As soon as fight fans saw rising middleweight star Peter Quillin in the ring, they had no issues with him adopting the nickname of boxing legend and original “Kid Chocolate,” Eligio Sardinias. Now, the Brooklyn product will be taking another step towards building his own legacy as he has signed an exclusive promotional contract with…
“It’s hard to change the style you used during your whole career in nine short months. When you’re in an intense situation you quickly turn back to your old habits,” states Lucian Bute (25-0-0, 20 K.-O.) about his opponent Edison Miranda (33-4-0, 29 K.-O.), who switched trainers and is now with the renowned Joe Goossen….
Lucian Bute is back in Montreal after spending the last nine weeks in Florida training at the Thump Boxing Gym facilities in Miami with Head Trainer Stephan Larouche and Physical Conditioning guru Andre Kulesza.
It is with much pleasure that InterBox unveils the bouts that will headline the undercard at the Bell Center in Montreal. The Main Event final, presented in association with Goossen Tutor Promotions and Warriors Boxing that will feature IBF Super Middleweight champion Lucian Bute (25-0-0, 20 K.O.) vs. #9 rated mandatory contender Edison Miranda (33-4-0,…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing It was all right hands on Friday’s ShoBox: The New Generation as IBF Cruiserweight Champion Tomasz Adamek, 37-1 (25), successfully defended his title against Johnathon Banks, 20-1 (14), with a win by technical knockout at 1:30 of the eighth round at Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center.
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing The four fighters who will appear on ShoBox: The New Generation tonight on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast, made weight on their first try Thursday at The Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. Tomasz Adamek of Jersey City, N., by way of Poland, and Johnathon…
Who is Miranda? It was five days before Demers was scheduled to fight Fulgencio Zuniga last Thursday that the Colombian boxer declined to fight due to health issues. It was then that Dionisio Miranda was contacted to take Zuniga’s place. On July 27, Demers was told that his new opponent would be another Colombian who…
Middleweight Sebastien Demers was scheduled to be on his way to a return match with IBF Champion Arthur Abraham later this year but last night at the Gare Windsor Salle des Pas Perdus in Montreal, Colombian slugger Dionisio Miranda altered those plans with a shocking split decision upset of the hometown hero. Late replacement Miranda…
**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Deandre Latimore “rocked the house†in an upset victory by scoring a seventh round technical knockout over Sechew Powell at the Hard Rock Café in Times Square, New York City on this week’s ESPN Wednesday Night Fights promoted in association with Warriors Boxing and Gotham Boxing. Not…
A native of St. Louis, 22-year old junior middleweight up and comer Deandre ‘The Bull’ Latimore made his way to the boxing capital of the world, Las Vegas, last year to take the next step in a promising pro career that has thus far produced 18 wins in 19 fights with 15 of those wins…
Due to popular demand, tickets for June 11th’s historic show at the Hard Rock Café in New York City’s Times Square, featuring young guns Sechew Powell and Peter Quillin in co-featured bouts, are now available at Ticketmaster.