The two premier active Jewish athletes in America were at Shea Stadium yesterday, as undefeated boxer Dmitriy “Star of David†Salita and Mets slugger Shawn Green met for the first time. Born in Odessa, Ukraine, Salita now fights out of Brooklyn, NY. Salita’s impressive ring record of 27-0-1 includes 15 victories by way of knock…
Frank Maloney has put together a stacked undercard to support “Heavyweight Hayemaker”, David Haye’s heavyweight gamble against Polish hardman Tomasz Bonin, on Friday, April 27 at London’s Wembley Arena. Chief support bout sees ex-WBU super middleweight titlist Tony Oakey looking to complete his comeback by challenging the reigning British light heavyweight champion Peter Oboh. Oakey,…
Hennessy Sports promoted John O’Donnell and John Murray arrived in America on Tuesday ahead of their appearance on the Oscar de la Hoya-Floyd Mayweather undercard at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 5th. The “Golden Pair’ flew in to Los Angeles – the home of de la Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions – with…
A former paper boy will attempt to make headlines of his own on SHOWTIME when undefeated “Fast†Eddie Chambers (28-0, 16 KOs) faces Dominick “The Southern Disaster’’ Guinn (28-4-1, 19 KOs) in the 10-round main event Friday, May 4, 2007, on “ShoBox: The New Generation” live on Showtime, 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west…
Rap artist 50 Cent (a.k.a. Curtis Jackson) will lead “Pretty Boy†Floyd Mayweather into the ring for his WBC super welterweight championship fight against “The Golden Boy†Oscar De La Hoya on May 5 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and live on pay-per-view. 50 Cent will be performing his new song “Straight to…
Don’t Miss IBO Title Clash Between Antonio Tarver vs. Elvir Muriqui June 9 on Showtime It was a complete sellout crowd at Bally’s Grand Ballroom in Atlantic City for Star Boxing’s “Turf War”-a WBO Jr. Welterweight elimination bout between Kendall Holt and Mike Arnaoutis, televised live on Showtime’s highly entertaining boxing series “ShoBox, the Next…
By Per Ake Persson Cuban heavyweight Odlanier Solis makes his pro debut against 40+ veteran Andreas Sidon, 32-7, who last challenged for the WBA Intercontinental title, on Friday at the Arena Gym in Hamburg, Germany. Herbie Hide continues his comeback at cruiser and is in against Czech Pavol Polakovic.
Duva Sees Bright Future for his “Rated R†#1 Contender Although his fighter Kendall “Rated R†Holt (22-1, 12 KOs) has already proven himself as one of boxing’s best super lightweights, promoter Dino Duva thinks it may be just the beginning. “Kendall has now clearly established himself as the top mandatory challenger. The next step…
Kevin Iole, who on May 1 will join Yahoo! Sports as a columnist, has been selected for the Boxing Writers Association of America’s Nat Fleischer Award for excellence in boxing journalism. The Fleischer Award is the highest honor the BWAA can bestow on a writer and has been presented since 1972. The winner is determined…
DiBella Entertainment has signed junior welterweight standout Juliano Ramos (14-1, 11 KO’s) to a promotional agreement, it was announced today by DBE President Lou DiBella. A native of Sorocaba, Brazil, Ramos is trained by the legendary Buddy McGirt, Jr. Eleven of Ramos’ fourteen career victories have come by way of the knock out. “We are…
On Wednesday April 25, 2007, two-time IBF Featherweight Champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero has agreed to speak and sign autographs for the kids at MACSA (Mexican American Community Services Agency) in Gilroy, California. Guerrero stated “This is where it all started for me. I grew up in this gym here and now it’s my turn…
by Simon Jackson “A breath of fresh air in the form of David Haye, the European cruiserweight champion, is soon to envelop the world heavyweight scene and his inclusion will benefit the division,” said promoter Frank Maloney. “David Haye is fresh blood in the heavyweight division, he has a gunslinger’s attitude and that is what…