Tickets to “The Dream Match†— the 12-round welterweight super fight between six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya and boxing’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Manny Pacquiao will go on sale this Wednesday, September 24 at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT.
At the “Maul In Manchester” on Thursday night at the Verizon Wireless Arena in New Hampshire, middleweight Peter Quillen stopped Sam Hill in the tenth and final round, light middle Ronald Hearns finished off Alexander Pacheco Quiroz in the first and light welter Danny O’Connor made his professional debut by scoring a second round TKO…
One of the top Women boxers in the world over the last ten years, Mia St. John, will make a presentation entitled “Medical Safety in Female Boxing” at the AAPRP Medical Conference on Ringside Safety at Bally’s Resort Casino in Las Vegas, NV on Thursday, October 16 at 2:30PM. St. John has held the world…
Gray: Antonio you have said that Chad is the future and you’re the now. What gives you the indication that he’s not the ‘now’ and the future as well? Tarver: Well, I feel like I’m at the top of my game. I just took the IBF title from Clinton Woods. I’m here. I’m the unified…
Cerveza Tecate presents an amazing Friday boxing night from Buffalo Bill’s in Primm, NV as part of its continued efforts to bring the power of boxing to fans across the nation. This week’s edition of “Solo Boxeo Tecate†will be broadcasted as part of Telefutura’s programming.
Britain’s new boxing star Carl Froch will fight for a world title on prime time ITV1, as part of a new deal announced today with Hennessy Sports. Froch will meet Canadian star Jean Pascal for the WBC Super middleweight world title in his home city of Nottingham at the Trent FM Arena on December 6,…
A pair of International Boxing Federation All-African championship bouts will be featured Tuesday night, September 23, on the “KnockOut Poverty” pro boxing card, presented by Bob Duffy’s Ring Promotions, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan. “KnockOut Poverty” is a landmark event to help fight poverty in Africa. Grammy Award-winning, UN Goodwill Ambassador Youssou N’Dour and…
By Per Ake Persson The Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium, is booked for November 11 with former European Welter Champ Jackson Osei Bonsu scheduled to take on Argentinian Carlos Baldomir. Some sources say this is a WBC eliminator but if a fighter can come off a loss into an eliminator is doubtful. But the fight…
From the office of WBC President José Sulaimán: To clarify the situation concerning the two WBC bouts held in Mississippi on September 13, 2008, the WBC is pleased that the Mississippi Athletic Commission (MAC) reached an amicable resolution regarding the WBC’s bouts, which were held fully in accordance with WBC rules and regulations.
New England’s favorite son Demetrius Andrade, a 2008 U.S. Olympian and reigning World Amateur Champion, will host a news conference luncheon homecoming on Wednesday with his promoters Joe DeGuardia and Art Pelullo of Star Boxing and Banner Promotions, respectively, to announce his highly- anticipated professional boxing debut.
On Saturday October 4, Andrey Tsurkan, 26- 3 (17), will go to battle against undefeated prospect Alfredo Angulo, 13-0 (10). The Tsurkan vs. Angulo bout is scheduled for 10 rounds in the junior middleweight division and will be part of that evenings HBO Boxing After Dark’s special edition triple header.
I was wrong and I apologize. There is no one else to blame for me not making the lightweight division weight limit of 135 pounds for my WBO, WBA and IBF title bout against Nate Campbell this past weekend. No trainer is to blame. No nutritionist is to blame. No manager is to blame. No…