Argentinian WBU World Heavyweight Title challenger Fabio Eduardo Moli has promised to make it a double-upset for England when he defeats Matt Skelton on Friday 25 February at the Wembley Conference Centre. The tough-talker from Cordoba is from the same stable as Javier Alvarez who ripped Michael Gomez’s WBU World Super-Featherweight title from him last…
WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito will headline the Feb 18 edition of ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights Main Events Special†from the Adrian Phillips Ballroom in Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. Margarito will defend his crown against WBO #2 contender Sebastian Lujan in the 12…
Howard Eastman has sounded more than confident in the build up to his challenge to Bernard Hopkins on Saturday 19th February at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles – he has sounded certain. “I am going to beat him in five rounds,†he predicts. “Bernard Hopkins will not be denying me my destiny. He has…
A promising young boxer who got the break of a lifetime when he was chosen to compete on NBC’s upcoming reality TV program “The Contender” has committed suicide. Najai Turpin shot himself in the head early Monday while sitting with his girlfriend in a parked car outside the West Philadelphia gym where he trained, police…
On tuesday evening Spotlight Boxing promoted an event in south Germany’s Stutgart inside the athmospheric and elegant Alte Reithalle of Maritim Hotel. In the main event Usbekian Mahamat Abdulaev defeated Argentine Juan Alberto Godoy with a spectacular knockout in round 3 in a contest at jr. welterweight. Abdulaev landed two brutal hooks to the head…
Hennessy Sports would like to clarify details of the Setanta Pay Per View broadcast of the Saturday February 19th “EXXECUTION DAY’ promotion at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. We are happy to confirm that the live broadcast will hit the UK at 0100 GMT on the following Sunday. Junior Witter’s Commonwealth title defence against…
Scottish Heavyweight Prospect Ian Millarvie gets a chance to further his career when he makes his 2nd appearance at The St Andrew’s Sporting Club on Monday 21st February 2005. Millarvies Manager and St Andrew’s Sporting Club owner Tommy Gilmour says: “We have been inundated with requests from members for Ian to box at the Club…
“ShoBox: The New Generation†presents three undefeated fighters during one exciting night of boxing action on Friday, March 4, 2005. In a battle of unbeaten lightweight boxers in a scheduled 10-round main event, World Boxing Council (WBC) No. 10/World Boxing Organization (WBO) No. 12/World Boxing Association (WBA) No. 13 contender, Almazbek Raiymkulov, will make his…
Undefeated boxing sensation and NABF Featherweight Champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (14-0-1) is off to camp to train for his scheduled fight April 1, 2005 on Shobox. The venue and opponent are TBA. “The Ghost” is coming off an impressive KO victory against Cesar Figueroa (28-5-2) to capture the NABF Featherweight title. Ranked #6 in…
It will be the longest boxing event ever shown live on the internet. On Tuesday, February 15, www.boxing.de will do a 4-hour broadcast from 18:00 to 22:00 with seven live fights from a Spotlight Boxing show in Stuttgart, Germany. The broadcast, however, will not only impress with quanitity but also with quality. The internet live…
FACE OFF IN BELFAST. CALZAGHE AND MAGEE MEET HEAD-TO-HEAD. Joe Calzaghe and Brian Magee will meet head-to-head at a press conference for their highly anticipated World Super-Middleweight title clash at the historic Kings Hall in Belfast on Friday 18 March. Promoter Frank Warren invites all media to attend the press conference to be held on…
CALZAGHE-MAGEE TICKETS ON SALE! Tickets for Face Off, featuring Joe Calzaghe’s World Super-Middleweight Championship clash against Brian Magee at the legendary Kings Hall in Belfast on Friday 18 March, will go on sale tomorrow (Wednesday 16 February) at 1pm. TICKET PRICES: £125 Ringside, £100, £75, £50 and £30 Available from (Subject to booking fee): KEITH…