Undefeated WBA lightweight champion Paulus Moses (25-0, 17 KOs) will defend his title in the capital city of his native Namibia on May 29 in a showdown against WBA interim lightweight champion Miguel Acosta (26-3-2, 20 KOs). Don King Productions won the right to promote the match in a WBA purse bid of $150,000 and…
Newly crowned European Lightweight champion John Murray has set his sights on an all British mega fight against WBO interim title challenger Kevin Mitchell later this year. After landing successive killer body shots with his hooks and uppercuts Murray proved far too strong for brave warrior Welshman Gary Buckland when the referee Marcus McDonnell stepped…
You couldn’t miss Richard Towers if you saw him in the street, but Ricky Hatton reckons he is the best kept secret in heavyweight boxing. Towers who is 6ft 8in tall and hit the scales at 17 stone is looking to make a dent in Britain’s best heavyweights after teaming up with Hatton Promotions.
On Friday May 14th, the newest member of the Star Boxing stable, undefeated cruiserweight prospect, Ahmed “The Prince of Egypt” Samir (8-0, 2KO’s) will fight for the first time since signing with the Bronx-based promotional company, when he squares off against “Big” John Douglas at the historical Paradise Theater in the Bronx. Samir-Douglas is scheduled…
Curt Menefee will re-join the ShoBox: The New Generation announce team after perennial host and play-by-play announcer Nick Charles recently stepped down to continue his battle against cancer and spend time with his family. Menefee, who called three fights for Showtime in 2009, will anchor the remaining ShoBox telecasts in 2010 alongside expert analysts Steve…
This coming Friday, Stoke Newington’s rising Light Middleweight star Erick ‘The Eagle’ Ochieng is back in action on the under card of the Sky television broadcast, Frank Maloney promoted, British Flyweight title clash between Shinny Bayaar and Ashley Sexton at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Essex. In his last fight, back in January, Ochieng decisively…
Veteran Angel “El Toro†Hernandez is arguably, pound-for-pound, one of the toughest boxers in the business. The Mexican native, fighting out of Chicago, has parlayed impressive back-to-back performances into a May 22 title fight against Peter Manfredo, Jr. at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. “It’s all in his nickname – ‘Toro’ means bull,†Angel’s trainer…
Last week at the Grand Hotel and Casino in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Star Boxing’s USBA welterweight champion, and IBF #3 rated, Delvin Rodriguez (25-4-2, 14KO’s) was honored as the Dominican Republic’s boxer of the year at the annual Athlete of the Year awards ceremony. The awards ceremony included the top government officials from the…
In its nearly 30 years in the boxing industry Promoter Dan Goossen has grown accustomed to developing many young boxers from the amateur ranks into World Champions. Now, Goossen Tutor Promotions has entered into a promotional agreement with a boxer who holds a World Championship title belt with the goal of developing him into a…
© Jan Sanders / Goossen Tutor Promotions Three-time former World Champion Paul “The Punisher†Williams will face former Welterweight World Champion and knockout artist Kermit “The Killer†Cintron tonight at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA. Light Middleweights, 12 rounds Paul Williams: 152.5 lb Kermit Cintron: 154 lb
After an administrative delay which caused a temporary relocation of his training camp locale from Los Angeles to Vancouver, Canada, WBA Super Lightweight World Champion Amir Khan has received his P1 visa and will be heading to New York City as originally scheduled on Sunday in order to defend his title against hometown hero Paulie…
The warriors who will be featured in tonight’s Latin Fury 14 championship extravaganza had their final say at today’s official weigh-in. Latin Fury 14 will feature the return of the Tijuana Tornado, three-time world welterweight champion Antonio Margarito, who is ending his 16-month ring hiatus with his 2010 debut, against Texas toughman Roberto “La Amenaza”…