Thursday, February 1 AT ARCO ARENA SACRAMENTO. – Vicente Escobedo faces Tiger Smalls. Saturday, Feb 3 AT SILVER SPURS ARENA KISSIMMEE, FL.- Jesus “Matador†Chavez risks the IBF light weight title against Julio “The Kid†Diaz; Tomasz Adamek the light heavyweight WBC against Chad Dawson TV: Showtime
Tickets for the highly anticipated super fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather sold out in three hours Saturday afternoon at MGM Grand’s box office and thru TicketMaster’s website. More than 5,400 tickets for the fight, Saturday, May 5 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, were devoured by fans eager to help establish the record-breaking live gate of $19 million. The previous record was $16,860,300…
Being the son of a former world champion, as well as one of boxing’s most respected contemporary trainers, certainly has its pros and cons for unbeaten middleweight prospect James McGirt, Jr., who has won all 13 of his pro fights with seven knockouts.
Former Commonwealth light middleweight champion Ossie Duran takes on The Contender I star Jonathan “Reid Dawg” Reid in the eight round co-feature on the Febarury 9th “Hearts Of Fire” pro-am show at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence.
Home-grown heavyweight boxing contender Derric Rossy will put his undefeated record and New York State Heavyweight Championship on the line February 9, at a bout that will take place just a few miles away from his hometown of Patchogue. Click for larger image Rossy joined Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, officials from Suffolk County Community…
Former WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will return to the ring in April, more than two years after injuries forced his retirement. Vasyl Samokhvalov, who described himself as an “information adviser” to Klitschko, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Klitschko would face Oleg Maskaev on April 21 in Moscow.
Many people consider him one of the greatest Jewish warriors since Moshe Dayan. His name is Bruce “The Mouse” Strauss, he is one of the chosen people and now the legendary former boxer has been chosen to be the “main event” at Bosfest, 2007, the roast/tribute/benefit being held for another ring legend, Johnny Bos.
Commonwealth Bantamweight Champion Tshifhiwa Munyai continued his campaign of victory over the best of Britain’s little men last night in London as the six foot, 118 lb South African stopped British Champion Martin Power in a rematch over four one sided rounds at the Goresbrook LC in Dagenham, London. The 21 year old from Soweto…
Former two-time WBC lightweight champion Stevie “Lil’ But Bad” Johnston captured the vacant IBA title last night (Friday, Jan. 26) on the “Blood, Sweat & Guts” card, presented by Silverhawk Championship Boxing, at Destiny Nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The crafty Johnston (40-4-1, 18 KOs) won a 12-round majority decision (18-3, 13 KOs) against Tyrone “Fury”…
Click for larger image WBC Super Featherweight Champion, Marco Antonio Barrera will meet WBO Featherweight Champion Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday, March 17, 2007 at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, it was announced today. This battle between two of the most recognized Mexican fighters in the world is what boxing fans have been waiting for.
The wait is nearly over for fans across the globe as tickets for the Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather super fight go on sale, Saturday, Jan. 27 at 10 a.m. The unprecedented battle between six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya and unbeaten, four-division world champion Floyd Mayweather will be held Saturday, May…
By Ben Lettman “It was just one of those nights” After failing in his bid to recapture the Commonwealth Bantamweight crown from the world class and ever-improving Tshifhiwa Munyai last night, British 118 pound champion Martin Power very kindly spoke about what went wrong.