Unbeaten middleweight sensation Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez, a former two-time national amateur champion, fights Saturday night, January 17 in his first scheduled eight round bout against Brad Austin on the off-televised HBO undercard, headlined by the Andre Berto vs. Luis Collazo WBC welterweight title fight at the Beau Rivage Resort …
Read More »Boxing Result: Mosley KO’s Mayorga In Final Round
© Tom Hogan/Golden Boy Promotions Former world champions Ricardo Mayorga and Shane Mosley may not be top caliber light middleweights anymore but they refuse to go away quietly as they rocked the Staples Center in Los Angeles last night with a thrilling back and forth epic that saw both men …
Read More »Boxing Preview: Shane Mosely vs. Ricardo Mayorga
© Gene Blevins – Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions In what should prove to be an interesting boxer vs. slugger matchup tonight from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA, former multi-weight world champions Shane Mosley and Ricardo Mayorga meet in a 12 round contest between aging warriors. Mosley, 44-5 (37), is …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Shane Mosley vs. Ricardo Mayorga
Quotes from Mosley and Mayorga from final press conference at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday before this Saturday’s showdown at the Home Deport Center in Carson, CA. Mayorga to Mosley: “I’m glad you’re throwing out the first pitch at the Dodgers game tonight. You should be …
Read More »Boxing Info: Mosley vs. Mayorga Fight Week Kicks Off
The greatly anticipated pairing of former world champions Shane Mosley and Ricardo Mayorga heats up this week as the two prepare to face off on Saturday at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA. Mayorga will hold a media workout on Tuesday and the combatants go head to head on …
Read More »European Boxing News: Trabant, Konecny, Bowe, Lakatus, Levin
By Per Ake Persson German paper Bild Zeitung wrote Friday that the German Federation, the BDB, which holds the membership to the EBU, has revoked the license from Arena Box Promotion. No exact reason is given, but it´s no secret there´s been tension all along coming to a head during …
Read More »Boxing Result: Berto Wins WBC Welter Crown In Memphis
Just three years and a half years since turning professional, Florida welterweight Andre Berto won the prestigious WBC title belt last night at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, TN but thoroughly outclassing opponent Miguel Angel Rodriguez on the way to banging out a seventh round TKO. From the first bell, …
Read More »Boxing Prospect Futrell Calls Out Top Welterweight Contender Andre Berto
Welterweight contender Don Juan Futrell, 21-3-1 (10), wants to sent a message to NABF Welterweight Champion Andre Berto, 21-0 (18) before Berto’s scheduled HBO televised fight takes place June 21, 2008 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis TN. “My brother Repo Rick has informed me that your fight with Miguel …
Read More »Dmitriy Salita: Working For His American Dream
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing What better stage to highlight a New York rivalry than a live HBO telecast from Madison Square Garden? Dmitriy Salita, 28-0-1 (16), hopes to take his first step towards the boxing elite by facing cross town rival Edgar Santana, 24-5 (15), on the undercard …
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