Former world cruiserweight champion Krzysztof “Diablo’ Wlodarczyk is a warrior, and as such, accepting losses doesn’t come easy to him. The last man to beat him, current IBF cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham, is the same way, and after Wlodarczyk gave the American a chance to redeem himself in May, he hopes Cunningham will do the…
Legendary boxing promoter Don King will present a boxing event with three world championships on Saturday, July 7 at Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Conn. The main event will feature Norwalk’s own undefeated World Boxing Association super welterweight champion “Tremendous’ Travis Simms (25-0, 19 KOs) defending his crown against undefeated WBA No. 1-ranked mandatory…
Spanish Harlem’s Edgar Santana (21-2, 13 KO’s) will square off against Harrison Cuello (12-5, 9 KO’s) in the 10 round junior welterweight main event on DiBella Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing Presented by FreeTheFan.Com at the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center tonight, Wednesday, June 20.
Founder and CEO of Star Boxing, Joe DeGuardia is proud to announce the signings of world class welterweight Said Ouali, world class Jr. Middleweight Daniel “The Haitian Sensation” Edouard, 2004 US Olympic Heavyweight Devin Vargas, and top young Super Featherweight prospect Eric Hunter to the Star Boxing roster of fighters.
Bust Your Grill Management announces the signing of former WBA Light Heavyweight interim titlist Richard “The Destroyer” Hall. Hall, 27-7 (25 KO), has earned a reputation as a fearless warrior, engaging in thrilling battles with Roy Jones Jr., Glen Johnson, Julian Letterlough, among others.
CES Promotions puts on “Cha-Ching In The Ring†tonight, Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT. The main event pits super middle Peter Manfredo against upset specialist David Banks in a scheduled ten round contest while the undercard is headed up by a rematch between light welters Jaime Clampitt and Jane…
When the “The Pride of Providence” Peter Manfredo, Jr. enters the ring Wednesday night to headline the “Cha-Ching In The Ring” show, it’ll mark his third fight within a 74-day period, an unheard of schedule today for a top 15 contender. Manfredo (27-4, 13 KOs), rated No. 14 by the IBF, lost by controversial stoppage…
Chicago’s 8 Count Productions has signed bantamweight prospect Francisco Rodriguez to an exclusive promotional contract, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. The 23 year old Rodriguez, born and raised in Chicago, sports a record of 8-1 with six knockouts. His illustrious amateur career includes a first place finish at…
Our President, Jose Sulaiman, as of last Sunday June 10th 2007, is one of the distinguished members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, site into which he was inducted because of his unquestionable merits in an uninterrupted work of over 50 years, always looking for the best to our sport. We do not want…
“Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have, unfortunately, been forced to cancel our June 23 boxing event at The Roxy in Boston,” stated Promoter Rich Cappiello. “The good news is that Cappiello Promotions returns to Boston at The Castle on July 18th with ESPN2 Wednesday Night Fights! “We will be issuing a release with further information…
By Per Ake Persson Russian heavy Alexander Povetkin will now face experienced and tricky American Larry Donald June 30 in Moscow. Donald comes in instead of Monte Barrett. Larry has been inactive since coming oh-so-close to beat future WBA heavy champ Nikolai Valuev in 2005 but has kept busy and was sparring with European ruler…
Danish super featherweight prospect Kim “Golden Boy†Poulsen (4-1, 1 KO) rounds off the season on July 6, when he fights an opponent yet to be determined at the Mehrzweckhalle in Berlin, Germany on a show promoted by Fight Night Events. This was announced today by manager Henrik Risum, who is happy that Poulsen will…