Paul McCloksey will enjoy home comforts for the second defence of his European Light Welterweight title against Barry “The Bizness†Morrison on the Hunky Dorys Fight Night at The Aura in Letterkenny on Saturday, October 2nd. The unbeaten Dungiven southpaw will be returning to the scene of his victory over former World Champ Cesar Bazan…
The roller-coaster career of Maurice “Sugar Moe†Harris, winner of the 2002 ‘Thunderbox Heavyweight Tournament,†is riding high once again, coming off of his solid August 6 victory against IBF #15 prospect Nagy “Dominican Dynamite†Aguilera for the vacant USBA heavyweight title.
Middleweight contender Giovanni Lorenzo is spending the scorching hot summer days training in New York City with one goal in mind, crushing WBA champion Felix Sturm on Saturday, September 4th in Cologne, Germany. Said Lorenzo: “My preparation has been going great; I am in the best shape of my career, physically and mentally. I am…
The Friday Night Fights at the Cox Convention Center on August 13 was an undisputed, rounding success! The capacity crowd witnessed catBOX fighter Oklahoma Lightweight Champ Noah Zuhdi (11-1) score a six round unanimous decision over former North American Boxing Association Champion Martin Armenta of Mexico.
It’s a rugged and exciting fight card this Friday night, August 13, 2010 at the Cox Center, 2nd Floor, in the heart of downtown Oklahoma City. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Eric Fields v. Harvey Jolly. Fields (15-1, 12 KOs) is fighting one of the toughest boxers in the 200 pound divison. Jolly, from Adrian,…
If not for a hand injury suffered in the opening round of the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece, reigning WBA and IBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov certainly would be much better known today by North American boxing fans, especially if he advanced to the medal rounds and fought eventual gold-medal winner Andre Ward.
Last week WBA middleweight super champion Felix Sturm has reached an agreement with his former promoter Klaus-Peter Kohl (Universum) regarding the end of their promotional contract. Now Sturm is free to organize and promote his fight all by himself. His comeback after more than a year of ring absence is scheduled for September 4th in…
Let’s Get It On Promotions and current USBA light-heavyweight champion, Otis “Triple OG†Griffin, have entered into a long term promotional agreement. Griffin, with a record of 22-6, 9 KOs is also ranked #10 in the world in the IBF. Griffin, who was the winner of Fox’s The Next Great Champ boxing reality TV show…
This past Friday night, welterweight contender Demetrius “The Gladiator†Hopkins looked dominant defending his WBC USNBC title, winning a unanimous decision over former world title challenger “Mighty†Mike Arnaoutis. With the win, the Philadelphia native improved to 30-1-1, his second unanimous decision this year after moving up to the welterweight limit. Scores for Hopkins were…
I am the son of Mexican immigrants who is a professional boxer with a college diploma. I have earned three world titles in my career and I am training to fight Juan Manuel Marquez for the Unified Lightweight World Championship on July 31. I also own a construction business with my brother and am taking…
© Emily Harney Hartford super bantamweight Mike “Machine Gun†Oliver, the reigning New England and EBA champion, will be in a crossroads fight Saturday night as he continues his journey back to the top of the 122-pound division, taking on 4-time world title-holder Mauricio “Indio Boy†Pastrana in the 8-round co-feature on the “Pride &…
Puerto Rican superstar Ivan Calderon headlines New York’s famed Madison Square Garden for the first time as the southpaw WBO light flyweight champion puts his crown at risk against hard-nosed former two-time world title challenger Jesus Iribe of Mexico. At 33-0-1 (6), Calderon has never lost a professional fight and during his reigns as WBO…