A high stakes game of Russian Roulette is scheduled for next Tuesday, July 1, before Judge Kathleen Kennedy at the Richard J. Daley Center in Chicago as to the fate of the WBA Heavyweight Championship fight between Fres Oquendo and Ruslan Chagaev. Hitz Boxing and Square Ring Promotions are seeking …
Read More »Simmons, Camacho Steal Show At Glasgow Press Conference
Stephen Simmons and Wadi Camacho renewed their rivalry and stole the show at today’s pre-fight press conference for Friday night’s bill at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, live on Sky Sports. Simmons defends his WBC International Silver Cruiserweight title against Camacho, but with their bitter feud simmering for months now, …
Read More »Don’t Mess With Chechnya: President Kadyrov Spars Ruslan Chagaev!
Former world heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev is wrapping up training camp for his July 6 WBA championship bout against Puerto Rican veteran Fres Oquendo on Grozny, Russia. The “White Tyson” has done most of his preparation in the Chechen capital training not only with head coach Artur Grigorian and his …
Read More »Erislandy Lara Discusses Upcoming Canelo Alvarez Fight
Before he steps into the ring to face Mexican-superstar Canelo Alvarez, WBA Super Welterweight Champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara worked out for the media and talked about his upcoming PPV main event on “Honor & Glory”. Lara on if he was surprised that Canelo took the fight: “Originally I …
Read More »Fresno Novice Hernandez Victorious Saturday At StubHub
Fresno’s welterweight sensation, Marcos Hernandez (2-0) remained undefeated with a dominating performance against Donte Stower (0-5) winning every round to cement another unanimous decision on Saturday at StubHub Center in Carson, CA. “I’ve been off for a while so I wanted to shake off the rust and put on a …
Read More »Hitz Boxing, Square Ring File Suit Over Chagaev vs. Oquendo
With an announced date of Sunday, July 6 for a planned WBA “Regular” Heavyweight Title bout between Chicago’s Fres Oquendo and Ruslan Chagaev in Grozny, Russia, Chicago based promoter Bobby Hitz of Hitz Boxing and his partner Square Ring Promotions have filed a lawsuit to protect their exclusive promotional rights …
Read More »Ermano Fegatilli Continues To Fight The Establishment
In Boxing, not everything goes as planned. For Ermano Fegatilli, that is applicable to describe the last two years of his boxing career. Multiple fight cancellations, the indefinite postponement of the WBC’s Super Featherweight elimination tournament following the unfortunate death of Jose Sulaiman, and a much-disputed loss to Devis Boschiero …
Read More »Guerrero vs. Kamegai Fighters Have Final Say In LA
Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions hosted the final press conference at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles Thursday for Saturday’s stacked 10-fight card at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. The first live bout is at 2 p.m. PT. In the main event of a tripleheader live …
Read More »Pullev Next Up To Face World Heavyweight Champ Wladimir Klitschko
IBF/IBO/WBO and WBA heavyweight super champion Wladimir Klitschko will defend his titles on September 6 against the Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev. The fight against the official IBF mandatory challenger will be taking place at the O2 World in Hamburg, Germany. Kubrat “The Cobra“ Pulev, from Sofia, is 33 years old and …
Read More »Boxers Face Off For “KO At The Casino” In Luxurious Monte Carlo
The boxers at the “KO At The Casino” bill in Monte Carlo came face to face for the first time this afternoon at the glittering casino venue ahead of Saturday’s showdown. All eight fighters were on hand for what promoter Rodney Berman of Golden Gloves called “a historic event”. The …
Read More »Can Comebacking Dawson Locate “Bad Chad” Once Again?
Can Chad Dawson be “Bad” again? Can the former two-time light heavyweight world champion bounce back from two consecutive knockout losses and look sharp after a one-year hiatus? Can he regain his status in the division he once dominated? Dawson (31-3, 17 KOs), of Las Vegas by way of New …
Read More »Fresno Prospect Hernandez Signs With Advisor Al Haymon
Fresno, California’s welterweight boxer, Marcos Antonio Hernandez (1-0), has recently signed with world renowned advisor, Al Haymon. With the addition of Haymon on his team, Hernandez will now fight on the undercard of Robert Guerrero vs. Yoshihiro Kamegai this Saturday, June 21 at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. At age …
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