“The Golden Boy†Oscar De La Hoya is rigorously preparing for his May 6 WBC super welterweight championship against Ricardo “El Matador†Mayorga at the Wilfredo Gomez gym in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. De La Hoya is using an extreme and “back to the basics†training regime to prepare for the unpredictable Mayorga. The extreme training…
Bay Area fans will get the long awaited opportunity to witness their rising superstar and one of boxing’s most accomplished fighters when Robert “The Ghost†Guerrero (16-1-1 9KO’s) makes his Bay Area debut May 18th in San Jose Ca, at the HP Pavilion in the main event (Opponent TBA). To help promote the fight, “The…
As speculation continues to mount surrounding the selection of “Super” Joe Calzaghe’s next opponent, the Welsh Wizard goes into his scheduled July 8 outing at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium still riding high from the utter domination of Jeff Lacy less than two months ago. “Against Lacy, I think that I fought the best I ever have…
Cedric Kushner will formally announce the launching of his new boxing promotional company, Gotham Boxing, on Tuesday, April 25 in New York. The first fight card has been appropriately titled “The Premiere†and will feature former world title challenger Shannon Briggs on May 24 at the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center. Briggs, a native of…
World Boxing Association super welterweight champion Alejandro “Terra” Garcia defends his title against former world champion and local favorite Jose Antonio Rivera, reviving the legendary Mexican-Puerto Rican rivalry in boxing at the DCU Center in Worcester on May 6.Garcia-Rivera shapes up as the latest edition of memorable brawls featuring Mexican versus Puerto Rican fighters including…
Chris Byrd (39-2-1, 20 KOs) defends his IBF heavyweight title against IBF No. 1 contender and former WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (45-3, 40 KOs) on Saturday, April 22, at the new SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany, on HBO. The scheduled 12-round bout is promoted by K2 Promotions and will be carried live on HBO…
Legendary promoter Don King has signed undefeated Chicago heavyweight prospect Mike Mollo (15-0, 9 KOs) to a promotional agreement. Mollo will make his debut under the DKP banner on May 6 against International Boxing Federation No.7-ranked DaVarryl Williamson (22-4, 18 KOs) at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. Mollo wants to bring some new blood…
Undefeated cruiserweight prospect “El Peligroso” BJ Flores and Main Events Inc. have come to an agreement to part ways, giving the young and talented fighter the opportunity of free agency. At 15-0 with 10 knockouts, the highly skilled and charismatic Flores is looking to elevate his career to the championship level. “Main Events has been…
An injury has forced former two-time World Boxing Council lightweight champion Stevie “Lil’ But Bad” Johnston (38-3-1, 17 KOs) to pull out of his May 26 championship fight against Herman “Black Panther” Ngoudjo (13-0, 9 KOs) at the South Coast Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. In his March 31st fifth-round TKO win against Roberto…
For close to 15 years, boxing superstar Oscar De La Hoya has captivated the world with his exploits in and out of the ring. ImpreMedia’s newspapers, in particular, La Opinión, the leading Spanish language daily newspaper based in Los Angeles, has been following De La Hoya’s accomplishments from the beginning to the peak of his…
When we’ve all been expecting some really good fights for this coming year, it seems that boxing has gone topsy turvy once again. Here in Britain, were all waiting for Ricky Hatton to fight the likes of Gatti, Mayweather or Corrales but it seems that his new advisors have decided to take him another way…
It’s fight week, and the ever-popular Broadway Boxing Presented by Turning Stone Resort & Casino returns to the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center with knockout artist and Broadway Boxing standout combatant Curtis “Showtime†Stevens (11-0, 10 KO’s) returning to the ring this Thursday night, April 20th. The stellar card is headlined by an IBF Bantamweight…