Former WBO Heavyweight Champion Siarhei Liakhovich and Main Events CEO Kathy Duva announced today that they have entered into a promotional agreement. Nicknamed “The White Wolf,” Liakhovich has earned a professional record of 25-3, 16 KO’s. As an amateur, the current Scottsdale, AZ resident compiled a record of 145-5, was a member of the ’96…
The “Diamond Elite†WBC Middleweight Diamond Championship showdown between Sergio Martinez and Sergiy Dzinziruk was formally announced today at a kick-off press conference Wednesday afternoon from the BB King Blues Club in Times Square. Also in attendance were Andy Lee and Craig McEwan who will battle in a “Celtic War†in the HBO-televised undercard. All…
Four of the best bantamweights in the world participated in a press conference to formally announce the eagerly awaited The Bantamweight Tournament Final: Winner Takes All on Saturday, April 23 live on Showtime at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, from Nokia Theatre L.A. live in Los Angeles.
An opponent has been named for welterweight prospect Joseph Judah (5-1, 1 KOs), who appears on the under card of the IBF junior welterweight title fight card, on Saturday, March 5th at the Amerihealth Pavillion at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.
Manny “Pacman†Pacquiao and Shane Mosley will conclude their coast-to-coast U.S. media tour, for their mega world championship fight, with a New York News Conference Luncheon this Monday, February 14, in the The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers – Pier 61 (23rd Street at the Hudson River, New York, NY 10011). The report time will be…
London (February 7th, 2011) Colchester’s Southern Area Welterweight Champion Lee “Lights Out” Purdy will be at Wembley Arena on Saturday 19th February to defend his title against former British title challenger Michael “the Look†Lomax of Chingford. The 10 round championship contest will form part of the exciting night of professional boxing which is being…
Former World Champion Daniel Ponce De Leon and undefeated prospect Adrien “The Problem” Broner are set for battle in an intriguing ten round junior lightweight showdown in the co-featured bout on Saturday, March 5, live from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. The event is headlined by Mexican phenom Saul “Canelo” Alvarez squaring off against England’s…
Joseph King Kong Agbeko will defend his IBF bantamweight championship against undefeated rising star Abner Mares, who defends his WBC Silver bantamweight championship in the eagerly awaited finals of The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All on Saturday, April 23 live on Showtime at10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, from Nokia Theatre L.A. Live…
Super Featherweight boxer Rynell “The Best Kept Secret” Griffin, (6-4, 2 KOs) will face TBA on a fight card promoted by Poor Boys Boxing, on Friday, March 18th at the Denver Athletic Club in Denver, Colorado. Griffin said “2010 was a tough year in my boxing career it was a big learning experience. In 2011…
On Saturday night in Brentwood, England, Stoke Newington’s exceptional Light Middleweight prospect Erick ‘The Eagle’ Ochieng easily secured his sixth win, albeit not in his usual all action style. Ochieng’s opponent, the reigning British Masters Light Middleweight Champion Lee ‘Lightning’ Noble, clearly didn’t come to fight, instead he just closed up shop and pulled down…
Polish boxers Kamil Laszczyk and Rafael Jastrzebski have been added to “Brick City Brawl” on February 19 at Essex County College, which will be promoted by Prize Fight and Global Boxing Promotions. The main event will feature undefeated heavyweight Mariusz Wach (23-0, 11 KO) of Krakow, Poland against Jonathan Haggler (23-3, 18 KO) of Winston-Salem,…
Amir Khan returns home. On Saturday, April 16, at the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, England, WBA Super Lightweight Champion Amir “King” Khan will defends his title in England for the first time since December of 2009 when he faces unbeaten European champion Paul “Dudey” McCloskey of Northern Ireland. “I’m thrilled to be coming home to…