WBC Cabofe heavyweight champion Manuel “El Toro” Quezada steps back in the ring this Friday, February 6, 2009 at the Tachi Palace Casino in Lemoore, CA. He faces Eric Boose, whom he beat back in April of 2006. This time around he will have a new trainer calling the shots, Joe Goossen.
Outside the ring, Andre Ward is one of the most pleasant, personable, thoughtful and unselfish young men you’ll ever meet. Inside, he is widely recognized as one of the most talented young fighters in the world, a “can’t miss†world champion in the eyes of many. Others take it a step further and refer to…
On Friday, February 6, Goossen Tutor Promotions will kick off its 2009 Tachi Palace pro boxing series with a nationally televised show featuring undefeated Andre “SOG†Ward the Oakland, California native whose gold medal victory in the 2004 Olympics in Athens is the last since David Reid in the 1996 Atlanta Games.
Four-time world champion Carina “La Reina” Moreno, 20-1 (6), has a new opponent for her scheduled February 5, 2009 date at the Tachi Palace Casino in Lemoore Ca. Two-time world champion Wendy Rodriguez was originally slated to face Moreno, but had to pull out due to an injury. The Watsonville native will now face Sharon…
Tonight at Citizens Bank Arena in Ontario, CA, a contest for the vacant WBO Light Middleweight title takes place between Verno Phillips and Paul Williams. Phillips, 42-10-1 (21), resuscitated his career in March by defeating Cory Spinks for the IBF 154 pound belt, a title the Belize born Denver resident held previously in 2004 in…
The following are quotes from Dan Goossen, George Peterson and boxing’s “most feared fighter,†2-time WBO Welterweight Champion Paul “The Punisher†Williams (35-1, 26 KOs) who will move up a weight class to take on the IBF Junior Middleweight Champ Verno Phillips (42-10-1, 21 KOs) in a scheduled interim 12-round battle for the WBO Super…
Manuel “El Toro” Quezada, faces his toughest challenge when he goes toe to toe with Teke “African Prince” Oruh. On the line will be Quezada’s WBC Cabofe heavyweight title as both fighters attempt to stay in title contention. Quezada is riding a 13-fight winning streak while Teke is coming off his first loss, a majority…
Just two days before Thanksgiving and “At Last” featuring 2-time WBO Welterweight World Champion and “The Most Feared Fighter in Boxing,” Paul “The Punisher” Williams taking on 3-time World Champion, Verno Phillips, in an interim 12 round WBO Super Welterweight World Championship bout, will take place two days later on Saturday, November 29, at the…
Carina “La Reina” Moreno retains her WBC and WIBA strawweight titles with a TKO victory over a game Judi Esquibel at the Tachi Palace Casino in Lemoore Ca. In the opening round, Esquibel used her lateral movement to escape the pressure of Moreno. Making adjustments, Moreno came into the second round with a game plan…
With less then a week before she defends her WBC and WIBA Minimumweight titles, reining champion, Carina “La Reina” Moreno, 19-1 (5), will be well prepared for her opponent, Jodie Esquibel, who hails from Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Four time female world champion, Carina “La Reina” Moreno, returns to the Tachi Palace Casino on October 23, 2008 where she will defend her WBC and WIBA minimumweight titles against Jodie Esquibel of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
In the buildup to her husband Wayne’s fight with opponent Juan Ruiz, scheduled for this Friday, June 20 in the Cayman Islands, Cheryl McCullough is furious over comments supposedly made by Ruiz on boxing websites. Whether it was a misunderstanding or just plain hype, Cheryl McCullough, who also manages her former world champion/1992 Olympic Silver…