Manchester’s rising star John Murray made an emphatic American debut with a devastating display in St. Petersburg, Florida on Saturday night. Murray blitzed his American foe Johnny Walker throughout six action packed rounds on the undercard of Robin Reid’s failed World title challenge against Jeff Lacy. Murray is famed for his cool composure and last…
Main Events and 8 Count Productions are proud to announce that world ranked welterweight Joel Julio, 23-0 (20KO’s) of Monteria, Columbia has been added to the Return to Battle undercard on Saturday, August 20th at the Allstate Arena. Julio is ranked #12 by the World Boxing Organization and #14 by the World Boxing Council. He…
Main Events and 8 Count Productions are proud to announce the arrival of “Ferocious” Fernando Vargas as he lands in Chicago this Saturday night at O’Hare Airport at 8pm. His arrival at the baggage claim area in Terminal 3 will be met by a full Mariachi band. Fans of “Feroz” and all members of the…
Boxing fans will be able to “Catch the Rising Stars on the Boardwalk” when unbeaten heavyweight standout Samuel Peter squares off against former world champion Wladimir Klitshcko in the main event, and Puerto Rican sensation Miguel Cotto defends his WBO light welterweight championship against Italy’s Gianluca Branco on Saturday night, September 24, at Boardwalk Hall…
There was an upset on tonight’s Broadway Boxing card coming from the city that never sleeps as “Punchin’” Patrick Nwamu took a ten round decision and the New York State cruiserweight championship from formerly undefeated cruiserweight contender, Ehinomen “Hino” Ehikhamenor. Nwamu is a thirty-two year-old southpaw from the Bronx in New York and is currently…
DiBella Entertainment ligth welterweight Emmanuel Clottey appeared on the Broadway Boxing bill in New York City tonight and kept his aspirations of achieving a world championship fight in the talent-packed division alive. Clottey did away with the challenge of tough guy Marteze Logan over the eight round distance, posting comfortable scores on all three of…
JEFF “LEFT HOOK” LACY (19-0, 15 KOs) “I am just a fighter who is ready to fight. This has been a long time coming and I really appreciate the work of everyone on my team for making this fight happen in my hometown. The support I have received here has been amazing. I want to…
On the heels of a Caribbean vacation with his family, DiBella Entertainment’s undisputed Middleweight Champion of the world, Jermain Taylor, is on a whirlwind New York City media tour this week. The journey started on Tuesday with a private meeting with fellow Little Rock, Arkansas, native President William Jefferson Clinton at the former president’s offices…
JEFF “LEFT HOOK” LACY (19-0, 15 KOs) “I am very excited about defending my title in my hometown and, for me, this is more than a dream come true because, really, I never believed something like this could happen. I would like to thank my promoter, Gary Shaw, and SHOWTIME for making this fight happen….
On Wednesday August 10 at Gallagher’s Steak House in New York City, K2 Promotions, Duva Boxing and Top Rank along with Caesar’s Atlantic City will formally announce the signing to HBO of a huge night of boxing coming up on September 24. The fight card will include a heavyweight main attraction featuring former WBO heavyweight…
WBC #1 ranked contender Rocky Juarez will challenge WBC #2 ranked contender Humberto Soto for the WBC-Interim Featherweight Championship on August 20 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. Both the Juarez-Soto 12 round co-feature bout and the Fernando Vargas-Javier Castillejo 12 round main event…
World Boxing Council USNBC super middleweight champion Joey “KO Kid” Spina (16-0, 11 KOs) makes his first title defense August 26 against dangerous challenger Anwar Oshana (23-4, 13 KOs) in the 12-round main event at the Rhode Island Convention Center in providence. “CES’ Prime Time Fights” is presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports,…