Former WBO light welterweight champion DeMarcus “Chop Chop†Corley is in a crossroads fight Wednesday night against Ashley “Treasure†Theophane, 21-3 (7), in Rochester, New York.
Just three months after Sergio Mora upset the massively favored reigning champion Vernon Forrest to win the IBF Super Welterweight title, the pair will once again don the gloves in a rematch on Saturday, September 13 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko, who received a presidential parade in Ghana after winning his first world championship last year, will make the first defense of his IBF Bantamweight title against knockout artist William “Chirizo†Gonzalez on Saturday in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Rafael Concepcion of Panama overpowered AJ Banal on Saturday to score a dramatic tenth round knockout and win the WBA Interim Super Flyweight Crown. The end came in the 2:35 mark of the tenth round with a solid right to the face in a neutral corner.
After a summer break, Spotlight Boxing returns on Friday, August 29, 2008 at the Burg-Waechter Castello in Dusseldorf for fan favorite Susi “Killer Queen” Kentikian’s bout against Israel’s Hagar Shmoulefeld Finer, the last opponent of the recently retired record breaking world flyweight champion, Regina Halmich, who will be ringside, performing color commentating duties with broadcast…
Click for larger image © Giancarlo “Rio” Di Caro British Featherweight Marianne Marston has been added to Jarvis Robinson’s Fight Night Productions ‘Casino Battle Royale’ event, scheduled for Atlantic City this coming November. Originally from London, England, Marston, trained by Sharron Baker at the James Shuler Memorial Gym in West Philadelphia, is currently working as…
It’s a special edition of HBO Boxing After Dark when HBO Sports presents the exclusive replay of the incredible welterweight championship fight between Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto, this Saturday, August 2, beginning at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. The replay will be available in HDTV and will be paired with the live telecast from Las Vegas…
Classic Entertainment and Sports (CES) has become the face of boxing in New England from their North Providence, Rhode Island base and head honcho Jimmy Burchfield is set to announce the latest fan extravaganza with a press conference this Wednesday in the nearby town of Lincoln.
Undefeated WBC Continental Americas Light Heavyweight Champion, Cedric Agnew, 8-0 (4), of Chicago Heights, IL has been added to the undercard of the August 8 edition of ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights†which will be broadcast from Chicago’s Aragon Entertainment Center.
Lightweight sensation Amir Khan has confirmed that Jorge Rubio has been appointed as his new trainer. The undefeated star of British boxing, currently world-rated No. 2 by the WBO and No. 4 by the WBC, recently went to America and met with a number of top trainers but gelled best with Rubio.
Bob Duffy’s “Ring Promotions” announced today that it has been hired to promote the inaugural “KnockOut Poverty” pro boxing show, featuring all African boxers, on Tuesday night, September 23 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City.
Two-division world champion Zab Judah, former world title challenger Joshua Clottey and Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum will host a news conference luncheon for their upcoming IBF world welterweight title fight, tomorrow, Saturday, July 26 in Las Vegas, NV. The IBF’s top-rated contenders, Judah, 35-5 (25), from Brooklyn, and Clottey, 34-2 (20), a native…