Detroit was the historical battle site for Thomas Hearns and José “Pipino†Cuevas 30 years ago and where Hearns became the welterweight world champion of the World Boxing Association. The fan expectation was all over Hearns, who had the power to finish his opponent very fast. The Mexican was facing his 12th defense after four…
Six thousand fans, including the first arrival at 5 a.m., jammed MGM Grand Garden Arena Friday for the Free Public Weigh-in featuring Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley. Another 2,000 were turned away. Tonight at the sold-out MGM Grand Garden Arena, eight-division world champion Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs), of General Santos City, Philippines, will risk his…
They started hovering around the make-shift ring in the lobby and the front entrance at MGM Grand an hour before the first of the custom-designed buses were scheduled to arrive. First, a little after 11 a.m., came the Shane Mosley bus. Then, at a tad after 1, the bus carrying Manny Pacquiao and his team…
Former World Middleweight Champion Kelly “The Ghost†Pavlik will make his long-awaited return to the ring when he takes on undefeated WBC Continental Americas super middleweight champion Alfonso “El Tigre†Lopez, Saturday, May 7, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev.
Integrated Sports Media, North America’s leading distributor of International Pay-Per-View and Closed Circuit sporting events, delivered 14 power-packed events this year from around the globe to sports fans in the United States and Canada. “I am proud that we were able to provide consumers with the opportunity to watch major boxing events, especially one of…
On Saturday night, WBA super bantam supremo Wilfredo Vazquez Jr and Ivan Hernadez lit up Kissimmee, Florida’s Silver Spurs Arena with fistic fireworks for 11 action packed rounds. It was ex-WBO super fly beltholder Hernadez’s third try at a super bantam crown and the lanky Mexican came to fight as he immediately got to grips…
Integrated Sports Media announced today that it will distribute the October 16th “The Rising Son Returns†Pay-Per-View event, featuring Boricua star Wilfredo “WV2†Vazquez, Jr. in his second WBO Junior Featherweight title defense, live in the United States from Silver Sports Arena in Kissimmee, Florida. Vazquez (19-0-1, 16 KOs), the first Puerto Rican world champion…
Following Ukranian heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s 54-3 K2 Promotions KO win over Eddie Chambers before a sellout audience in Dusseldorf, Germany, the next candidate to step into the big money by facing Wlad is already lined up. It’s Russia’s undefeated Alexander Povetkin 19-0 and a purse bid may be booked this month or early July…
Three title contests highlight the fight card tonight taking place at Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. WBO Junior Featherweight Championship, 12 rounds Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr: 122 lb Zsolt Bedak: 121 lb
© PR Best Boxing Leading up to their PPV clash this Saturday in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, some of the fighters on the bill spoke to the press. Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr: “We are prepared to defend the title and look good to my people. That’s what we intend to do – a good job. My condition…