Tommy Murphy, President of the Irish Amateur Boxing Association, believes that Ireland’s ten-man squad have the talent and the experience to secure Olympic places from the 2011 AIBA World Championships in Azerbaijan. The World Championships, which begin in Baku in 20 days time, will also act as the first major …
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 »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 »Arslan, Suda, Gevor, Sahin Make Weight In Germany
Former WBA cruiserweight champion Firat Arslan will be back in action against Lubos Suda at EWS Arena in Göppingen, Germany. At today’s weigh-in both fighters easily made the weight. Arslan weighed in at 198 lbs (90.0 kg) while Suda brought 196 lbs (89.0 kg) to the scale. “I feel very …
Read More »IBF Champ Bute KO’s Mendy In Romania
IBF super middleweight king Lucian Bute made sure his homecoming tonight at Romexpo in Bucharest, Romania was a successful outing by ending the challenge of Jean Paul Mendy in explosive fashion. Bute started the first round probing fellow southpaw Mendy’s defenses with the jab and edged in closer with very …
Read More »Bute Returns Home To Romania For Mendy Defense
For the first time since 2005, IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute will box in his native Romania as the Montreal resident faces the challenge of his number one contender Jean Paul Mendy in an all-southpaw clash tonight at Romexpo in Bucharest, Romania. Bute is back in the ring less …
Read More »Mendy Ready To Go After IBF Champion Bute Saturday Night
By talking to Jean-Paul Mendy (IBF #1), and seeing the confidence he possesses, you’d almost think that he was the champion defending his title on Saturday night, rather than the other way around. Few fighters, in his position would be able to possess such a calm and collective demeanor, but …
Read More »Rios vs. Antillon Undercard Fighters Square Off In Hollywood
Former IBF welterweight champion Kermit Cintron (32-3-1, 28 KOs), of Carolina, Puerto Rico, will mark his return to the Showtime airwaves while Carlos Molina of Chicago will make his network debut when they meet this Saturday, July 9, in the co-feature on Showtime at10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West …
Read More »Newly Signed Bantam Sahib Usarov Makes Star Boxing Debut In Romania
This Saturday night, on the undercard of the IBF Super Middleweight World Championship between Lucian Bute (28-0, 23KO’s) and IBF #1 contender, Jean-Paul Mendy (29-0-1, 16KO’s), WBO European Bantamweight Champion, Sahib Usarov (15-0, 6KO’s) will make his Star Boxing debut when he takes on hard-hitting Sergio Gomez Acevedo (16-8, 12KO’s) …
Read More »Rios, Antillon Bury The Hatchet Before WBA Title Fight
Aside from some one-on-one, in-your-face jawing during a face-off for photographers, both Brandon “Bam Bam’’ Rios and Urbano Antillon were well-behaved and civil to each other during Wednesday’s final press conference for their highly anticipated world title fight this Saturday, July 9, live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed …
Read More »Rios, Antillon Continue Bad Blood Grudge Match Before WBA Title Fight
Although they were kept apart and at opposite sides of the building, the bad blood and war of words between unbeaten WBA lightweight champion Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios (27-0-1, 19 KOs), of Oxnard, Calif., and two-time world title challenger Urbano Antillon (28-2, 20 KOs), of Maywood, Calif., continued during a …
Read More »Ward, Kessler Weigh In On Froch vs. Johnson Fight
Carl Froch is the heavy favorite to defeat Glen Johnson Saturday in Atlantic City live on Showtime (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast), but Super Six World Boxing Classic Finalist Andre Ward believes there’s a decent chance that “The Road Warrior” can upset “The Cobra” to claim the …
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