Coming off one of the most controversial victories in years, undefeated Lucian Bute will return to Showtime to risk his IBF super middleweight crown against hard-hitting Fulgencio Zuniga on a special World Championship edition of ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, March 13 at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast, at the Bell…
The anticipation is growing and the stage is now set for two of boxing’s biggest stars, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and IBO Junior Welterweight Champion Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton to meet in “The Battle of East and West,” Saturday, May 2 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. These two boxing artists, who will rumble for Hatton’s…
Scott Wagner’s Ballroom Boxing and Chet Koerner’s TKO Boxing Promotions, have teamed up for 2009 to present six world class professional boxing events this year at Baltimore’s Michael’s Eighth Avenue as part of the nationally known “Hometown Heroes to World Champions†series. Ballroom Boxing is one of the longest running professional boxing series in North…
© ARENA Box-Promotionem The upcoming fight with Sandro Siproshvili in Cuxhaven on March 6 wasn’t the only thing on cruiserweight Herbie Hide’s mind at the press conference today. The former two-time heavyweight champion is also celebrating the release of his autobiography.
On March 6, Delvin Rodriguez, 23-2-2 (14), will look to defend his USBA welterweight championship and earn the number two ranking in the IBF world ratings when he takes on highly touted welterweight contender Shamone “The Truth” Alvarez, 20-1 (11). The bout will take place at the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville, CT…
The pride of Denver, undefeated junior welterweight contender “Mile High” Mike Alvarado, returns to the ring in his 2009 debut, this Saturday, March 7 at the Mile High Event Center, in Commerce City, CO . The top 15 contender will be taking on crafty Emmanuel Clottey, in a 10 round rumble, headlining an action-packed eight…
The fighting pride of York, Pennsylvania, Carney Bowman, will host a public/media workout tomorrow, Tuesday, March 3 at 5pm in advance of his headlining return to the Valencia Ballroom this Saturday night at the “Battle Of York 3”. The open workout will take place at Bowman’s home gym, the Lincolnway Sportcenter, located at 2601 W….
On March 7, Star Boxing’s world rated light welterweight contender, The Pride of Greece, “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis, 21-2- 2 (10), will meet 2008 Prospect of the Year “Vicious” Victor Ortiz, 23-1- 1 (18) in a 12 round light welterweight championship bout. The Arnaoutis vs. Ortiz battle will be part of a live triple header on…
© Wojciech Kubik Former IBF Champion Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham was ringside at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Friday night supporting his former foe, current champ, Tomasz ‘Goral’ Adamek, who faced Kronk fighter Johnathon Banks from Detroit in the first defense of the IBF title.
Lenny “Zappa” Zappavigna returns to the ring for 2009 on March 11 at The Cube at Campbelltown Catholic Club in Campbelltown, Australia, making his first defence of the IBF Pan-Pacific Welterweight title against the former IBF and IBO Super Featherweight Champion Gairy ‘The Superman’ St. Clair, scheduled for 12 rounds of championship boxing. The exciting…
Undefeated featherweight Abraham Lopez thrilled the packed house at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California, on Friday night with a crunching second round knockout of Manuel Sarabia. With the win, the heavy handed 21 year old improved his record to 6-0-0 with five knockouts.
The WBA Championship Committee has declared two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman†Ruiz, 43-8-1 (29), presently rated No. 3, as the mandatory challenger for the winner of this year’s Ruslan Chagaev vs. Nicolai Valuev WBA title fight. The 37 year old previously lost to Chagaev once and Valuev twice by either split or majority…