With dreams of becoming the next great champion to come out of boxing-rich Philadelphia, welterweight prospect Mike Jones will face Irving Garcia in a 12-round main event bout on ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, July 9, live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from …
Read More »Showtime Summer Boxing Schedule Announced
Showtime is once again the place to be this summer with an exciting lineup of boxing. The Super Six World Boxing Classic returns with 2004 Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward defending his new WBA world championship against Allan Green in Oakland, Calif., in the final Group Stage 2 matchup on …
Read More »Boxing Preview: Kelly Pavlik vs. Sergio Martinez
Kelly Pavlik puts his WBC and WBO middleweight title belts at risk tonight against Sergio Martinez at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ. Pavlik, 36-1 (32), is making his third appearance since going up to super middle and getting schooled by ageless modern day great Bernard Hopkins and it will …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Kelly Pavlik
On Saturday, April 17, WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik defends his titles against Sergio Martinez, the WBC super welterweight champion, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ. Bob Arum: This fight on Saturday, April 17, will be one of the most important middleweight championships that we will see in a …
Read More »Peltz Boxing: Jones vs. Munoz For NABO, NABA Titles
Unbeaten Mike Jones, of Philadelphia, PA, and Hector Munoz, of Albuquerque, NM, will be fighting for two championship belts when they collide in a scheduled 10-round welterweight contest on Saturday evening, April 17, at in the 10,000-seat Boardwalk Hall. Not only will Jones’ NABA title be at stake, but the …
Read More »Peltz Boxing: Jones vs. Munoz Added To Pavlik vs. Martinez Fight Card
Unbeaten Mike Jones, of Philadelphia, PA, takes on Hector “The Hurricane” Munoz, of Albuquerque, NM, in the fifth defense of his NABA welterweight title in a scheduled 10-round contest on Saturday evening, April 17, at in the 10,000-seat Boardwalk Hall. In the scheduled 12-round main event, to be televised by …
Read More »Boxing Perspective: The Welterweight Division
The Welterweight division, at the moment, looks very promising indeed with some very good fighters sitting on or around the weight and already some mouth-watering bouts lined up. Number one pound for pound fighter in the world is Manny Pacquiao, and he currently resides in this division, although he started …
Read More »Mike Jones Decisions Tough Challenger Bruseles
Saturday night at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey unbeaten Philadelphia boxer Mike Jones brought his record to 20-0 (16) retaining the NABA Welterweight Title with a 10 round decision over tough challenger Henry ‘El Nitro’ Bruseles, of Puerto Rico. The card was promoted by Top Rank …
Read More »Peltz Boxing: Mike Jones Training For Feb 27 Bruseles Clash
Unbeaten Mike Jones, of North Philadelphia, has settled into training camp 30 miles outside of Philadelphia in Langhorne, PA, for his Feb. 27 match at Bally’s Atlantic City, NJ, with former world-title challenger Henry Bruseles, of Gurabo, Puerto Rico, for the NABA welterweight title. Jones splits his workouts between the …
Read More »Peltz Boxing: Roman vs. Rosado Added To Feb 27 Atlantic City Fight Card
Junior middleweights Saul Roman, of Tijuana, Mexico, and Gabriel Rosado, of Philadelphia, PA, collide in a scheduled 10-round match Saturday evening, Feb. 27, at Bally’s Atlantic City. The Roman-Rosado fight will be the semifinal to the 10-round main event which features Mike Jones, of Philadelphia, PA, making the fourth defense …
Read More »Top Rank Boxing: Jones vs. Bruseles Feb 27 In Atlantic City
Unbeaten NABA welterweight champion and Top-10 contender Mike Jones, of Philadelphia, PA, makes the fourth defense of his title when he faces Henry Bruseles, of Gurabo, Puerto Rico, in the main event of an all-action card, Saturday evening, February 27, at Bally’s Atlantic City. The first bout will begin 8.30 …
Read More »Boxing Result: Jones Defeats Arroyo In Atlantic City
Philadelphia has historically been the breeding ground of some of the toughest boxers to ever lace up the gloves and last night at Bally’s Casino in Atlantic City, NJ, one of the City of Brotherly Love’s hottest prospects was in action. Welterweight Mike Jones put his NABA belt on the …
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