Tickets for another explosive night of boxing action at Texas Station Casino in Las Vegas featuring undefeated top prospects Sharif Bogere and Francisco Contreras are now on sale. Bogere and Contreras will face off in a 10-round fight for Bogere’s NABO Lightweight Title and the co-featured bout will see another …
Read More »HBO Zone Channel Dedicated To Mayweather vs. Ortiz This Saturday
For the first time, HBO transforms the HBO Zone channel into a fight-day boxing destination with an unprecedented six-hour block of Floyd Mayweather and Victor Ortiz fight-related programming just hours before their electric pay-per-view showdown in Las Vegas.
Read More »“Star Power Friday” Lined Up As Mayweather vs. Ortiz Lead-In
The night before the biggest boxing event of 2011, the welterweight championship bout between Floyd “Money” Mayweather and “Vicious” Victor Ortiz, the “Star Power” weekend will get into gear during the September 16 edition of TeleFutura’s “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” which will also air live on Fox Sports Network from the …
Read More »Mayweather Skypes His Appreciation To Afgan Based US Troops
“God bless you, thank you for fighting for this country… the red white and blue, there’s nothing better than this country, America – you guys are great, thank you so much… from the bottom of my heart.” – Floyd Mayweather While Americans were preparing to celebrate the long Labor Day …
Read More »CNN To Replay HBO’s Mayweather vs. Ortiz 24/7 Series
HBO’s Emmy Award winning reality series “24/7” is coming to CNN, which will air replays of the all-new four-part series 24/7 Mayweather/Ortiz beginning with the dramatic episode #1 Friday, Sept. 2 at midnight ET/PT. The CNN replays were slated to begin on Aug. 27 but had to be pre-empted due …
Read More »“Star Power” Rolls On, Attracts Hollywood Names As September 17 Nears
As we near the September 17 mega-event “Star Power: Mayweather vs. Ortiz” emanating from both the boxing capital of the world, Las Vegas, and the celebrity capital of the world, Los Angeles, the connection between the squared circle and the silver screen comes even more into focus. This fight card …
Read More »Former US Olympians Juarez vs. Escobedo Headlines Next Solo Boxeo Broadcast
Fight fans in the Coachella Valley are going to get a special treat on Friday, September 23 when former United States Olympians Vicente Escobedo (2004 games) and Rocky Juarez (2000 games) square off in a true cross roads fight. Both are no strangers to high stakes competition, but when the …
Read More »London Press Tour: Andre Ward & Carl Froch
© Simon O’Connor “This is what we as fighters dream of. It’s what we fight for. This one is for all the marbles.” – Ward “I am not worried about Ward. He has no power whatsoever.” – Froch
Read More »Bute Puts IBF Belt On Line Against “Road Warrior”Johnson
Just seven days after Andre Ward and Carl Froch battle in The Final of the Super Six World Boxing Classic, undefeated IBF Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute will headline on Showtime Championship Boxing when he makes the ninth defense of his 168-pound title against ageless former world light heavyweight champion …
Read More »Epix Will Broadcast Povetkin vs. Chagaev WBA Title Fight In US
Live world championship boxing returns to Epix when undefeated 2004 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist Alexander Povetkin and former WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev square-off for the vacant WBA heavyweight title, Saturday, August 27th. Presented by Sauerland Event, the live broadcast will emanate from Erfurt, Germany.
Read More »Star Boxing’s Busy Summer Continues With More Shows
Possibly the only thing hotter in NYC in the month of July, which saw temperature’s reach record highs, well into the 100’s, was Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, as it promoted three sizzling cards in back to back to back weeks throughout the NYC area (July 7th Bronx, July 15th NYC, …
Read More »WBC Welter King Victor Ortiz Autograph Session This Sunday
WBC Welterweight Champion Victor Ortiz will hold a special autograph signing for fans at the Baldwin Park Food 4 Less as he helps kick off a four-week promotion leading up to his mega-fight against Floyd “Money” Mayweather on Saturday, Sept. 17. The autograph session will take place this Sunday, August …
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