Promoter Gary Shaw formally offered to promote the rematch between Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones, Jr. – on the undercard of undefeated two-time light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson’s next fight. Shaw faxed the offer letter to Richard Schaefer, Chief Executive Officer of Golden Boy Promotions, Hopkins’ promoter, earlier today. HBO is holding an April 2010…
Boxing fans will have to wait a little longer for the Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr. rematch. Originally, the light heavyweight fight was scheduled to take place early in the New Year. According to officials however, there is a clause in the contract that allows Jones to honour an already agreed upon fight which…
Australia’s three-time World Champion and boxing superstar Danny Green will officially announce his next fight tomorrow, September 17 at 11.00am AEST. Green will confirm his company Green Machine Boxing, in association with Square Ring Promotions and Events NSW, have completed a landmark agreement to bring seven time world champion and future hall of fame boxer…
The question of just who is the best light heavyweight in Florida was answered last night at the Gulf Coast Arena in Biloxi, MS as Roy Jones Jr and Jeff Lacy headlined the heavily-hyped “Hook City” fight card. In a sharp display of one-way traffic, Jones controlled the pace of the bout the entire duration,…
© Tom Casino It’s the battle for Florida bragging rights tonight at the Gulf Coast Arena in Biloxi, MS as former world champions Roy Jones Jr and Jeff Lacy tangle for the NABO light heavyweight crown. Neither one of these combatants are anywhere near their prime but it could be interesting as Jones, 53-5 (39),…
Award-winning boxing broadcaster Barry Tompkins will call all the action for this Saturday night’s “Hook City†pay-per-view card, headlined by 8-time world boxing champion Roy “Captain Hook†Jones, Jr. (53-5, 39 KOs) and 2-time super middleweight world title-holder Jeff “Left Hook†Lacy (25-2, 17 KOs), live from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi. Tompkins is…
Two promising lightweight prospects, Jason “American Boy†Litzau (24-2, 20 KOs) and Verquan “The Show†Kimbrough (21-1-2, 7 KOs), open-up the “Hook City†pay per view this show Saturday night (August 15). The show is headlined by 8-time world boxing champion Roy “Captain Hook†Jones, Jr. (53-5, 39 KOs) and 2-time super middleweight world title-holder…
“Hook City,†headlined by 8-time world champion Roy “Captain Hook†Jones, Jr. and former 2-time super middleweight world title-holder Jeff “Left Hook†Lacy will feature four exciting title fights. In addition to being a well matched, entertainment valued promotion, “Hook City†has a slew of interesting storylines in each of its four PPV title fights…
Leaving his hometown Tampa gym after a sweltering workout with former world champion Jeff Lacy and trainer of champions Dan Birmingham, heavyweight Lenroy Thomas declared himself fit and ready for his showdown with veteran Gabe Brown on the “Hook City” PPV show on Saturday, August 15th at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi. Said…
Unbeaten NABO cruiserweight champion BJ “El Peligroso†Flores defends his title against former world title challenger Epifanio “Diamente†Mendoza in a 10-round bout to complete an entertaining, well matched “Hook City†4-fight pay per view card, August 15 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi. The “Hook City†pay-per-view show, headlined by two of the…
South American champion Julio Cesar “La Furia†Dominguez has been dreaming about knocking out two-time world champion Danny “Green Machine†Green in their “Hook City†co-feature, August 15 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi. Like so many South American fighters, Dominguez (20-4-1, 14 KOs) is a dangerous banger who’ll be making his U.S. debut…
Living legend Roy “Captain Hook†Jones, Jr. is a Pensacola icon and 100 miles down the Gulf Coast in Biloxi, where he headlines the August 15th “Hook City†pay per view against former 2-time world champion Jeff “Left Hook†Lacy, the 8-time world champion is unbeaten in three previous fights there and nearly as popular…