The toll road of redemption can be long and dangerous, but nevertheless a necessary one. On Friday, July 9, John Molina, Jr. (20-1,16 KOs) will look to make his opponent pay the price as he forges forward to take the WBO/NABO Lightweight Championship from undefeated “Hammerin†Hank Lundy (18-0-1, 10 KOs) as the 12-round main…
Leavander Johnson, a lifelong Atlantic City resident and fixture at the Atlantic City Police Athletic League, was an IBF Lightweight boxing champion who tragically lost his life at the pinnacle of his career doing the job he loved, defending his city and his championship belt.
Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez and Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz are training hard for their rematch, Marquez vs. Diaz II “Fight of the Year: The Rematch,” but it is a day like Father’s Day, which both fighters will celebrate with their children this Sunday, that makes it all worth it. The world championship bout is scheduled…
Following the huge success of his ‘A Night Of The Rising Stars’ event at York Hall back in April promoter Steve Goodwin recently announced that his “Summer Fight Night Explosion†at York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, on Saturday 19th June, will be bigger, better and even more explosive! A tall order, as “A Night Of…
With the first game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup kicking off today, the entire world seems to have soccer fever including current WBA and WBO Lightweight Champion Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez and former three-time Lightweight World Champion Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz. Marquez and Diaz will meet in “Fight of the Year: The Rematch” for…
European Champion Paul McCloskey and mandatory challenger Giuseppe Lauri have weighed in ahead of their clash in the main event of the Yanjing Beer Fight Night at The King’s Hall in Belfast tonight. The action at The King’s Hall gets underway at 6:30pm with the main event live on Sky Sports 2 from 10:30pm.
On July 31, 21-year-old hard-punching lightweight prospect Mason Menard (11-1, 9 KOs) will get the opportunity to win the Universal Boxing Organization All-America Lightweight title when he faces an opponent to be announced at the Civic Center in his hometown of Rayne, Louisiana. The fight will be promoted by Chad Broussard and his Boxncar Promotions.
Following some rather swift last minute negotiations, with promoter Steve Goodwin, Hackney’s Lightweight contender Mark ‘The Flash’ Alexander is set to face Sid Razak on Goodwin’s “Summer Fight Night Explosion†on Saturday 19th June at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London. Last month, following his magnificent demolition of rising star Michael ‘Simply’ Devine, Alexander went…
As he prepares to make the first defence of his European Light Welterweight title Paul McCloskey doesn’t have to go too far afield for advice from another man who has been there and done that. Fellow Derry man Charlie Nash accomplished the same feat in 1979 winning the European Lightweight title and he’s backing McCloskey…
Hackney’s Lightweight contender Mark ‘The Flash’ Alexander has got his wish and is set to face former English Champion Ryan Barrett at the Steve Goodwin Promoted event at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London on the 11th September 2010. An elated Alexander, who had just finished a training session with his coach Barry Smith at…
Click the above Image for all Photos from this Event It was a packed Castle Leisure Centre in Bury, England, on Saturday night for the Hatton Promotions fight-night. The fight-card billed as ‘Back Home’ was the first boxing event in Bury since its ban in 1997 and – judging by the support – surely won’t…
Three title contests highlight the fight card tonight taking place at Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. WBO Junior Featherweight Championship, 12 rounds Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr: 122 lb Zsolt Bedak: 121 lb