This Friday May 15th, 2004 Olympic team captain, Devin Vargas, (17-0, 7KO) will be in the fight of his life when he takes on Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson (21-0-1, 8KO) in the main event on ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights” at Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City, NJ. Johnson, who many believe is the top American heavyweight contender,…
On May 15, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing brings boxing back to Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City, NJ with a compelling six bout card. In the main event bout of the evening, the WBA #5, WBC #10, IBF #13 rated heavyweight in the world Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson, 21-0-1 (8), is set to square off against 2004…
Click for larger image © Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions Ahead of tonight’s massive fight card at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, the principal boxers all weighed in. 12 rounds, IBO Light Welterweight title Ricky Hatton: 140 lb Manny Pacquiao: 138 lb
© Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions Manny Pacquiao: “I am ready for the fight on Saturday. I know Ricky Hatton has trained hard for this fight. I have seen it on 24/7. “I respect Ricky Hatton. He is a good person. He is a nice guy and I would like to remind everyone that there…
One of boxing’s hottest prospects and rising middleweight star, Daniel “The Golden Child” Jacobs, has been added to the much anticipated May 2nd pay-per-view undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton: “The Battle of East and West” at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The highly touted prospect will be featured in the third of four…
A world championship battle between north and south will highlight the May 2 pay-per-view undercard for Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton: “The Battle of East and West.” WBC Super Featherweight Champion Humberto Soto of Mexico will defend his title against Canadian contender Benoit Gaudet. The pay-per-view broadcast will also feature undefeated top-rated junior middleweight contender…
Winky Wright: “I want to fight the best, I’ve been out for 21 months and I’m ready to get back in the ring. There won’t be any playing around. I won’t be just blocking, I’ll be throwing a lot of punches, a lot of hard punches on Saturday night. No one can win a fight…
Before world champion Paul “The Punisher†Williams and Winky Wright enter the ring on Saturday, April 11 to battle it out at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, three of boxing’s up and comers will look to impress ringside observers as they continue their move up the boxing ranks. In a super…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday night at the Kingsway Leisure Centre in Widnes, England, Matchroom Sports hosted a fight night headlined by the British Light Welterweight title clash between Paul McCloskey and Dean Harrison with a superb lineup of undercard bouts. Scottish boxer and British Featherweight titlist Paul Appleby faced Juan…
© Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions Some of boxing’s top young talent will enter the ring at Staples Center in Los Angeles tonight before Antonio Margarito and Shane Mosley battle in one of the most highly-anticipated welterweight bouts in recent years.
Undefeated junior welterweight prospect, Danny “Swift” Garcia, 9-0 (7), will now face Jose Alfredo Lugo, 10-5-1 (5), of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico in an eight round bout scheduled for this Saturday on the undercard of De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao.
Before “The Golden Boy”, Oscar de la Hoya, enters the ring for his super fight this Saturday night against Manny Pacquiao, boxing’s brightest young prospect, Daniel “The Golden Child” Jacobs, will put his perfect 12-0 (11) record on the line against Victor Lares in the HBO Pay-Per-View opener at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in…