Tommy Murphy, President of the Irish Amateur Boxing Association, believes that Ireland’s ten-man squad have the talent and the experience to secure Olympic places from the 2011 AIBA World Championships in Azerbaijan. The World Championships, which begin in Baku in 20 days time, will also act as the first major …
Read More »Ward, Froch Three City Super Six Final Tour To Begin August 22
WBA Super Middleweight Champion Andre Ward and WBC Super Middleweight Champion Carl Froch will embark on a three-city international press tour to formally announce the most important fight of their careers, The Super Six World Boxing Classic Final, a World Championship Unification, live on Showtime, Saturday, Oct. 29 at 10 …
Read More »Newly Signed Bantam Sahib Usarov Makes Star Boxing Debut In Romania
This Saturday night, on the undercard of the IBF Super Middleweight World Championship between Lucian Bute (28-0, 23KO’s) and IBF #1 contender, Jean-Paul Mendy (29-0-1, 16KO’s), WBO European Bantamweight Champion, Sahib Usarov (15-0, 6KO’s) will make his Star Boxing debut when he takes on hard-hitting Sergio Gomez Acevedo (16-8, 12KO’s) …
Read More »Star Power: Mayweather vs. Ortiz Tickets On Sale Friday
Tickets for the biggest boxing event of 2011 “Star Power: Mayweather vs. Ortiz,” featuring boxing’s biggest star Floyd “Money” Mayweather and boxing’s newest star “Vicious” Victor Ortiz, will go on sale Friday, July 8 at 1:00 p.m. ET/ 10:00 a.m. PT.
Read More »Myweather vs. Ortiz Press Junket Hits Los Angeles On Wednesday
Floyd “Money” Mayweather and “Vicious” Victor Ortiz will hold a special event and evening press conference Wednesday, June 29 in Los Angeles to officially announce their WBC Welterweight World Championship fight taking place September 17. This event, which takes at Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill at L.A. Live on the …
Read More »Antonio Tarver Prepares For War Down Under With Danny Green
The countdown begins. With just a month remaining, Antonio “The Magic Man” Tarver is putting in long hours at the gym in Florida before his July 20 IBO World Cruiserweight Championship showdown with Aussie hero Danny Green at the Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia. “He’s a good fighter,” said Tarver …
Read More »Star Boxing Signs European Stars Mendy, Usarov
Joe DeGuardia, CEO and President of Star Boxing, recently traveled to Rome to partake in an exhibition that opened at the Museum of Contemporary Art featuring selected portraits from world renowned photographer Howard Schatz project: “The Italian-Americans in Boxing”, in which DeGuardia’s portrait was featured. As in the past, DeGuardia’s …
Read More »Boxing Weights: Andre Berto vs. Victor Ortiz
The official weigh-in for tonight’s “East-West Showdown” card was held at Foxwoods Resort Casino. Undefeated WBC Welterweight Champion Andre Berto will defend his title against WBC No. 5-rated Challenger “Vicious” Victor Ortiz live on HBO World Championship Boxing from MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods. WBC Welterweight Championship, 12 Rounds: Andre …
Read More »HBO World Championship Boxing To Replay Maidana vs. Morales
It’s a special edition of HBO’s World Championship Boxing when the HBO Zone channel airs the HBO Sports replay of Erik Morales vs. Marcos Maidana and Robert Guerrero VS. Michael Katsidis, this Saturday, April 16 at 12 midnight (ET/PT). The HBO Sports broadcast team of Jim Lampley and Max Kellerman, …
Read More »DiBella Boxing: Heavyweight Lamonakis Added To Berto vs. Ortiz
Popular female heavyweight Sonya “The Scholar” Lamonakis has been added to the April 16 “East-West Showdown” card, featuring WBC Welterweight Champion and undefeated star Andre Berto against WBC # 5 rated challenger “Vicious” Victor Ortiz, at the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Lamonakis (4-0, 1 KO), a …
Read More »Hyde Boxing: Rigondeaux Crushes Casey In One
WBA Interim Super Bantamweight champion Guillermo ‘El Chacal’ Rigondeaux (8-0, 6 KOs), arguably the greatest amateur boxer of all time, retained his world title last Saturday night by beating previously undefeated hometown favorite and former European champion, Willie ‘Big Bang” Casey (11-1, 7 KOs), in impressive fashion at City West …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Andre Berto vs. Victor Ortiz
The “East-West Showdown,” featuring WBC Welterweight Champion Andre Berto and WBC #5 rated challenger “Vicious” Victor Ortiz, was held yesterday at The Palm West Restaurant in New York City. The two featured fighters and representatives from their respective camps were in attendance at yesterday’s event. Below are quotes from the …
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