11:05 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from Texas Station Gambling Hall & Casino in Las Vegas. The Top Rank-promoted doubleheader will feature…
The stage is set for a night of hard-hitting boxing action at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. as young fistic phenoms Frankie Gomez, Randy Caballero and Antonio Orozco, along with some of Southern California’s most exciting young talents, prepare for key bouts on Friday, July 1. In the main event, which will be…
Two-time world title challenger Danny “The Bronx Bomber†Santiago is hoping the third time’s the charm for him when he challenges WBA/IBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov, headlining the “Fire and Fury†pro boxing card, July 29 on the TeleFutura’s Solo Boxeo Tecate show, airing live from South Point Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. “Fire&…
U.S. District Court Judge Larry R. Hicks denied the Emergency Appeal filed by Floyd Mayweather, Jr. for a protective order to prevent his court-ordered deposition, finding that Mayweather’s motion was “without merit.” Mayweather’s deposition had been scheduled for June 17, 2011, in Las Vegas, Nev. Mayweather refused to appear. Judge Hicks’ decision affirmed Magistrate Robert…
A press conference was held earlier today to announce the first annual “Knock Out Cancer” Boxing Benefit, presented by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, the American Cancer Society and Hunts Point Produce Market. The “Knock Out Cancer” event, which will be held outside at the Market Saturday July 23rd, will feature undefeated heavyweight prospect, Joe “The…
Undefeated Michael“The Brazilian Rocky†Oliveira continues his mission to re-popularize boxing in his native Brazil, when he returns home to fight for the third time, July 16 at Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo. The 21-year-old Oliveira (14-0, 11 KOs), now rated No. 17 by the WBC, takes on the Dominican veteran Jose “Minguito†Soto (24-7-2,…
Anthony Dirrell has a new opponent for Saturday’s UBO Inter-Continental Super Middleweight title fight at the Atwood Stadium in Flint, Michigan. Original foe Michi Munoz won’t be able to fight after being arrested, and in steps 2000 Olympian Dante “Inferno†Craig (18-9-1, 13 KOs).
Craig Watson has revealed how his parents couldn’t sleep after he lost the British welterweight title to Lee Purdy. He gets an immediate chance of revenge when he faces the Essex man at Oldham Sports Centre on July 16. Purdy stopped Watson in five rounds in April causing the biggest upset seen in a British…
It’s the biggest against the best and it doesn’t get much better or brighter. Boxing’s biggest star, undefeated Floyd “Money” Mayweather, and its newest star, WBC Welterweight Champion “Vicious” Victor Ortiz, will align their super powers when they meet in “Star Power: Mayweather vs. Ortiz.” The mega-fight, which will be contested for Ortiz’s WBC Welterweight…