© Ginamarie Russo / Saddo Boxing Lou DiBella of DiBella Entertainment made a recent trip to Puerto Rico to finalize signing of junior welterweight prospect, Joel “Joelo” Torres. DiBella comments, “I have no doubt in my mind that Joelo has the qualities to become a big star in Puerto Rico. …
Read More »Showtime’s Super Middleweight Tournament Predictions: Part I
© Winfried Mausolf First off, the boxing community is eternally indebted to Ken Hershman, Showtime’s boxing chief. Consider, for a moment, what he has actually managed to do: six fighters with five different promoters across two continents have agree to a 12-fight, round robin tournament over the course of about …
Read More »Andre Ward Joins Showtime’s Super Six Boxing Tour In Berlin
Andre Ward arrived in Berlin, Germany yesterday to participate in the announcement of the “Showtime Sports Super Six World Boxing Classic”. Ward had been ill and was unable to attend the initial New York and Copenhagen press conferences. Said Ward, “I am disappointed that I was unable to make the …
Read More »Hennessy Boxing: Froch Gets Up Close And Personal With Super Six
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Britain’s only reigning World Champion, Carl Froch, believes he can cement his boxing legacy by winning the inaugural “Super Six World Boxing Classic”. The “Cobra” is one of six world renowned fighters that have been selected for a groundbreaking new series which will begin …
Read More »Showtime Announces Super Six World Boxing Classic
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Showtime Sports and six of the best super middleweight boxers in the world converged in New York City on Monday to announce an unprecedented new boxing tournament to be presented by Showtime in the United States and throughout the world on various television networks. …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Carl Froch vs. Jermain Taylor
Undefeated Carl Froch, a household name in his native England, looks to enhance his reputation in America when he defends his WBC Super Middleweight title against Jermain Taylor, a former undisputed middleweight champ and one of the most highly regarded and recognizable fighters of this generation, in a world championship …
Read More »DiBella Boxing Signs Middleweight Prospect Edwin Rodriguez
Click for larger image © Emily Harney A large group of supporters attended today’s press conference in Worcester, MA for unbeaten middleweight prospect Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez’ formal signing of an exclusive promotional contract with DiBella Entertainment. Friends, family, members of the Worcester Police Gang Unit, local politicians, media, business …
Read More »Hennessy Sports Boxing: Froch Targets Taylor For Vacant WBC Belt
Carl Froch has now got his hard-earned shot at the vacant WBC Super Middleweight title against Jermain Taylor later this year but hopes his co-challenger doesn’t bottle out of it. Undefeated British Champion Froch has been elected to fight the American, Taylor, a former undisputed middleweight champion, for the prestigious …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Vernon Forrest, Sergio Mora, Carlos Quintana & Paul Williams
On Saturday, June 7, SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING will present a world championship doubleheader as Vernon Forrest defends his WBC super welterweight title against Sergio Mora, while Carlos Quintana looks to defend his newly acquired WBO welterweight belt against the boxer he dethroned, previously unbeaten Paul Williams live at 9 p.m. …
Read More »Boxing Press Conference: “Homecoming” Hatton v Lazcano
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Yesterday the City of Manchester Stadium, England, played host to the official press conference ahead of Saturday’s ‘Homecoming’ fight night. Entering the stadium, I stopped by to see how the ‘pitch’ was progressing in preparation for the fight and with just two …
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