On Thursday May 5th, Star Boxing will kick off the much anticipated 2011 Punchin at the Paradise Series. Fighting in one of the featured undercard bouts of the evening will be hard-hitting super middleweight prospect, Jason “Montruo” Escalera (10-0, 9KO’s) as looks to impress in his Star Boxing debut when he takes on tough veteran…
UBO Inter-Continental Bantamweight Champion Mbwana Matumla retained his title Sunday night at the PTA Hall in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania winning a unanimous decision over late substitute Gabriel Ochieng from Kenya after a thrilling fight. Former IBO World Champion Matumla (20-6, 11 KOs) got off to a good start, as Ochieng (7-3-2, 1 KO) was…
There were a few upsets last night in Mexico as three world title bouts took place across the country. The highest profile defeat occurred when the reign of WBC light fly king Gilberto Keb Baas was snuffed out in a rematch at Coliseum Don King in Texcoco by Adrian Hernandez, who also won their original…
It took 24 foul filled rounds over the course of two fights at Club Once Unidos in Mar Del Plata, Argentina for Ulises Solis to regain the IBF title but the light flyweight from Guadalajara, Mexico was successful last night in defeating Luis Alberto Lazarte. Solis had previously been denied the belt last December in…
The boxing ring at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. will be rocking on Friday, May 6, as some of the fight game’s hardest hitters, including Librado Andrade, Aaron Pryor Jr., Enrique Ornelas, Deontay Wilder and Randy Caballero, return to action on a stacked card that kicks off May with a bang. In the…
The May 13th edition of the hit Showtime series, ShoBox: The New Generation will feature some of boxing’s top unbeaten stars as they risk their “0’s” on a stacked card led by 19-0 Sharif “The Lion” Bogere, 21-0-1 Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell and 15-0 Gary Russell Jr. The action-packed “Night of Unbeaten Stars” featuring these three…
© John McDonald Welsh legend Joe Calzaghe performed the draw for Prizefighter International Heavyweights on Ringside on Sky Sports – as eight men with over 160 knockouts between them fight to become the first ever International Prizefighter Champion on May 7 at London’s Alexandra Palace.
East Los Angeles’ “Pitbull,” unbeaten prospect Frankie Gomez (8-0, 6 KO’s), will attempt to tear through another opponent this Thursday, April 28, when he headlines “Fight Night Club” at L.A. Live’s Club Nokia in a six round junior middleweight fight against Vancouver, Washington’s Jason Davis (11-8-1, 3 KO’s). Also looking to keep his local fans…
Welterweight Nick “Hands of Gold†Casal and unbeaten lightweight Amanda “The Real Deal†Serrano made impressive Boxing 360 debuts last Friday night in Hamburg, New York. Fighting for the first time in 1 ½ years, Casal (30-4-1, 16KOs) stopped veteran Martin Tucker (7-9, 3 KOs) in the third round, while unbeaten 23-year-old Serrano (9-0-1, 5…
It’s a family affair on Friday, May 6, as brothers Librado Andrade and Enrique Ornelas headline an intriguing doubleheader at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. The theme of family continues further with the main event, as Andrade will square off against Aaron Pryor Jr., the son of the legendary Hall of Fame boxer,…
Dollis Hill, London based American Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Oshunrinde feels that he has a point to prove when he returns to York Hall to face Sam Couzens, at the Graham Earl Promoted ‘Redemption Day’ double title headlined event, on Saturday 7th May 2011. Back in January, at Graham Earl’s ‘Capital Punishment’ event, Oshunrinde plain outclassed and…
In the main event of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights from the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT, Breidis Prescott (24-2, 19 KOs) won a near shutout unanimous decision over a game Bayan Jargal (15-2-3, 9 KOs). Prescott worked his jab and landed the better power punches throughout the fight. Jargal had no answer to Prescott’s movement…