Currently ranked in the top five in the world by the WBO and IBF, bantamweight sensation Abner Mares is on a collision course with the division’s elite. On Thursday, August 27th, Mares touches down at Club Nokia at L.A. Live in Los Angeles to fight in the main event on the latest edition of the…
Through 17 professional fights, Daniel “The Golden Child” Jacobs has passed all of his tests with flying colors, winning each bout impressively against increasingly tougher opposition. On Saturday, August 22nd, at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, Jacobs will face his stiffest challenge to date when he battles veteran contender Ishe “Sugar Shay” Smith in a…
Golden Boy Promotions, the leading U.S.-based boxing promotional company and Germany’s top boxing promotional firm, Universum Box Promotions, today announced the formation of a strategic alliance between the two promoters. The newly formed relationship has three major goals including to capitalize on the global impact of the sport of boxing; give the fighters within the…
After scoring a knockout in its first installment in June, “Fight Night Club” is back at Club Nokia at L.A. Live on Thursday, July 30th and Golden Boy Promotions is bringing out the stars, not only in the ring but also out of the ring. The card features hot Los Angeles-area prospects Charles Huerta, Luis…
Perhaps the greatest boxer to ever come out of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo’s Joan Guzman has already compiled a spectacular resume that includes a 1996 Olympic berth, 29 professional wins without a defeat and world titles in two weight classes. The 33-year-old Guzman, however, is far from done and has now enlisted Golden Boy…
It will be a homecoming to remember on Saturday, August 8th, when former Junior Lightweight World Champion Jorge Rodrigo “La Hiena” Barrios returns to Argentina to face Nicaragua’s Moises Castro in the 12 round WBO Latino Lightweight title bout. In the co-featured bout, Buenos Aires’ Israel “Cachito” Perez will look to extend his 13-fight winning…
Reports out of Mexico City, where five-time World Champion Juan Manuel Marquez is back in training for his scheduled September 19 bout at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View against Floyd Mayweather, confirm that Marquez is bigger, stronger and punching to the body harder than ever as he pushes his…
On July 24, 2009, the Don Haskins Convention Center in El Paso, Texas, will host an exciting night of boxing that will be televised live on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights boxing series. The event is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and will feature super bantamweight sensation Antonio Escalante taking on veteran southpaw puncher Cornelius Lock…
Packed from top to bottom with boxing’s best young talent, Friday night’s “Blaze of Glory” card at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas, is shaping up to be the hottest event of the summer. “Blaze of Glory” is headlined by the 10-round featherweight showdown between local El Paso hero Antonio Escalante (19-2, 13…
Hailing from the same Southern California fight scene that launched the career of boxing superstar Oscar de la Hoya, former amateur standouts Luis Ramos Jr., Carlos Molina and Ronny Rios have started on their own roads to glory, already combining for a 23-0 professional record. Now they’re teaming up with De La Hoya and Golden…
Floyd Mayweather: “I know in my heart that Marquez is going to be at his best. He always comes out and performs to the best of his ability. I’m back training and you’re going to get one hell of a fight. “Marquez is a Mexican warrior. He represents the Mexican community extremely well and the…
With wins in 21 out of 22 fights and a well-deserved reputation as one of boxing’s rising stars, Nestor Rocha has steadily built an impressive resume since turning pro in 2000. On Tuesday, July 14th, the 26-year-old bantamweight gets his long-awaited opportunity to graduate from contender to champion when he takes on Hozumi Hasegawa for…