TKO Boxing Promotions finished up an unprecedented swing of cross country world class professional boxing events over the last week culminating Thursday night in Cockeysville, Maryland, as they presented an action packed evening at the Fourth Annual Jonathan Ogden Foundation Charity Boxing Event at Martins Valley Mansion.
Three-time world champion and current WBA super welterweight champion Daniel Santos will defend his title against undefeated, WBA No. 1-ranked mandatory challenger Yuri Foreman as the featured PPV match on the Pacquiao-Cotto “Firepower†card on Saturday from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas telecast live on HBO PPV at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
Shining star and undefeated prospect, Edwin “La Bomba†Rodriguez, rated No. 13 by the NABA, headlines Thursday, November 19 at the Main Street Armory in Rochester (NY). The Dominican Republic-born Rodriguez (12-0, 8 KOs), fighting out of Worcester (MA), faces veteran super middleweight Brian “The Assassin†Norman (17-9, 5 KOs) in the 8-round main event,…
It was a historic night in the Arena Nürnberger Versicherung in Nuremberg, Germany Saturday night, as London’s David “Hayemaker” Haye became the first British-born Heavyweight World Champion since Lennox Lewis and joined Evander Holyfield as the only former Cruiserweight World Champions to own a heavyweight title.
By Per Ake Persson So was ex-heavyweight champ Nikolai Valuev exposed by David Haye and before that by Evander Holyfield and Ruslan Chagaev as “just” a giant, incapable of boxing? Some seem to think so, not me though. I think it´s a case of a fighter who´s getting old, simple as that.
On July 4, 1910, the fight of the 20th century took place in Reno, NV. The reining heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson, and former undefeated heavyweight champion, James J. Jeffries, squared off in Reno for a bout that transcended professional sports. More was on the line than just the Heavyweight Crown on that day.
Irish eyes will be smilin’ again Nov. 20 when a stable of lucky leprechauns step into the ring for “Autumn Classic,†presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, R.I. New England and EBA super middleweight champion, “Irish†Joey McCreedy (11-3-1, 6 KOs), faces his…
On Wednesday November 4th, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club-NYC held a press conference at Manhattan’s famous Il Postino Ristorante to announce their new promotional alliance to produce a new series of star-studded boxing events throughout the NYC area. Joe DeGuardia, CEO and founder of Star Boxing was the first to address…
This Tuesday, Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto will make their MGM Grand Arrivals, officially kicking off fight week for “Fire Power”, their sold out welterweight championship mega fight. Pacquiao and Cotto will arrive at the MGM Grand’s Front Lobby Porte Cochere at 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. PT, respectively. The event is open to the…
WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto spoke with the media about his upcoming title defense against Manny Pacquiao on November 14. Question: What do you think about the history of Puerto Rican boxers and how you fit in? Miguel Cotto: Puerto Rico has a good boxing tradition with Wilfredo Gomez and Benitez, Carlos Ortiz and Felix…
Two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman†Ruiz did exactly what he was supposed to do tonight in Germany, stopping former IBU title-holder Adnan “Aachen Assassin†Serin, to set the stage for a 2010 world title fight against new WBA champion David “Hayemaker†Haye.
Cestus Management’s super middleweight destroyer Don “Da’Bomb” George made the leap from boxing prospect to being on the verge of becoming a world-class contender with a four round savage annihilation of Canadian Jason Naugler; handing this tough and very experienced fighter his first loss byway of stoppage.