The Nevada State Athletic Commission announced today the names of the referee and judges who will officiate the Floyd “Money” Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez super fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Saturday, Sept. 19. The referee assigned to the 12-round bout is Tony Weeks …
Read More »Golden Boy Boxing: Mayweather vs. Marquez Undercard Announced
It’s the biggest and one of the most highly-anticipated boxing events of 2009, so there was no question that when it was time to compile the undercard of the Floyd “Money” Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez super fight at MGM Grand in Las Vegas Saturday, Sept. 19, it was …
Read More »Katsidis vs. Escobedo In Las Vegas
Michael Katsidis “The Great” has arrived in Las Vegas in preparation for his quest to become a world champion again. Katsidis has signed on to face Vicente Escobedo on September 19 at the MGM Grand for the current WBO interim lightweight title.
Read More »Golden Boy Boxing Promotional Team Gets Through Busy Week
There is no rest for the Golden Boy Promotions team in or out of the ring this week, and the Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Marquez international press tour is only the tip of the iceberg for the hardest working promotional team in the boxing business. In addition to the …
Read More »Golden Boy Boxing Prospect Ashanti Jordan Back In Action May 21
Golden Boy Promotions hard-hitting undefeated heavyweight prospect, Ashanti “The Boss” Jordan (8-0, 7 KO’s), returns to the ring Thursday May 21, 2009 at the Arco Arena in Sacramento when he faces journeyman David Johnson in a scheduled six round bout.
Read More »Boxing Contender Urbano Antillon Wants A Title Shot
Unbeaten in 25 fights with 18 knockouts, and ranked in the top five by three of the four major world sanctioning bodies, Maywood, California’s Urbano Antillon has more than earned his right to a major fight on premium cable television or for a world championship, yet the top names at …
Read More »Reyes In, Casamayor Out For Lightweight Lightning Boxing PPV
Former world champion Julio Diaz will now square off against Oxnard, California’s Rolando Reyes, who agreed to fight Diaz on the April 4 “Lightweight Lightning” card at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas after Joel Casamayor was forced to withdraw from the bout last week due to an acute …
Read More »Barrios Out, Escobedo In For “Lightweight Lightning” Boxing Bill April 4
Golden Boy Promotions’ prospect and 2004 US Olympian Vicente Escobedo has agreed to step in and face Carlos Hernandez on the April 4 “Lightweight Lightning” pay-per-view event after former world champion Jorge Barrios was forced to withdraw from the bout due to a right temporal bone fracture above the temple …
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