Author: Boxing Press

After winning the web war with his mandatory challenger, Junior Witter is confident of victory again when he defends his WBC Light-Welterweight Title against Vivian Harris at the The Dome at Doncaster Lakeside on Friday, 7 September. ‘The Hitter’ makes his second world title defence against former WBA champion Harris (New York/Guyana) following an exchange…

Puerto Rican prospect Mike Gonzalez heads to New York City this Wednesday night, September 5 to face unbeaten lightweight Jorge Teron in an eight round featured lightweight bout at a special “Black Tie” edition of Broadway Boxing presented by DiBella Entertainment and Gallagher Productions at Cipriani’s Wall Street in Manhattan. The heavy handed Gonzalez brings…

Undefeated super middleweight prospect James McGirt, Jr. (16-0, 9 KOs) has returned home to New York City for Wednesday night’s eight-round co-feature against veteran Thomas Reid, showcased on Broadway Boxing, at Cipriani Wall Street. The 24-year-old southpaw McGirt, rated No. 36 by the World Boxing Council, is a native of Brentwood (NY), but he lives…

Unbeaten middleweight sensation John Duddy will look to continue his march to European and World honours on the next Hunky Dorys Fight Night at the National Stadium, Dublin on Saturday, October 20 on the night of the “Celtic Tigers”. Duddy will headline the event with support from Irish middleweight champion, Matthew Macklin and undefeated light…

Former IBA Cruiserweight champion and WBO title challenger Bobby Gunn, 18-3 (15), is excited upon hearing the speculation regarding a fight with former undisputed Light Heavyweight champion Antonio “The Magic Man” Tarver. Two different websites have reported the potential clash. Gunn hopes these rumors can get him a date with a man he calls a…

Polish prospect Andrzej Fonfara returns to the ring on Friday, September 14 at Chicago’s Congress Theatre, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. Fonfara’s six round bout will be part of “Pride”, another outstanding evening of world class professional boxing presented by Chicago’s 8 Count Productions and Bob Arum’s Top…

With less than two weeks notice, Samson “The Hammer” Onyango travelled to Poland and delivered an admirable performance against Roman “The Ukranian Tyson” Shkarupa in a bid for the vacant WBF Intercontinental super middleweight title on Thursday August 30.

Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Australian based Russian knockout artist Victor Oganov and hardened Colombian veteran Fulgencio Zuniga each weighed in at 167 pounds Friday. The hard-hitting Oganov, 26-0 (26) and Zuniga,19-2-1 (16), clash for the vacant IBO super middleweight title in the main event in a special edition of…

Don King hosted a press conference this week in Chicago attended by Juan Diaz and Julio Diaz formally announcing their lightweight world championship unification match (WBA, WBO, IBF) at Sears Centre in nearby Hoffman Estates, Ill., on Oct. 13. Both proud Mexicans were respectful of one another, but said and reiterated the fight is of…

To kick-off the exciting promotion of the highly anticipated Miguel Cotto and Sugar Shane Mosley Welterweight World Championship fight on November 10 at the “Mecca of Boxing”, New York City’s Madison Square Garden, the fighters will engage in a three-city media tour starting Wednesday, September 5 in San Juan, Puerto Rico followed by stops in…

Frank Maloney returns for the new boxing season with a smashing bill at London’s famed York Hall on Friday, September 21, 2007. The East End’s celebrated bantamweight Ian Napa headlines the show with a British title defense in what is sure to be a thrilling contest between two razor sharp fighters. Napa, 14-6 (0), is…