Last week Nirmal Lorick, manager and trainer of WBC #2 rated welterweight Luis Collazo ,has publicly pulled out of the scheduled June 5th WBC Silver Championship against hard-hitting Selcuk Aydin. Lorick said that his fighter was not able to make the weight after a long lay-off and in addition to that had no interest in…
Cestus Management’s 168 pound contender Don “Da Bomb†George is slated to throw out the honorary first pitch, as Chicago’s beloved Cubs begin a home stand against the Washington Nationals at the famed Wrigley Field.
Leon Williams insists the glory of winning Prizefighter is more important to him than picking up the £32,000 winner’s cheque. Williams is one of eight men in Barry Hearn’s latest one-night Prizefighter event – Cruiserweights II – at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, east London next Friday, April 30.
The Tomasz Adamek vs. Cristobal Arreola “Ring Of Fire†undercard weigh-In took place yesterday. The scheduled 12-round co-feature pits Coachella, California’s Alfredo “Perro†Angulo (17-1, 14 KOs) defending his WBO Interim Junior Middleweight Title against veteran contender Joel Julio (35-3, 31-KOs), of Monteira, Colombia. WBO Interim Light Middleweight Championship, 12 rounds Alfredo Angulo: 153.75 lb…
On April 30, 2010, ShoBox “The New Generation†will feature Cestus Management’s undefeated Super Middleweight, Don “Da Bomb” George (19-0-1 w/17 KOS) in his home town of Chicago, Illinois. George, who is of Irish and Greek bloodlines is true to his fighting heritage and is ready able and willing to step-up to the next level…
At just 19-years-old, Mexican boxing wunderkind Saul “Canelo” Alvarez holds an undefeated record of 31-0-1 (23 KOs). In his four years as a professional fighter, the biggest challenge of his career will come in the form of Puerto Rican Jose Miguel Cotto, 31-1-1 (23 KOs), whose only loss was a disappointing unanimous decision defeat at…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing The hotly anticipated Super Six clash between WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch and former two-time WBA titlist Mikkel Kessler went one step further toward the ring as both combatants hit the scales today in Herning, Denmark, where their clash takes place tomorrow at the MCH Arena.
2009 Brazilian Athlete of the Year, unbeaten middleweight prospect “Chairman of the Board†Michael Oliveira, returns to the ring April 30 to fight for the first time this year in a six-round bout against 28-fight veteran Jessie Davis at Miccosukee Resort in Miami. Oliveira (11-0, 8 KOs), who only turns 20 next Monday, is the…
John Anthony has vowed to upset the form book and beat the odds to win Prizefighter Cruiserweights II. Doncaster-based Anthony, 35, is one of eight men in Barry Hearn’s latest Prizefighter tournament, to be staged at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, east London on Friday, April 30. Anthony, who has won seven out of…
IBF International Heavyweight Champion Tomasz Adamek (40-1, 27 KOs) from Zywiec, Poland and hometown favorite and top rated contender Cristobal Arreola (28-1, 25 KOs) from Riverside, CA, weighed in today for the clash tomorrow. IBF International Heavyweight Championship, 12 rounds Tomasz Adamek: 217 lb Chris Arreola: 250.5 lb
The four entrants not fighting this weekend have weighed in with predictions for this weekend’s Super Six World Boxing Classic Group Stage 2 matchup between undefeated WBC Super Middleweight Champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KOs) and Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KOs). Andre Ward, Andre Dirrell, and Arthur Abraham predict a victory for the hometown fighter,…
Former World Heavyweight Champion Larry Holmes graced Gallagher’s Steak House in midtown Manhattan with his enormous presence the other day as the guest of honor at the Gallo’s Geezer luncheon. The “Easton Assassin,” rated as one of the greatest of all time, defeated Muhammad Ali in October of 1980.