The “Diamond Elite†WBC Middleweight Diamond Championship showdown between Sergio Martinez and Sergiy Dzinziruk was formally announced today at a kick-off press conference Wednesday afternoon from the BB King Blues Club in Times Square. Also in attendance were Andy Lee and Craig McEwan who will battle in a “Celtic War†in the HBO-televised undercard. All…
Some of the top prospects in boxing will be showcased March 12 on the hottest New England pro boxing show of the 21st century, “Diamond Elite,†live on HBO World Championship Boxing from MGM Grand Arena at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut. WBC Emeritus middleweight champion and 2010 Fighter of the Year Sergio “Maravilla†Martinez (46-2-2,…
The consensus 2010 Fighter of the Year, Sergio “Maravilla†Martinez is gearing up for another banner campaign in 2011. It all starts on March 12 when Martinez, the recognized champion at middleweight squares off with reigning WBO junior middleweight champion, Sergiy “Razor†Dzinziruk at the MGM Grand Arena at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
Turkish welterweight star Selcuk Aydin got really upset when he read speculations about Andre Berto’s next possible opponents without his name even mentioned. “How can Berto and his promoter even talk to and about guys like Ortiz when they know exactly that they have to fight me first?”, asks Aydin who is currently in his…
As he prepares to go from promising prospect to legitimate contender, undefeated Edwin “La Bomba†Rodriguez’ recent magical mystery tour as a sparring partner in major training camps Australia, England and Miami provided him with invaluable post graduate boxing courses. Dominican Republic-native Rodriguez (17-0, 13 KOs), arguably the world’s premier super middleweight prospect, is coming…
Last Wednesday at B.B. King’s Blues Club & Grill in New York City in a card promoted by DiBella Promotions, Gabriel ‘Tito’ Bracero pounded out an eight round unanimous decision over rough tough Hector Alatorre in a junior welterweight matchup. Bracero, now 13-0 (1), won every round, but the bout was closer than the scoring…
Just two days after boxing fans celebrate Thanksgiving, the holiday feast continues on Saturday, November 27, as Golden Boy Promotions presents an All-Star lineup of fights that will lift the roof off the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. Headlining this scheduled eight bout card is an HBO-televised tripleheader featuring the highly-anticipated slugfest…
The Big Three, the ‘60s version of this troika was comprised of golf’s greatest of that era, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player. As the 21st century begins its second decade The Big Three has a new generation, boxing superstars Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Sergio Martinez, multi-division world champions possessing the comparable…
Last December, Paul ‘The Punisher’ Williams won a majority decision over Sergio Gabriel Martinez in a non-title middleweight bout that many felt Martinez was the victor. This past Saturday the two fighters returned to Atlantic City for what the Spanish call ‘venganza’ (revenge) and what Paul Williams aimed to show was ‘payback’ by matching Martinez…
America’s leading super middleweight prospect, undefeated Edwin “La Bomba†Rodriguez, departed today for the United Kingdom to serve 10 days as a sparring partner for Carl “The Cobra†Froch (26-1, 30 KOs), who is preparing for his WBC title fight showdown in Showtime’s Super Eight Tournament, November 27 in Finland against Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25…
Undefeated Polish heavyweight prospect Mariusz “Polski Olbrzym†Wach has been added to Friday night’s “Homecoming King†pro boxing card at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, R.I. IBO Middleweight Champion “The Pride of Providence†Peter Manfredo Jr. (35-6, 19 KOs), rated No. 11 by the IBF, headlines “Homecoming King†in a 10-round, non-title fight…
The six fighters taking part in an exciting tripleheader on ShoBox: The New Generation, Friday, Nov. 5, live on Showtime (11 p.m. ET/PT, weighed in and gave their final thoughts Thursday at Scheels Arena in Fargo, N.D. The stacked ShoBox lineup will feature three fighters whose fathers had distinguished professional careers. Exciting power-puncher Edwin “La…