Super middleweight prospect Donovan George will face off against Minnesota’s Phil Williams on Friday, January 29th in the main event at “Windy City Fight Night 8″ at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions and Leon Margules, Executive Director of Seminole Warriors …
Read More »Boxing Result: Chad Dawson Outpoints Glen Johnson In Rematch
Last night at the XL Centre in Hartford, CT, Interim WBC and IBO light heavyweight champ Chad Dawson outpointed challenger Glen Johnson in a rematch fought over the full 12 round distance. The pair first clashed in April, 2008 when Johnson forced an all-action thriller upon his younger, taller adversary …
Read More »Boxing Update: Dawson, Johnson Hold Final Media Workout Before Saturday Clash
Light heavyweight champ Chad Dawson and challenger Glen Johnson held a media workout in Bloomfield, CT as they prepare to face off this Saturday at the XL Center in Hartford. Chad Dawson: “I’m feeling some buzz around the city about the fight. I’ve really just been sitting in my hotel …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Chad Dawson vs. Glen Johnson 2
Chad Dawson and Glen Johnson, who will battle for the WBC interim light heavyweight title on Nov. 7 in Hartford, Conn., took part in an international teleconference call with members of the media on Thursday. Dawson (28-0, 17 KOs), from New Haven, Conn., serving his second term as light heavyweight …
Read More »Banner Boxing: Pelullo Petitions WBO For Yorgey vs. Angulo
Art Pelullo, president of Banner Promotions and promoter of undefeated Top-Five junior middleweight contender Harry Joe Yorgey, announced today that he has petitioned the WBO to sanction Yorgey’s upcoming fight against fellow Top-Five contender Alfredo Angulo for the WBO’s interim 154-pound world title.
Read More »Gary Shaw Boxing: Spotlight On Chad Dawson
Chad Dawson shared his thoughts on facing Glen Johnson again, the state of the light heavyweight division and his interests outside the ring answering six quick questions posed to him recently. Dawson (28-0, 17 KOs) of New Haven, Conn., meets Johnson (49-12-2, 33 KOs), from Miami, FL by way of …
Read More »Boxing Weights: Dawson, Johnson On Target For 30 Day WBC Check
Looking fit and ready to go, both Chad Dawson and Glen Johnson participated in their WBC 30-day mandatory weigh-in Wednesday. Dawson weighed in at 185 pounds in Las Vegas where he is training while Johnson tipped the scale at 181.6 pounds in Miami, FL. The WBC light heavyweight limit is …
Read More »Mexican Boxing Star Alfredo Angulo Added To Dawson vs. Johnson Rematch
Former Mexican Olympian Alfredo Angulo simply has to live up to his side of the bargain for what his promoter Gary Shaw has promised: A world title shot in 2010. “Gary Shaw has promised me that chance, but first I have to take care of some business in the ring,” …
Read More »Gary Shaw Boxing: Johnson Predicts Victory In Dawson Rematch
Former IBF light heavyweight champion Glen Johnson is in training camp for his rematch with IBO and Interim WBC titlist Chad Dawson and the Miami resident couldn’t be more confident. The pair face off at the XL Center in Hartford, CT on November 7 following Dawson’s hard fought unanimous decision …
Read More »Cestus Boxing: Don “Da Bomb” George Wins On ESPN Show
On July 31, 2009, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida was the site for ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” boxing series that was headlined by Julio “The Kidd” Diaz taking on the impressive looking young prospect Victor Cayo. The event was promoted by Seminole Warriors Boxing and …
Read More »Prospect Danny O’Connor Back Boxing In Boston
Highly active unbeaten prospect Danny O’Connor fights in his first scheduled 6-round bout Saturday afternoon, 5:00 PM/ET start, in a junior welterweight Special Attraction against 30-fight veteran Sebastien Hamel at The Roxy in Boston’s famed theater district. The popular Irish-American will be in his seventh fight in eight months since …
Read More »Cestus Boxing Ready For Busy Summer Season
Cestus Management has a busy summer planned for its young talent laden stable of prospects which will see its fighters engage in action through the months of June, July and August. The summer program kicked off in brutal fashion as this past Friday, June 12, 2009 , the “Barbarian” Jairo …
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