Next Friday, August 19th, the 2007 Amateur World Champion, and 2008 U.S. Olympian, Demetrius Andrade (13-0, 9KO’s) will step up in competition and look to make a huge statement, when he takes on dangerous veteran, and winner of Season 2 of “The Contender” Grady Brewer (28-12, 16KO’s) in the main event on this year’s finale…
Tonight sees a good welterweight fight scheduled at Foxwoods Casino in Manshantucket, CT as Andre Berto puts his WBC title at risk against former light welterweight contender Victor Ortiz. Since winning the title against Miguel Angel Rodriguez in 2008, Berto, 27-0 (21), has defeated the respectable lineup of Steve Forbes, Luis Collazo, Juan Urango, Carlos…
Styles make fights and the compelling April 16 showdown between the lightning-quick WBC Welterweight World Champion and undefeated star Andre Berto, from Winter Haven, Florida, and powerful, WBC # 5 rated challenger “Vicious†Victor Ortiz, of Ventura, Calif., will add-up to non-stop action when they square-off in an “East-West Showdown†from the MGM Grand Theater…
DiBella Entertainment announced today that the WBC Welterweight title fight between undefeated, defending champion Andre Berto and challenger “Vicious†Victor Ortiz will be take place April 16 in MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut. “I am so happy to be coming back to one of the premiere fight venues on the east coast, 
Headlining “Hammond Havoc” will be former IBF super featherweight World Champion and reality star of ESPN’s The Contender series: Steve “2pounds†Forbes in a showdown against Roberto “El Viejo†Valenzuela. Forbes (34-8) is coming off a tough decision loss (majority draw) to Harrison Cuello in March 2010, after knocking out a game Jason Davis in…
Undefeated Devon Alexander “The Great” stunned Juan “Iron Twins” Urango with two knockdowns in the eighth round that led to a spectacular technical knockout win. In an all-southpaw clash, Alexander swept the early rounds behind a crisp jab, keeping Urango at a distance. But the middle rounds saw the IBF kingpin make the bout a…
The Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT hosts the Devon Alexander vs. Juan Urango light welterweight unification clash this evening in a much anticipated 140 pound battle of southpaws. 23 year old Alexander, 19-0 (12), will have to show that his dominant WBC title winning effort against Junior Witter in August wasn’t more of a…
Don King promotes a fight card tonight at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT, headlined by the 140 pound unification bout between WBC champ Devon Alexander and IBF champ Juan Urango. WBC/IBF Super Lightweight Championship, 12 rounds Juan Urango: 139.75 lb Devon Alexander: 139.25 lb
Undefeated WBC super lightweight champion Devon Alexander “The Great” (19-0, 12 KOs), from St. Louis, arrived today at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. Alexander is making final preparations for his world championship unification match on Saturday night against IBF junior welterweight champion Juan “Iron Twins” Urango, from Colombia, televised by HBO at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT.
A national heavyweight championship, a noted junior welterweight veteran, an undefeated cruiserweight and an undefeated young lightweight will highlight the domestically non-televised undercard matches supporting the March 6 HBO-televised (9:30 p.m. ET/PT) world championship unification main event at Mohegan Sun pitting undefeated WBC super lightweight champion Devon Alexander “The Great†against IBF junior welterweight champion…
© Tom Hogan/Golden Boy Promotions Former world champions Ricardo Mayorga and Shane Mosley may not be top caliber light middleweights anymore but they refuse to go away quietly as they rocked the Staples Center in Los Angeles last night with a thrilling back and forth epic that saw both men have their moments before Mosley’s…
© Gene Blevins – Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions In what should prove to be an interesting boxer vs. slugger matchup tonight from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA, former multi-weight world champions Shane Mosley and Ricardo Mayorga meet in a 12 round contest between aging warriors. Mosley, 44-5 (37), is the more decorated of the…