Terms have been agreed for Britain’s two best heavyweights Matt Skelton and Danny Williams to finally slug it out on Saturday 3 December in London. Despite the British Boxing Board of Control imposing a six-month ban on Williams fighting for the British title for his late withdrawal against Skelton in July – a decision that…
“RUMBLE AT THE ROCK†McCLINE, MIRANDA, AND FOREMAN ADDED TO OCTOBER 21ST UNDERCARD The hunger! It’s something you can’t really describe, but you can see it. Look close, and you can see that hunger in the eyes of Heavyweight Title contenders David Tua and Jameel McCline, unbeaten Edison Miranda and rising star Yuri Foreman. It’s…
DaVarryl Williamson hits the mitts during an open media workout Tuesday in Reno. Williamson, the IBF No. 3 heavyweight contender and mandatory challenger to IBF champion Chris Byrd, faces Byrd in the co-feature Saturday on SHOWTIME (9:15 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). In a second 12-round bout on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Click for…
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING TO PRESENT IBF/IBO SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP, IBF BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE IBF Super Middleweight Jeff “Left Hook†Lacy vs. IBF No. 5 Contender Scott “The Sandman†Pemberton IBF Bantamweight Champion Rafael Marquez vs. IBO Bantamweight Champion/IBF No. 1 Contender Silence “African Spice†Mabuza
SHOWTIME NETWORKS and DIRECTV TEAM UP TO DELIVER AN EXCLUSIVE “FIRST†FOR FIGHT FANS Interactive TV (ITV) Boxing Portal Initiated for Corrales vs. Castillo Rematch NEW YORK (Sept. 27, 2005) – Showtime Networks Inc. and DIRECTV have teamed up to deliver the first-ever Interactive TV (ITV) Boxing portal. Showtime, America’s No. 1 Boxing Network, will…
Continuing to demonstrate his good works outside the ring, undefeated NABF featherweight champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (16-0-1 9KOs) will be a guest speaker Sept, 30 2005 at Cesar Chavez elementary in San Jose’s Eastside school district.
James Toney takes a playful swipe at the heavy bag after arriving in Reno Monday for his important IBA heavyweight title defense against Dominick Guinn Saturday on SHOWTIME. In the co-feature on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING (9:15 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast), IBF heavyweight champion Chris Byrd defends against DaVarryl Williamson. Click for larger…
BATTLE AT THE COLISEUM (BATALLA EN EL COLISEO) NEGRON-RODRIGUEZ AND RISING STAR JONATHAN OQUENDO HIGHLIGHT GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS’ MAIDEN VISIT TO PUERTO RICO ON OCTOBER 21; TELEFUTURA TO TELEVISE LOS ANGELES, September 26 – The island of Puerto Rico is rich in boxing history, with the names Trinidad, Gomez, Benitez, Ortiz, and Torres instantly recognizable…
MARQUEZ AILING, TITLE DEFENSE AGAINST MABUZA POSTPONED UNTIL NOVEMBER 5 ON SHOWTIME NEW YORK (Sept. 26, 2005) – The International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight title fight between champion Rafael Marquez and IBF No. 1 contender Silence Mabuza, originally scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 1, was postponed Monday when promoter Gary Shaw informed Showtime that Marquez was…
The IBF super middleweight title fight between undefeated defending champion Jeff Lacy (20-0, 16 KOs) and hard-hitting No. 7 contender Scott Pemberton (29-3-1, 24 KOs) on Saturday, Nov. 5 on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on west coast) will take place at Caesars Tahoe.
DURAN RETAINS TITLE WITH 12-ROUND UNANIMOUS DECISION OVER MCNEIL, MORRIS STOPS COVENEY IN FOURTH ON A “SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION†DOUBLEHEADER FROM LONDON HILTON ON PARK LANE, LONDON, ENGLAND
It is with great sadness that Jesus Chavez and the Golden Boy Promotions family speaks on the passing of a courageous colleague and friend, former world lightweight champion Leavander Johnson. “All of my prayers are with Leavander Johnson and his family in this difficult time,†said Chavez, who shared the ring with Johnson on September…