Click for larger image © Emily Harney A large group of supporters attended today’s press conference in Worcester, MA for unbeaten middleweight prospect Edwin “La Bomba†Rodriguez’ formal signing of an exclusive promotional contract with DiBella Entertainment. Friends, family, members of the Worcester Police Gang Unit, local politicians, media, business leaders and boxing dignitaries, as…
A no-nonsense, non-stop action fighter who makes for “Fight of the Year†candidates more often than most, Tomasz Adamek returns to Showtime to defend his IBF cruiserweight title against undefeated Johnathon Banks in the main event Friday, Feb. 27, on ShoBox: The New Generation, live at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast.
© Showtime Boxing Timothy “Desert Storm†Bradley and Kendall “Rated R†Holt met at the historic Bell Centre in Montreal earlier this week to kick off the promotion of their highly anticipated fight that will unify their respective WBC and WBO 140-pound titles. The two champions will clash at the Bell Centre Saturday, April 4,…
Wall-to-wall media at the Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown, including two network affiliate television crews broadcasting live, attended today’s final news conference hosted by World Middleweight Champion Kelly “The Ghost†Pavlik of Youngstown, his opponent, No. 1 contender and mandatory challenger Marco Antonio Rubio of Mexico, and Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum, chairman of Top…
Boxing solicitor Zahid Kahut is warning Earl Ling to beware of the long arm of the law when they clash at the Norfolk Showground, Norwich on February 28 on the undercard of Jon Thaxton’s first defence of his European title. The Hennessy Sports show will see Thaxton feature live on ITV4 as he aims to…
© Matchroom Sport Steve Spartacus aims to prove he is a true gladiator by becoming Prizefighter Champion on Friday. Spartacus, 32, is one of eight British light heavyweights in Barry Hearn’s next quick-fire Prizefighter tournament at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London.
Walsall lightweight Martin Gethin admits he’s both surprised and delighted that Liverpool’s John Watson has decided to go up against him in a British title eliminator on March 28. Believing the fight may have come a little too early in his opponent’s fledgling career, Gethin is looking to take advantage of Watson’s ambition at Liverpool’s…
Ahead of their hoptly anticpiated clash on April 11 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Winky Wright and Paul Williams met the press. Winky Wright, Former Undisputed Junior Middleweight World Champion: “I get a lot of people asking me why I’m not fighting. I tell them it has nothing to do with negotiations, it’s because…
Not all kids grow up and want to become Michael Jordan, Emmitt Smith or Barry Bonds. There are some that only know and revere the names of Muhammad Ali, Julio Cesar Chavez, Salvador Sanchez, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard and Evander Holyfield, a few of the greatest boxing legends of all times.
Dino Duva will promote the hard punching youngster, and his father, legendary Hall of Famer Lou Duva, will serve as co-manager with his partner Phil Forte. Toma will show his considerable wares on the undercard of the DiBella Entertainment show featuring light heavyweights Shaun George vs. Jaffa Ballogou in the main event of February 25…
Matthew Macklin insists that he won’t be drawn into a war of words with ex-trainer Paddy Lynch ahead of his British title challenge next month. Macklin will go head to head with reigning middleweight champ Wayne Elcock in an all Birmingham clash, which is being billed as “The Battle of Brumâ€. The mouth watering bout…
Two of Chicago’s proudest warriors, “Macho†Miguel Hernandez and Luciano “El Gallo Michocano†Perez will battle in the main event at the inaugural “Windy City Fight Night†on Friday, March 27 at the UIC Pavilion, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. “This fight has been brewing for the last…