Undefeated Brooklyn middleweight Peter “Kid Chocolate†Quillin closes out a perfect year with his eighth fight of 2007 on Thursday night’s (December 13) “Holiday Hits,†against tough Minnesota import Troy “TNT†Lowry (27-7, 16 KOs) in an eight-round Special Attraction, co-promoted by Ring Promotions and Cedric Kushner’s Gotham Boxing, at The Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan.
After being voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year and unifying the super-middleweight division, Joe Calzaghe’s year could get even better as hopes rise that he can finally nail down a fight against Bernard Hopkins. Frank Warren and Golden Boy Promotions, Hopkins handlers, are in on-going talks about staging the fight in 2008. It would…
In the tradition of the classic baseball movie, Field of Dreams, which states, “Build it, and they will come,†fans have responded to the February 23rd world heavyweight title unification bout between IBF champion Wladimir Klitschko and WBO champion Sultan Ibragimov by snapping up tickets for the bout – which will be held at Madison…
HBO Sports has begun production on “Joe Louis: America’s Hero…Betrayed”, a documentary on the legendary boxer and his tremendous impact on segregated America, it was announced by Ross Greenburg, president, HBO Sports. The special will reveal how the grandson of slaves became one of the greatest heavyweights of all time, served as an iconic figure…
Former amateur standout and Chicago fan favorite Frankie Tafoya will return to the professional boxing ring this Friday night, December 14 at “December Fury” another evening of world class professional boxing presented by Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions. The 24 year old Tafoya, 5-0 with three knockouts, returns after a two year absence to face…
After the biggest year of his young career, highly-touted middleweight prospect “Mean†Joe Greene will look to finish up 2007 with another victory when he takes on veteran Patrick Thompson at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City on Thursday night. “Joe has been spectacular in 2007, and I think this fight will be a…
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing presented the seventh installment of the popular “Punchin At The Paradise” series at The Utopia Paradise Theatre in the Bronx, NY last night and in what has become a tradition of the Paradise shows, those in attendance were treated to a memorable night of boxing.
You only have one chance to make a first impression, and Jean Pascal did not impress Edison Miranda this past Friday night during his 10 round bout with Brian Norman at the Bell Center in Montreal. “I came all the way from the sunny weather of San Juan to the snow in Montreal, to watch…
As the dust settles on Chris Edwards’ historic victory, the first boxer from Stoke to win a British title for 85 years took time out to thank the team at Impact Boxing who had assisted him in his quest to capture the inaugural super-flyweight Lonsdale Belt. “I couldn’t have achieved this without Impact Boxing,†said…
By Per Ake Persson Susianna Kentikian retained the WBA flyweight title and added the vacant WIBF belt to her collection with a hardfought unanimous decision over Nadia Hokmi from France. It was scored 97-95, 96-94 and 97-94. Hokmi protested but was overrun in the first half of the fight by the agressive champion. She did…
International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Paulie “The Magic Man†Malignaggi took a break from his Vero Beach training camp, where he’s preparing for his first title defense January 5 on Showtime Championship Boxing against No. 1 contender Herman “The Black Panther†Ngoudjo (16-1, 9 KOs) at Bally’s Casino in Atlantic City, to play boxing’s…
By Per Ake Persson Spotlight Boxing promotes on Friday, Dec 7, in Hamburg. The Hamburg bill is topped by female fly Susianna Kentikian, who faces Nadia Hockmi in a WIBF and WBA fight. WBO Intercontinental middle champ Sebastian Zbik defends the title against Samir dos Santos Barbosa, heavyweight Sebastian Kober faces experienced Brit Lee Swaby,…