Author: Boxing Press

Photo Gallery ©Karl Stubbs/Impact Boxing When Gary Reid left the Potteries for London to meet Nigerian Ajose Olusegun it was more in hope than in expectation. The boxing intelligentsia expected Gary to last between 4 and 6 rounds in last night’s Commonwealth light-welterweight title clash. He confounded the experts however and was still on his…

Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions has announced details of “Summer Sizzle”, their next world class, action packed evening of professional boxing set for Friday, July 13 at the newly remodeled, fully air conditioned Congress Theater in downtown Chicago. Headlining the evening is a super featherweight ten round bout between undefeated Oxnard, California native Jose Aguiniga…

Cestus Management’s undefeated super middleweight dynamo Donovan George needed just seventy-four seconds to discard Cory Phelps. The fight took place this past Thursday night on the undercard of the Hasim Rahman-Tauras Sykes contest from Rochester, New York and was promoted by Top Rank, who is the promoter of Donovan George. “Da’Bomb” went into the ring…

It will be the Battle of Midway when three-division world champion Erik “El Terrible” Morales, making his Chicago debut and seeking his record fourth world title in as many weight divisions, rumbles with WBC lightweight champion and Chicago native David Diaz in the main event of “The War for 4!” Promoted by Top Rank Inc.,…

Light welterweight prospect Frankie “El Gato” Figueroa has signed an exclusive managerial contract with Sal LoNano, president of S&L Boxing, it was announced today. Figueroa (16-2, 12 KOs), fighting out of the Bronx, NY, is the reigning WBC International Mundo Hispano welterweight and New York State light welterweight champion. He has won eight in a…

Firefighters from Five Boroughs to Grill Off for FDNY Charities on Thursday, June 21, at Gallagher’s Steak House. Manhattan, Bronx, Staten Island, Queens and Brooklyn square off in celebration with all proceeds going to FDNY charities; $45 per person It is well known throughout New York’s five boroughs that some of the best cooking is…

The hottest smaller-weight boxer in the world, WBC super flyweight champion Cristian Mijares, headlines the July 13th “The Gladiators” pay-per-view event live from the Gomez Palacio in Durango, Mexico. Mijares (31-3-2, 12 KOs) captured the WBC Interim title last September by 12-round split decision (114-113, 114-113, 113-114) against Katsushige Kawashima (30-4) in Japan. The crafty…

Saturday, June 16 at 9:30 PM ET/PT, from the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT The main event features a 12-round junior welterweight championship showdown, as Lovemore N’Dou (45-8-1, 30 KOs) of Sydney, Australia puts his title on the line against the flashy and popular Brooklynite Paulie Malignaggi (22-1, 5 KOs). N’Dou is a veteran…

Duva Boxing will present Friday Night Fights: Staten Island Knockouts on Friday night, June 29, at the St. George Theater on 34 Hyatt Street, in conjunction with the Dr. Theodore Atlas Foundation. Duva Boxing president Dino Duva has announced that part of the proceeds from event ticket sales will go to the Atlas Foundation, which…

The documentary feature film “Orthodox Stance”, about Brooklyn’s Dmitriy Salita, a 25-year old immigrant from the Ukraine, who is both a top professional boxer and a rigorously observant Jew, will have its World Premieres at the Silverdocs: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival in Silver Spring, Maryland, now through Sunday, June 17, 2007. The film is produced…

Crown Boxing, a Las Vegas company that has been promoting professional fight cards for the past two years, has announced that the Crystal Clear Sports Network will televise future bouts. Crown Boxing matchmaker Frank Luca said his company will launch its affiliation with CCSN on June 15 at the Orleans Hotel and Casino with a…