Tag Archives: Lightweight

WBO Inter-Continental Welterweight Champion Frankie Gavin has upped sticks and moved to London, where he will be coached by the world renowned father and son coaching team Jimmy and Mark Tibbs at the Trad TKO Boxing Gym in Canning Town. By making the move the former Amateur World Lightweight Champion …

Even though he just graduated from high school, undefeated Welterweight prospect, Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna received a crash course in boxing education to the highest degree as he spent a week at the famed Mayweather Boxing Gym in Las Vegas. LaManna, who is preparing to fight for the BAM Youth title …

IBO Lightweight Inter-Continental Champion Kevin Mitchell will be making a personal appearance at David and Stephen Smith’s ‘The Boxers Bar’ in Christopher Street, London EC2, from 7pm this Saturday night. Kevin, who won the coveted title with a scintillating performance over John Murray at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on …

Fisticuffs Promotions is proud to announce the signing of Melissa “Hurracan” Hernandez & “Queen” Ronica Jeffrey to exclusive promotional contracts. Hernandez of New York has long been regarded as one of the top pound for pound fighters in the world as she has taken on an beaten just about all …

On Wednesday night September 14th at the Beautiful Robert Treat Hotel in Newark, Gulfstream Boxing and Gabe LaConte will present a night of world class boxing that has just been enhanced by the announcement that “Irish” Micky Ward and former Heavyweight champion “Merciless” Ray Mercer will be special guests in …

Rayne, Louisiana’s Mason Menard won the biggest victory of his career Friday night at the Cypress Bayou Casino in Charenton, as he scored a fourth round technical knockout victory over battle tested Ghanaian Joseph Laryea to win the vacant UBO Lightweight title. On a show promoted by Boxncar Promotions in …

Erik Morales Good afternoon to everyone. How is everybody? I’m very happy and very excited to be fighting September 17 for the WBC Super Lightweight title. And I’m very excited to be doing it against a very good, very dangerous, very strong fighter like Lucas Matthysse, and one thing’s for …

Due to an injury to his left shoulder and arm sustained yesterday afternoon during sparring, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero has been forced to withdraw from his Saturday, August 27 WBA Super Lightweight Title challenge against Marcos “El Chino” Maidana that was to be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark. …

On Wednesday night September 14th, Gulfstream Boxing Promotions and Gabe LaConte will present the second installment of the Wednesday Night Fights Series at the Robert Treat Hotel in downtown Newark. In the main event, Michael Torres of Jersey City, New Jersey will take on Mark Alexander in an eight round …

Just a little over two weeks remain before the hottest fight of the summer when WBA Super Lightweight Champion Marcos “El Chino” Maidana and WBA and WBO Interim Lightweight Champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero square off in a 12-round battle for Maidana’s title on August 27 at the HP Pavilion …

This past Friday night, Victor Vasquez showed once again why he is the most exciting boxer in the Philadelphia as he scored an eight round majority decision over Angel Rios that highlighted a card promoted by Joey Eye Boxing Promotions at Harrahs in Chester. The fight was a give and …

Last night at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas, NV, Abner Mares and Joseph Agbeko waged a thrilling battle for the IBF bantamweight title in a bout that will unfortunately be remembered as a foul-fest. Challenger Mares spent the first two rounds attacking the champion in an effective two-handed …