Sky Sports Box Office has been awarded exclusive live rights to ‘the fight of the century’, the welterweight world championship unification clash between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao, thanks to an agreement announced today. The contest, one of the most eagerly anticipated events in boxing history, will be shown …
Read More »GH3 Promotions Signs Lightweight Prospect Oscar Bonilla
Vito Milenicki’s GH3 Promotions is pleased to announce the signing of Oscar Bonilla to an exclusive promotional contract. Bonilla of New Haven, Connecticut, is a lightweight who has a record of 3-0-2. The twenty-five year old had an amateur record of 67-6, which included winning the 2008 Connecticut Golden Gloves. …
Read More »Barthelemy Vacates IBF Super Feather Crown, Moves To Lightweight
IBF Super-Featherweight Champion Rances “Kid Blast” Barthelemy (21-0, 12 KOs), has vacated his title in pursuit of bigger fights at Lightweight. Barthelemy’s first appearance at 135 lb will take place tomorrow night at the Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida, against Angino Perez (18-4, 16 KOs). Barthelemy vs. Perez, …
Read More »Steve Cunningham Voices Disbelief Of Losing Glazkov Decision
In the aftermath of his IBF elimination bout this past Saturday at the Bell Centre in Montreal, former two-time cruiserweight world champion and current heavyweight contender Steve “USS” Cunningham wants to state his case to what the boxing world saw, and that is that the wrong man had his hand …
Read More »Bristol Veteran Lee Haskins Finally Gets World Title Opportunity
Bristol’s Lee Haskins has been nominated to box for the IBF Interim bantamweight title. Reigning IBF champion Randy Caballero is unable to defend his title after suffering a serious ankle injury in February and is expected to be out of action for between four to six months. In his absence, …
Read More »Late Replacement Eric Bone Impresses Against Shawn Porter
Boxing is a funny business, sometimes, even when you lose, you win. This was the case on Friday night when 26-year-old Ecuadorean junior welterweight Erick Bone showed the world that he is a world-class talent and willing warrior.
Read More »Gabriel Campillo Next Up For Super Novice Artur Beterbiev
After dominating the amateur ranks during two entire Olympic cycles, Russian prospect Artur Beterbiev is now ready for pro boxing’s elite, even though he has only fought seven times as a professional. The Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) jewel will continue his journey April 4 in Quebec City, airing live on …
Read More »Team Stevenson Meets The Media For Upcoming Bika Clash
To be ready for the ferocious Cameroon native Sakio “The Scorpion” Bika during a WBC light heavyweight title bout live on CBS, April 4 at the Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Champion Adonis “Superman” Stevenson came back to Montreal, where he will train in his new boxing gym in the …
Read More »Manny Pacquiao Gets His Irish Up On St. Patrick’s Day
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 KOs) commemorated St. Patrick’s Day with his first day of sparring as he prepares for his May 2 welterweight world championship unification battle against undefeated Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. (47-0, 26 KOs), at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Pacquiao, also a two-term …
Read More »Junior Flyweight Prospect Vasquez Outpoints Sustaita In Vegas
Reno’s Jr. Flyweight prospect Oscar Vasquez improves to 8-1 by decisioning Mexico’s Cesar Sustaita (3-2, 3 KOS) in a six-round bout Saturday in Las Vegas. In an action packed, toe-to-toe clash, Sustaita matched Vasquez’s aggression throughout the fight with Oscar landing the cleaner punches. In a heated exchange in the …
Read More »Heavyweight Slugger “Bronco” Billy Wright Destroys Gilberto Domingos
Last night, 50-year old WBC #16 heavyweight contender, “Bronco” Billy Wright (47-4, 38 KOs), annihilated Gilberto Matheus Domingos (22-3, 20 KOs), stopping the Brazilian with a devastating body blow at the 1:15 mark of round one. The 10-round main event took place on the RJJ Boxing Promotions at the We …
Read More »Finally: Mayweather vs. Pacquiao May 2 On Dual Pay-Per-View
Sports fans will be treated to the fight that has captured the attention of the entire world when boxing’s pound-for-pound king Floyd “Money” Mayweather steps into the ring to face eight-division world champion Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao in an epic welterweight world championship unification bout. The much-anticipated mega-fight will take place …
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