© Lawrence Lustig Teenage sensation Patrick “Tiger†Mendy broke all Prizefighter records on his way to winning the super middleweight title at York Hall, Bethnal Green on Wednesday night. The nineteen-year old from Maidenhead entered the tournament as the youngest ever boxer to fight in the competition an wasted little time in making further history…
The biggest rematch of 2010 is rapidly approaching and to get fight fans ready for the July 31 showdown between boxing superstars Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez and Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz, TeleFutura’s “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” is devoting its entire broadcast on Friday, July 2 to one of the sport’s most highly anticipated matchups.
No Neutral Corner – a documentary about the business of boxing directed by Nancy J. Rodwan – has been accepted into the 2010 All Sports Los Angeles Film Festival. The movie looks at boxing as a form of work. Though the problems plaguing boxing are legion, there’s little agreement on how to solve them (hence…
It’s no surprise that the rematch of the 2009 Fight of the Year between Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez and Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz has made boxing fans around the world circle July 31 on their calendars. Now, Golden Boy Promotions is upping the ante, making the event at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las…
The toll road of redemption can be long and dangerous, but nevertheless a necessary one. On Friday, July 9, John Molina, Jr. (20-1,16 KOs) will look to make his opponent pay the price as he forges forward to take the WBO/NABO Lightweight Championship from undefeated “Hammerin†Hank Lundy (18-0-1, 10 KOs) as the 12-round main…
© Lawrence Lustig The ten boxers lined-up for Prizefighter Super-Middleweights at York Hall, Bethnal Green on Wednesday June 30 live on Sky Sports began the countdown to the show with today’s promotional shoot at Sky Sports studios in London. The eight starters on the night were joined by the two reserves for a number of…
Former world champion DeMarcus “Chop Chop†Corley of Washington, D.C. (36-13-1, 21 KOs) will fight Detroit southpaw Damian Fuller (30-7-1, 14 KOs) in the July 10th co-main event at the Patriot Center, replacing Baltimore’s Tim “The Pitbull†Coleman (17-1-1, 4 KOs) who suffered a laceration on his head during training last Thursday that forced him…
Saturday night in Denver, Colorado, Robert Rodriguez and Fidel Maldonado, two of boxing’s brightest young prospects, thrilled local fight fans with spectacular first round knockouts. Fighting out of nearby Greeley, Colorado, 19 year old super bantamweight Rodriguez improved to 4-0, dropping pro debuting Michael Montalbano three times in the initial stanza on his way to…
Barry McGuigan has called for the Prizefighter Super Middleweights to match the heart and strength of Willie “Big Bang†Casey when the aim to lift the trophy on Wednesday June 30, live on Sky Sports. Irish legend McGuigan was ringside when Casey stormed to victory in the super-welterweights the last time Barry Hearn’s eight-man, one…
CES puts on the “Pride & Power” fight card tonight at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT. NABA Heavyweight Championship, 10 rounds Tony Grano: 218.5 lb Nicolai Firtha: 254.5 lb
Back on the road to a world title shot, bantamweight contender Jose Navarro will headline the next edition of Golden Boy Promotions’ “Fight Night Club” in his hometown of Los Angeles on Thursday, July 22 at L.A. Live’s Club Nokia in a six round fight. The co-featured bout on the hit monthly boxing series will…
© Rafael Soto / Top Rank Ahead of their WBC Silver title clash tonight at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX, middleweights John Duddy and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr hit the scales yesterday. WBC Silver middleweight championship/Title Eliminator, 12 rounds Julio Cesar Chavez Jr: 160 lb John Duddy: 159 lb