photo by Teddy Blackburn Recent DiBella Entertainment signee Edgar Santana celebrates a big victory last week at New York’s Manhattan Center, flanked by his manager Ernesto Dallas (left) and publicist John Cirillo. Both Dallas and Cirillo are graduates of prestigious local institution Fordham University and have been a big part of the Spanish Harlem junior…
The World Boxing Council is honored and very pleased with the news about the candidacy of world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko to the Mayoralty of Kiev, Capital City of Ukraine. If Vitali gets elected, the people of Kiev will have an active, honest, patriotic and hard-working mayor in one of the most exemplary champions who…
Heavyweight prospect Kevin Johnson to make his national television debut on action-packed undercard at the Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday March 31st Heavyweight prospect Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson takes another step in his climb to the Heavyweight crown as he battles veteran Robert “Big Philly” Hawkins in a Heavyweight bout in the Mohegan Sun Arena on…
Just hours before Fight Academy were to confirm that Ricky Hatton would be defending his unified light welterweight crown against Juan Lazcano, the news came through that the Texan had broken a finger in training and would not be able to make the May 13 date for the Hitman’s major US debut. “Just as I…
The San Francisco Golden Gloves has recently announced that six-time world champion Sugar Ray Leonard and The Contender champion Sergio Mora will be in attendance to show their support for the 75th Annual San Francisco Golden Gloves event scheduled to take place between March 21st and 25th at the Bill Graham Civic Center.
The glittering amateur career of Bermondsey cruiserweight David Haye didn’t merely fine-tune the 25-year-old for the professional game – it also comes in handy for research purposes. Following the announcement of Haye’s first defence of his European title on March 24 at the storied York Hall, Bethnal Green, the London puncher revised his extensive amateur…
Chicagoland’s most popular professional boxer, David Diaz, 29-1-1 (16KO’s) returns home this Friday night, March 17th as he faces Silverio Ortiz Jr., 16-8 (7KO’s) of Merida, Mexico in a ten round lightweight bout which headlines Madness in March at the Aragon Ballroom, another fantastic evening of professional boxing presented by Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions,…
With the news that Juan Lazcano has broken a finger and is unavailable to fight Ricky Hatton on May 13 on HBO in the USA, the “Black Panther” Lovemore Ndou has his hand up and is ready to take the fight. “I think there is a greater power working to make this fight,” said Ndou….
Former two-time World Boxing Council lightweight champion Stevie “Lil’ But Bad†Johnston (38-3-1, 17 KOs) fights Dominican knockout artist Luis Ernesto Jose (24-4-2, 22 KOs) on March 31 in the 10-round main event at the Ybor City Multi Fight Complex in Tampa, Florida. In the 12-round co-feature on the show co-promoted by Silverhawk Boxing and…
The New York State Athletic Commission offices were abuzz for the weigh ins for the “Irish Express” fight card set for a sold out Theater at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night. Sixteen pugilists hit the scales under the auspices of NYSAC chairman Ron Scott Stevens just 24 hours before the premiere promotion for Eddie…
DiBella Entertainment’s undefeated star Dmitry “Star of David†Salita will be profiled on CBS Evening News tomorrow (Thursday, March 16) at 6:30 PM/ET – 7:00 PM/ET. Salita will be back in the ring this Saturday night, March 18, as one of the co-featured attractions on the James Toney vs. Hassim Rahman heavyweight championship card at…
Sports Network’s very own Brat Pack will swing into action on May 13 with three of the South East’s best young boxers involved in title action. At the home of boxing, Bethnal Green’s York Hall, Kevin Mitchell, Ross Minter and Danny Hunt will all be appearing on a mouth-watering show supported by a bumper undercard.