2008 US Olympic alternate Shawn “Showtime†Porter will lead superstar Manny Pacquiao into the ring Saturday night for his showdown with WBO Welterweight champion Miguel Cotto. Porter, 10-0 (8 KO’s), served as Pacquiao’s primary sparring partner and played the role of Cotto during his six weeks in camp. While swapping punches with the best fighter…
Three-time world champion and current WBA super welterweight champion Daniel Santos will defend his title against undefeated, WBA No. 1-ranked mandatory challenger Yuri Foreman as the featured PPV match on the Pacquiao-Cotto “Firepower†card on Saturday from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas telecast live on HBO PPV at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto spoke with the media about his upcoming title defense against Manny Pacquiao on November 14. Question: What do you think about the history of Puerto Rican boxers and how you fit in? Miguel Cotto: Puerto Rico has a good boxing tradition with Wilfredo Gomez and Benitez, Carlos Ortiz and Felix…
Manny “PacMan†Pacquiao has been named a 2009 Gusi Peace Prize laureate, the only athlete in the elite group of 19 awardees from 16 different nations. Established 22 years ago by Ambassador Barry Gusi and his wife, Dr. Evelyn Gusi, the Gusi Peace Prize is awarded annually to distinguished individuals or groups worldwide with exemplary…
Undefeated No. 1 contenders Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. and Yuri Foreman, plus three-time world champion Daniel Santos add more firepower to the blockbuster card headlined by the Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto welterweight championship, taking place Saturday, November 14 at the sold out MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The heir apparent to the Puerto Rican boxing throne was in top form last night, headlining a big show at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City as Juan Manuel Lopez kept his WBO super bantam title against opponent Olivier Lontchi. Lopez was the definite favorite to retain going into the clash as Montreal based Cameroon native…
© Tom Casino/ Showtime Boxing Last night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, WBO Light Welterweight Champion Kendall Holt swept back the challenge posed by late replacement opponent Demetrius Hopkins, posting a split decision victory in a bout that went the distance. Holt negated the height and reach advantage of his previously undefeated challenger by…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Tonight, Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City hosts a WBO Light Welter title showdown between champ Kendall Holt and challenger Demetrius Hopkins in what should be a good, competitive battle. Holt, 24-2 (13), was due to face Ricardo Torres in a third bout but the Colombian bomber was forced to…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Kendall Holt and challenger Demetrius Hopkins tipped the scales at 140 pounds even on Friday during the official fight weigh-in. Co-feature: Yuri Foreman weighed in at 154 pounds while junior middleweight opponent James Moore came in at 153.4.
WBO 140-pound champion Kendall Holt, 24-2 (13,) meets undefeated junior welterweight challenger Demetrius Hopkins, 28-0-1 (11), in the main event of Saturday’s special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation, live from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ, on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast.
Undefeated junior welterweight challenger Demetrius Hopkins, 28-0-1 (11), will step in to face WBO 140-pound champion Kendall Holt, 24-2 (13), in the main event of Saturday’s special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation, live from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ, on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast. Holt was originally…
A pair of talented fighters with a combined record of 42-1 will collide when undefeated, world top 10 ranked Yuri Foreman, 26-0 (8) faces once-beaten James Moore, 16-1 (10), in an excellent co-featured attraction on a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation on Saturday, December 13, live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed…