Undefeated super middleweight prospect Lennox “2 Sharpe†Allen, a native of Guyana, makes his “new†home debut Saturday night (Aug. 7) at the Aviator Sports Arena in Brooklyn, New York. Allen (12-0, 7 KOs) is a much traveled, 25-year-old now living in Brooklyn. The aggressive southpaw faces his stiffest test to date, veteran Darnell Boone…
Chicago heavyweight “Merciless†Mike Mollo (20-3, 12 KOs) returns home Friday night to fight Gary “Pit Bull†Gomez (18-11-1, 7 KOs) in an 8-round bout at the UIC Pavilion Center. Gomez, former WBC Continentals and GBU Cruiserweight Champion, replaced Franklin “Yah Yah†Lawrence. Mollo returns to the UIC Pavilion, where he defeated Billy Zumbrun this…
© Bob Barton Don King Productions hosted a media workout Monday at Sweat Pound 4 Pound Gym in St. Louis promoting Saturday’s “Gateway to Greatness” card featuring four championship bouts–three of them world championships at the Scottrade Center.
IBF, WBO and IBO Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko defends his titles against Samuel Peter at Commerzbank-Arena Frankfurt, Germany on September 11. Samuel Peter is 29 years old and #2 ranked in the IBF. After the IBF disqualified Alexander Povetkin for not following its rules, Peter is now the mandatory challenger of Klitschko.
Cestus Management’s 140-to-147 pound world contender Ashley Theophane scored an impressive decision victory over IBF number 3 ranked welterweight Delvin Rodriguez. Theophane displayed superb boxing skills as he constantly kept Rodriguez off balance by stepping around the Dominican’s offense and landing sharp combination’s to clearly win a close action packed fight.
The IBF super flyweight title changed hands last night at El Palenque De La Feria in Tepic, Mexico as South Africa’s Simphiwe Nongqayi was toppled by challenger Juan Alberto Rosas. 38 year old Nongqayi won the WBF super fly strap in just his 11th pro bout and after three defenses in his homeland, traveled to…
Click the above Image for more Photos by Jim Everett 17 months after Juan Manuel Marquez defeated Juan Diaz for the WBA and WBO lightweight titles, the pair go at it once again as they square off tonight at Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas. Both boxers are coming off losses in which they went…
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and Warriors Boxing presented an action-packed seven bout card last night before a jam packed house at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, OK. The show, broadcast live on ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” was headlined by IBF #3 rated welterweight contender, Delvin Rodriguez taking on England’s Ashley Theophane, in a ten…
Veteran Maurice “Sugar Moe†Harris, winner of the 2002 ‘Thunderbox Heavyweight Tournament,†is fully prepared to take advantage of his USBA title shot against Nagy “Dominican Dynamite†Aguilera, August 6 in Hinkley, Minnesota. Harris (23-14-2, 10 KOs) had only fought twice in previous six years, prior to signing a promotional contract a year ago with…
When the Marquez vs. Diaz II “Fight of the Year: The Rematch” undercard was announced, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer promised fight fans “The Night of the Year,” stacking the undercard with great fighters and fights with unpredictable outcomes.
“Hungry” is a term heard in boxing very often. Before their first fight, boxers are often considered hungry, hungry to get inside the ring and get their career underway. After a few wins, they are hungry to then prove that they are a legitimate prospect. After reaching prospect status, boxers are said to become hungry…
USBA junior middleweight champion Derek ‘Pooh’ Ennis and challenger ‘King’ Gabriel Rosado both spoke with confidence Monday evening at the final press conference for their all-Philly showdown on Friday, July 30, at the Arena in South Philadelphia. An overflow crowd at Champps Americana restaurant on Columbus Boulevard in South Philadelphia—less than one mile from the…