Tag Archives: Las Vegas

Two-division world champion Rafael Marquez took his training up a notch last week as he prepares for his world title battle against undefeated WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez on Saturday, November 6, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The rumble between the pride of México …

With fans from the United States to England to Argentina clamoring for it for well over a year, super lightweight supremacy will finally be decided on Saturday, December 11. That’s when British superstar Amir “King” Khan returns to the United States for his second consecutive bout to defend his WBA …

Boxing fans will have plenty to be thankful for Saturday, Nov. 27 when Golden Boy Promotions celebrates Thanksgiving Day weekend with a 12-round championship battle between two of boxing’s most exciting warriors, WBA and WBO Lightweight Champion Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez and WBO Interim Lightweight Champion Michael “The Great” Katsidis, …

IBO featherweight titlist Jackson Asiku was unseated last night by Jhonny Gonzalez at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. Asiku had been out of the ring since winning the IBO crown last November and the Australian based Ugandan native was made to pay dearly for that inactivity. By contrast, …

Former Miami Hurricane star running back Quadrine Hill’s pro boxing career just went national, when fight promoter Roy Englebrecht announced today that Hill’s four round bout with Yohan Banks will be part of the DirecTV & Dish Network Pay Per View portion of his Viva Mexico at Las Vegas championship …

One of the most discussed questions at Pearl Theatre at The Palms Casino Resorts in Las Vegas after Yuriorkis Gamboa’s impressive unanimous decision win over Mexico’s Orlando Salido had nothing to do with the scoring of the judges (116-109, 115-109, 114-109) but with Gamboa’s style. Fans and experts argued whether …

When WBA featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa steps into the ring against IBF champ Orlando Salido for his first title unification this Saturday (Sept. 11th, featured on HBO Boxing After Dark) at The Palms in Las Vegas, “El Ciclon” knows exactly who to thank for the way his career has taken …

Prizefighter Heavyweights III champion Audley Harrison will face David Haye for the WBA Heavyweight title in Manchester in November 13, live on Sky Box Office. Harrison has always claimed it was his destiny to win the World Heavyweight title and in a tense press conference in central London, he warned …

It’s the biggest celebration in the history of Mexico, and on Wednesday, September 15th, at the Las Vegas Hilton, the Mexican Bicentennial will bear witness to some fistic fireworks. Roy Englebrecht Promotions, in association with Promociones del Pueblo and Corona Extra, presents a world championship doubleheader in The Theater at …

Primm Valley Casino Resorts andGary Shaw Productions, LLC welcome Freddy Hernandez and Mike Anchondo, who willgo head-to-head in a 10-round welterweight bout 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17 inthe Star of the Desert Arena at Buffalo Bill’s Resort & Casino. Theevent will be televised nationally on Showtime’s “Showbox: The NextGeneration” at …

The WBO featherweight championship fight between undefeated titlist Juan Manuel “JuanMa” Lopez, of Caguas, Puerto Rico, and Rafael Marquez, of México City has been rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 6, live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. …

WBA and IBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Beibut Shumenov took the fast track to become world champion, establishing a weight-class record along the way, and now he wants to accelerate his road to stardom. Shumenov is set on a mission to unify the titles starting with his next bout, hopefully …