For various reasons, the end of the year is typically a slow period for the boxing industry. Television networks and promotional companies are closing in on their budgets and boxers typically like to enjoy the holiday season away from the ring. Sycuan Ringside Promotions is bucking that trend by placing three of its boxers into…
In one of the most anticipated welterweight contests on the European boxing scene, Craig Watson and Adnan Amar are set to clash on a massive fight card, held on Thursday, December 18, 2008 at The Helix, located on the campus of Dublin City University in Dublin, Ireland. The pair collide as chief support to Rendall…
The initial two action-packed encounters between Kendall Holt and Ricardo Torres were rife with controversy, questionable officiating, punches after the bell and head butts. They resolved little and spawned a nasty rivalry. Showtime will present “Holt-Torres: Unpredictable,†a 90-minute telecast that will replay in their entirety the two hotly contested fights and preview their impending…
The initial two action-packed encounters between Kendall Holt and Ricardo Torres were rife with controversy, questionable officiating, punches after the bell and head butts. They resolved little and spawned a nasty rivalry. Showtime will present “Holt-Torres: Unpredictable,†a 90-minute telecast that will replay in their entirety the two hotly contested fights and preview their impending…
Click for larger image Joan Guzman, 28-0 (17), continues to leave his sparring partners gassed and looking for the exits. On this occasion, from the Maywood Gym in Los Angeles, undefeated super featherweight Urbano Antillion, 24-0 (17), got a taste of what it’s like to be in the ring with a two division former world…
St. Louis based lightweight prospect Danny Williams will battle Barbaro “The Spoiler†Zepeda on Friday, December 12, at Cicero Stadium, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. The Williams vs. Zepeda six round bout is part of “Young Guns”, an outstanding evening of world class professional boxing celebrating the culmination…
Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Nagy “Dominican Dynamite†Aguilera has scheduled a coming out party Thursday night, December 4, headlining his first show in the eight round main event on the third annual “Holiday Hits†card, at the famed Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan.
What a difference a year makes, especially for 22-year-old Matt “Sharp Shooter†Remillard, the reigning WBC Youth and USNBC featherweight champion. A year ago, Remillard, 16-0 (8), was in the midst of a year and a half stretch of inactivity due to wrist injury requiring surgery for torn ligaments that separated bones in his hand….
© Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro An autographed pink t-shirt signed by many of the great boxers featured and in attendance at the Shamrocks and Dreams event in Philadelphia on October 4, 2008 was recently auctioned on Ebay and the proceeds donated to the American Cancer Society in the name of Patrilla Davis, the late wife…
As the December 5, 2008, “Friday Nite Championship Fights†card rapidly approaches, Cestus Management’s gladiators are ending their grueling pre-fight camps. On that night at the Laredo Civic Center, in Laredo, Texas, Robert “Nighthawk†Luna Jr.and Rodolfo “La Cobrita†Gomez will once again show the local boxing fans why Cestus Management fighters are recognized as…
Advancing to eight round bouts is Philadelphia’s highly publicized junior welterweight prospect, Danny “Swift” Garcia, 9-0 (7). The Golden Boy Promotions rising star returns to the ring December 6, 2008 on the “Dream Match” extravaganza featuring Oscar De La Hoya vs Manny Pacquiao, set to take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
David â€Silent Danger†Kiilu, 29-9-2 (15), will move up to lightweight and take on former European title-challenger Dariusz Snarski, 26-28-2 (6), in a twelve-rounder on December 14 in Bialystok, Poland. Manager Henrik Risum considers this fight “a great opportunity†for Kiilu, but also as a bout he must win if he wants to stay in…