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Click for larger image Pain and Glory Spectacular at the NEC Birmingham is also going to include professional boxing for the very first time !!

The Branco Sports Productions (BSP) “Parade of Champions” International Boxing Extravaganza a fortnight ago has sparked a boxing revival at the Wembley Indoor Arena in Johannesburg. The award-winning BSP promotional duo, Branco Milenkovic and Baby Jake Matlala will be back at the well-known indoor venue on Friday, April 28, with the South African junior bantamweight…

SportsNet New York (SNY), the television home of the New York Mets and New York Jets, today announced a landmark agreement with DiBella Entertainment, a full-service sports and entertainment company and New York’s leading professional boxing promoter, to televise Broadway Boxing Presented by Turning Stone Resort and Casino. Broadway Boxing will air on the second…

Brisbane and Melbourne’s community boxing show “In the Red Corner” has been nominated for an Antenna award for Best Sports Program in 2006 This is the community equivalent to the mainstream Logies The show is up against 4 Victorian based programs for the top prize.

“Bazooka Joe” to fight for MBO Title in St. Joseph’s, MO on May 2nd. Joe Linenfelser was added to the fight card in St. Joseph’s, Mo, on Tuesday May 2nd, he will be fighting for his 1st small Midwestern title the MBO ( Midwestern Boxing Organization ) at 154 pounds. This will be Joe’s first…

The amazing Peterson brothers, who long ago won their toughest fight – growing up homeless in Washington, D.C. – will co-headline on “ShoBox: The New Generation” on SHOWTIME on Friday, April 28 (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). In a 10-round bout, older brother Lamont (16-0, seven KOs) faces southpaw Jose “The Baby…

Upon hearing the news that Mitch “Blood” Green signed on to face Butterbean this summer, Ohio-based heavyweight hopeful George “The Terminator” Linberger decided to take his campaign public. Linberger had been attempting to secure a fight with Green ever 2005 became 2006. Green’s handlers flirted with the idea, but in the end settled for a…

DATE: FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 SITE:4 BEARS CASINO & LODGE NEW TOWN, NORTH DAKOTA TELEVISION: SHOWTIME 11 P.M. ET/PT (TAPE DELAYED ON WEST COAST) PRINCIPALS: JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT SPECIAL ATTRACTION – 10 ROUNDS Lamont Peterson vs. Mario Jose Ramos 16-0, 7 KOs – 16-2-1, 3 KOs Undefeated 140-Pound Contender – Junior Welterweight Contender Washington, D.C. –…

DATE: FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 SITE:4 BEARS CASINO & LODGE NEW TOWN, NORTH DAKOTA TELEVISION: SHOWTIME 11 P.M. ET/PT (TAPE DELAYED ON WEST COAST) PRINCIPALS: JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT SPECIAL ATTRACTION – 10 ROUNDS Lamont Peterson vs. Mario Jose Ramos 16-0, 7 KOs – 16-2-1, 3 KOs Undefeated 140-Pound Contender – Junior Welterweight Contender Washington, D.C. –…

Curtis “Showtime” Stevens Also On Bill Of April 20 Broadway Boxing Card On Thursday night, April 20th, the ever-popular Broadway Boxing Presented by Turning Stone Resort & Casino returns to the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center with knockout artist Curtis “Showtime” Stevens (11-0, 10 KO’s) back in action. The card is headlined by an IBF…

Click for larger imagethompsonboxing.com New Date – Monday, April 24th At The Doubltree Hotel, Ontario CA Future super featherweight contender Dominic Salcido will headline the next installment of the popular “Path To Glory” Boxing Extravaganza on Monday, April 24 at the Doubletree Hotel Event Center in Ontario, California. The original date was scheduled for Friday…