© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing In a one-sided fight from the beginning, Celestino Caballero outclassed previously unbeaten Steve “The Canadian Kid†Molitor, registering a TKO just 52 seconds into fourth round to become the 122-pound IBF and WBA world champion Friday on Showtime’s ShoBox: The New Generation at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada.
Click for larger image © Tom Hogan / Golden Boy Promotions In preparation for their hotly anticipated clash this evening at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, top light welters in the world Ricky Hatton and Paulie Malignaggi made weight yesterday along with the undercard fighters. Ricky Hatton: 140 lb Paulie Malignaggi: 139 lb
On a mission to establish himself as America’s No. 1 heavyweight prospect, 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six†Estrada closes out 2008 on November 29, headlining “Holiday Havoc†in the eight round main event against Derek “The One Man Riot†Bryant, 20-4-1 (17), at Twin River Events Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island.
Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank announced the addition of two 12-round title fights to the December 6 pay-per-view undercard of “The Dream Match,†headlined by the 12-round welterweight collision between two of boxing’s biggest attractions Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao
IBF Champion Steve Molitor and WBA Champion Celestino Caballero both weighed in at 121.6 pounds for the scheduled super bantamweight title unification clash tonight from Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, televised on Showtime on the popular ShoBox series, starting at 11pm EST, delayed on the West Coast.
Hayemaker Boxing rolls into Rotherham on Sunday, November 30 as The Consort Hotel plays host to a three-bout bill presented by Dave Coldwell. The intimate “Hayemaker 3” show will feature fast-rising welterweight Curtis Woodhouse, hard-hitting middleweight Patrick Maxwell and cruiserweight John Anthony. All appear in non-title bouts and all promise to deliver explosive action.
Super middleweight contender Joey Gilbert wasted no time taking control of the action Thursday night, dropping William Johnson with his first punch. The Reno, NV resident would drop the rugged Mississippi veteran four times before a halt was called to the action at 1:18 of the second round.
The Ring Magazine, “The Bible of Boxing,” announced today that it has launched a re-designed website (http://www.thering-online.com) and begun a content alliance with Yahoo! Sports.
World-rated lightweight Jorge “The Truth†Teron has been added to the third annual “Holiday Hits†pro boxing show, promoted by Bob Duffy’s Ring Promotions, December 4 at the famed Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan, New York.
In the first 12-round world title unification fight in the eight-year history of ShoBox: The New Generation and the first to take place in Canada, undefeated IBFchampion Steve “The Canadian Kid” Molitor, 28-0 (11), and WBA super bantamweight champion Celestino Caballero, 30-2 (21), will collide this Friday, Nov. 21, from Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada,…
Recognized for its innovative marketing approach to top tier events, HBO Pay-Per-View has designed a non-traditional interactive strategy for the December 6 De La Hoya-Pacquiao event to allow sports fan everywhere to engage the event.
Two-time BWAA Trainer of the Year, world famous Freddie Roach, made another bold prediction at his Hollywood-based Wild Card Boxing Club, where he is training five-division world champion Manny Pacquiao for his 12-round welterweight super fight against “The Golden Boy†Oscar De La Hoya.