Boxing In Asia: Thai Promoters Recieve ABCO Awards
© Yanisa Onesongchai The WBC Asian Boxing Council (ABCO) announced the 2008 ABCO awards winners at a conference held on Tuesday, December 16 at Asia Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Former IBF Boxing Champ Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero Now A Free Agent
After a ten month layoff, two-time world champion, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero, 21-1-1 (15), got the good news today from long time lawyer Bruce Zabarauskas of Crowell and Moring LLP, that the California State Athletic Commission ruled in his favor regarding his arbitration case against former promoter Goossen Tutor.
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Star Boxing: Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson Calls Out Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola
If you ask him, he would tell you he’d fight anyone that you put in front of him, and he wouldn’t be lying. Since first turning pro on February 13, 2003, the self-proclaimed greatest heavyweight in the world, Star Boxing’s Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson has been telling anyone who would listen he was destined to become…
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Espinoza Boxing Club Goes Undefeated Over The Weekend
Espinoza Boxing Club prospects Luis Ramos, Carlos Molina, Abraham Lopez and Ronny Rios all posted big wins this past weekend to stay undefeated, closing out a huge year for the young fighters. “Each one stepped up to the plate this past weekend and showed their mettle against tough and sometimes awkward fighters,†said manager Frank…
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Boxing Info: Jessie Brinkley Added To Washington DC Fightcard
World ranked super middleweight Jesse Brinkley will travel to the nation’s capital, Washington, DC, this Saturday night, December 20, to battle James Johnson at the Burr Arena in a six round bout.. With the announcement of “Civil Warâ€, Brinkley’s crosstown grudge match against Joey Gilbert set for Saturday, February 14, at the Reno Events Center,…
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European Champion Munroe Faces Italy’s Trotta In Dublin
World ranked super bantamweight Rendall Munroe continues his busy reign as European champion when he meets rugged Italian challenger Fabrizio Trotta on a big boxing show at City University’s The Helix in Dublin, Ireland tomorrow, Thursday, December 18. Supporting the main event is a the much anticipated debut of Olympic Bronze Medallist Darren Sutherland at…
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Boxing Update: Valuev vs. Holyfield PPV Details Announced
Wilfried Sauerland’s Sauerland Event and its Managing Director, Christian Meyer, in association with Don King Productions, present a PPV broadcast , distributed by Integrated Sports, from Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland on Saturday, December 20, 2008. The main event features Nikolay “The Russian Giant†Valuev, 49-1 (34), the two-time and reigning WBA Heavyweight Champion from St….
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Arena Boxing: Juan Carlos Gomez Warns Haye Off From Klitschko
At the boring world heavyweight championship bout between Wladimir Klitschko and Hasim Rahman this past Saturday, the only man who brought some excitement to the show was former undisputed world cruiserweight champion David Haye, who showed up in Mannheim, Germany, to call out both Klitschko brothers.
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Star Boxing Signs Light Middleweight Contender Jesus “El Martillo” Gonzalez
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing has announced the signing of Phoenix, Arizona’s 24 year old light middleweight contender Jesus “El Martillo” Gonzalez, 24-1 (13). The Mexican- American southpaw, whose nickname translates into “The Hammer” in English, was one of the most decorated amateurs to ever come out of Arizona, and was widely considered to be America’s…
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Fight Academy Boxing: Hobson Signs Olympic Bronze Medallist Tony Jeffries
Tony Jeffries is set to take Sunderland by storm as the “Mackem Mauler” begins his professional career with one aim in mind – to bring the world title to the North-east. Olympic Bronze Medallist “Jaffa†Jeffries has signed professional forms with Sheffield-based promoter Dennis Hobson in what promises to be a match made in heaven.
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Former IBF Boxing Champion Steve Cunningham Goes On Record On Adamek Loss
Recently deposed IBF cruiserweight champion Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham speaks out for the first time since the epic battle at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on December 11, which saw Tomasz ‘Goral’ Adamek from Jersey City, NJ. capture the IBF crown by a contentious split decision.
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Risum Boxing: Kiilu Defeats Snarski In Poland
In a real crossroads battle between two boxers who could hardly afford to lose, Risum Boxing’s David “Silenter Danger†Kiilu, 30-9-2 (16), scored a twelfth-round stoppage of local hero Dariusz Snarski, 26-29-2 (6), in Bialystok, Poland on Sunday December 14. With the victory, Kiilu captured the vacant UBC Lightweight title.