© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Yonnhy Perez made the most of his first world title fight by knocking off reigning IBF bantam titlist tonight at Treasure Island Casino in Las Vegas, NV. The underdog coming into the challenge, Perez had previously pulled off an upset over Silence Mabuzza in South Africa earlier this year…
Tonight at Treasure Island Casino in Las Vegas, NV, IBF bantam champ Joseph Agbeko faces the challenge of Yonnhy Perez in what should turn out to be an epic battle. Agbeko, 27-1 (22), of Ghana, came out of nowhere in 2004 to lose a narrow IBF title challenge to Wladimir Sidorenko in Germany before capturing…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Don King Productions promotes an event this evening at Treasure Island Casino in Las Vegas headlined by Joseph Agbeko’s IBF bantamweight title defense against Yonnhy Perez. IBF Bantamweight title, 12 rounds Joseph Agbeko: 118 lb Yonnhy Perez: 118 lb
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Don King took over the famous Pirate Ship at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday for the final press conference before Saturday’s “Halloween Thrilla” world championship doubleheader at the TI and live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast.
Joseph Agbeko (27-1, 22 KOs), of Bronx, N.Y., by way of Accra, Ghana, and Yhonny Perez (19-0, 17 KOs), of Santa Fe Springs, Calif., via Cartagena, Colombia, participated in a media conference call on Tuesday as they prepare for their world championship showdown on Saturday, Oct. 31, at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las…
The boxing capital of the world will experience a first as Treasure Island Hotel & Casino hosts its inaugural boxing event on Saturday, Oct. 31. Partnering with Don King Productions, the event has two world championship bouts slated to begin at 6 p.m. PT and several more exciting undercard attractions will precede these matches. Tickets…
International Boxing Federation bantamweight champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko has boldly predicted he will score a knockout victory over undefeated IBF No. 1-ranked mandatory challenger Yonnhy “El Colombiano†Perez when they meet in Don King’s Halloween Thrilla at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, Oct. 31 on Showtime at 9 p.m….
Dominating IBF bantamweight champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko will face undefeated, No. 1-Ranked mandatory challenger Yohnny “El Colombiano†Perez on Halloween, Saturday, Oct. 31, in the first boxing match at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. WBC No. 1-ranked lightweight Antonio “Tony†DeMarco will face former WBA lightweight champion Jose Alfaro in the…
Branco Sports Productions, in association with SABC Sport, announces an IBF Bantamweight title eliminator between Silence “African Spice” Mabuza and Yohnny Perez on Friday, May 29 at the Indoor Arena in Springs, Gauteng, South Africa. 31 year old current IBO champion Mabuza, 22-2 (18), of Springs, is ranked #3 by the IBF and has won…