Star Boxing’s Saturday night (August 27th) show at the Tropicanca Casino and Resort in Atlantic City (NJ) has been postponed due to an intense and massive hurricane. The new date will be October 22, 2011, also at the beautiful Tropicana Showroom in the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City.
Read More »Boxing Result: Ennis Stops Lares To Win NABF Title
Farah “The Quiet Storm” Ennis started off Boxing’s biggest weekend in Atlantic City with a bang as he remained undefeated and captured the NABF Super Middleweight championship with a seven round beat down of Victor Lares that highlighted a big seven bout card dubbed Battle II at Harrah’s Resort & …
Read More »Ringside Report: Chazz Witherspoon Wins as Mejias Quits
On Friday night at Harrah’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, heavyweight Chazz Witherspoon scored a fourth round stoppage over Alexis Mejias, who failed to get off his stool for the fifth round bell of the scheduled ten rounder. Witherspoon, now 28-2 (20), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, had no trouble …
Read More »Boxing Ringside Report: Chazz Witherspoon vs. Livin Castillo
© Robert Brizel / Saddo Boxing Saturday, August 28 at Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal Hotel and Casino, Chazz Witherspoon, nephew of former world heavyweight champion Tim Witherspoon, outlasted a game but poorly conditioned Livin ‘La Maquina’ Castillo by stopping him in the seventh round of a scheduled ten rounder. …
Read More »Boxing Weights: Sergio Martinez vs. Paul Williams
Goossen-Tutor puts on a fight card this evening at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ. 12 rounds, middleweights Sergio Martinez: 159 lb Paul Williams: 157 lb
Read More »Prospect Chazz Witherspoon Featured On “Boxing’s Future Champions II”
Once-beaten heavyweight prospect “Gentleman” Chazz Witherspoon (25-1, 17 KOs), the 2004 National Golden Gloves champion, wants to match his cousin “Terrible” Tim Witherspoon’s major accomplishment as heavyweight champion of the world. Witherspoon, whose only loss in 26 pro fights was last year to world title challenger Chris Arreola. Chazz, battles …
Read More »Prize Fight Boxing: Guerrero, Porter Showcased August 29
An unbeaten duo of soon to be ready-for-primetime prospects middleweight Fernando Guerrero (14-0, 12 KOs) and junior middleweight Shawn Porter (9-0, 7 KOs) will be showcased August 29 on the “Boxing’s Future Champions II” pay-per-view pro card, live on streaming video from Fitzgerald’s Casino & Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi.
Read More »Boxing In America: Taylor, Cintron, Grant, Martinez Victorious
Good weekend in the states with former middleweight world champion Jermain Taylor making a comeback from a pair of Kelly Pavlik losses to outpoint ex-IBF titlist Jeff Lacy at super middle to headline a big show last night at Vanderbilt University Memorial Gymnasium in Memphis, TN. Taylor, 28-2-1 (17), controlled …
Read More »Boxing Perspective: The Biggest Letdowns Of 2008
Miguel Angel Cotto 32-0 welterweight champ Cotto backed away from Margarito when the punishment became severe. Amir Khan Popular but overhyped Khan’s 18-0 lightweight record fell to Breidis Prescott in only 54 seconds. Britain had to relive Jerry Quarry vs. Jack Bodell all over again. Marcos Ramirez Ramirez blew a …
Read More »Philadelphia Boxing: Stars Come Out For North Philly Block Party
© Gianluca “Rio” Di Caro This past weekend saw an array of champions from the world of boxing, past and present, turn out to support some local fighters from The James Shuler Memorial Gym as they put on an outside exhibition at the 18th annual Susquehana block party in North …
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 Info: Chris Arreola – Chazz Witherspoon
With an 11 fight knockout streak dating back to 2005, Chris Arreola has truly been a “Nightmare” for opponents. But the best young heavyweight on the planet is not satisfied; he wants a world heavyweight title shot and is willing to go through anyone in the world to get one. …
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