Mexican boxer Victor Burgos was whisked from the ring to a hospital on Saturday where he underwent immediate surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain and to reduce swelling after participating in an International Boxing Federation flyweight championship against Vic Darchinyan at Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
Frank Maloney Promotions announces three high level fight cards this spring that will bring compelling bouts to British fight fans in both the London and Manchester areas over the next two months. The first promotion features sharply skilled bantamweight Ian Napa, who will attempt to land in the world rankings by challenging long reigning European…
Fight Production’s heavyweight, from The Hague in The Netherlands, Richel Hersisia steps into the unknown when he faces 23-year-old Georgian Zurab Noniashvili from Tbilisi. A former youth and junior champion of his country, Noniashvili brings an excellent record of only two points losses in 13 professional fights into Click for larger image the scheduled 8-round…
International Boxing Federation heavyweight mandatory challenger Ray “The Rainman†Austin arrived in Mannheim, Germany, on Thursday to make final preparations before meeting IBF champion Wladimir Klitschko at the SAP Arena in a match televised live in America on HBO Saturday at 4:45 p.m. ET/1:45 p.m. PT and replayed at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
Undefeated Chicago light heavyweight “Irish†Mike Nevitt will face fellow Irishman Shawn Hammack in the main event at March Mayhem, Chicago’s annual St. Patrick’s Day professional boxing event, on Friday, March 16 at Cicero Stadium. Nevitt, 13-0 (5KO’s), coming off a unanimous decision over Paulino Avitia on December 1 at Cicero Stadium, spoke about headlining…
Undefeated lightweight prospect Mike Gonzalez will face veteran Jamie Alvarado at the Par A Dice Hotel and Casino in East Peoria, Illinois on Saturday April 7, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of Chicago based 8 Count Productions. Gonzalez, a native of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, currently residing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sports a record…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing After breaking his opponent’s nose in the first round of an electrifying bout, IBF Bantamweight Champion Rafael Marquez captured the World Boxing Council (WBC) super bantamweight title by stopping defending champion Israel Vazquez at the end of the seventh round Saturday on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Rafael Marquez and Israel Vazquez pose after Friday’s weigh-in in Carson, Calif. Marquez weighed 121 1/2 pounds; Vazquez 121 3/4.
Seminole Warriors Boxing is understandably disturbed at recent comments made by Don King regarding the upcoming rematch between IBF cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk and challenger Steve Cunningham, where King demanded that Wlodarczyk’s native Poland be excluded from the list of possible sites for the bout.
Two fighters who have made a name for themselves on the popular SHOWTIME boxing series, “ShoBox: The New Generation,†return to the network for the most significant fight of their respective careers. In arguably the finest, most meaningful match-up in the six-year history of “ShoBox,†World Boxing Organization (WBO) No. 1 contender Kendall Holt will…
Jamie Moore is a busy man who wants to be even busier. The 28 year old recently became a father for the second time and is combining his new parental responsibilities with ensuring his promising boxing career goes into overdrive. Moore, 25-3 (18KOs), the British Light Middleweight titleholder, meets Mugurel Sebe 10-36-2 (3KOs) as the…
Carl Froch is hoping himself and his beloved Nottingham Forest can complete a double “promotion’ this year. Froch faces Russian Sergey Tatevosyan as top-of-the-bill on the Hennessy Sports “Cobra’s Hood’ event at the Nottingham Arena on March 23rd as he looks to secure an eliminator for one of the four major world title belts later…