The following is the complete transcript of Danny Williams’ nationally conducted conference call with a special guest appearance from former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis. Opening Comments: Williams: I said weeks ago that I had surpassed the fitness I was for the title fight. I am in tremendous shape. This has always been a dream of…
Northeast Promotions President Walt Lambert has announced the signing of undefeated World ranked Welterweight, Carlos Quintana. Quintana who is currently 18-0 with fourteen knockouts hails from Moca, Puerto Rico and is ranked 9th by the World Boxing Association. “Carlos Quintana is one of the most charismatic and exciting fighters in the Welterweight Division. We expect…
President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush have invited unbeaten Brooklyn boxing star Dmitriy Salita to the White House to attend their annual Chanukkah Festival Celebration on Thursday, December 9. Salita, the undefeated junior welterweight, has an unblemished record of twenty straight triumphs, including two straight on New York City cards promoted by…
How does that Andy Williams holiday song go? It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Well, it was a wonderful weekend for DiBella Entertainment. Sensational middleweight contender Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor successfully defended his WBC Continental Americas middleweight title against former three-time World Middleweight Champion William Joppy in the main event of DiBella Entertainment’s…
England’s Jane “Fleetwood Assassin†Couch has pulled out of her rematch Friday night against former title-holder Jaime “The Hurricane†Clampitt. Couch, who has been stripped of her IWBF junior welterweight title, has been replaced on “Bragging Rights†by four-time world title challenger Eliza Olson against Clampitt for the now vacant IWBF championship at Foxwoods Resort…
U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six†Estrada makes his pro debut Friday night in a four-round special heavyweight attraction on “Bragging Rights,†the holiday pro boxing show at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. World Boxing Council youth middleweight champion “Bad†Chad Dawson (15-0, 10 KOs), of New Haven (CT), fights in his first main event…
Fans who join the Main Events Fan Club by Dec 20 will have a chance to win two tickets to the Jan 29 Arturo Gatti-Jesse James Leija world championship bout in Atlantic City, NJ. ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (December 6, 2004) – Can’t think of a perfect gift for Dad? Log on to www.mainevents.com and join…
Commonwealth games gold medallist Darren Barker has vowed to follow his Hennessy Sports team mates Howard Eastman, Junior Witter and Carl Froch along the traditional title path. “These guys are creating the blueprint for British boxers to follow,†began Barker. “They haven’t been tempted by the easy route, they have turned away from bogus titles…
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. Arturo Gatti will defend his WBC super lightweight title against two-time former champion James Leija on Jan. 29. The thirty-two-year-old Gatti, 38-6 with 29 knockouts, won the title last Jan. 24 when he decisioned Italian Gianluca Branco. He kept the crown in July with a one-punch knockout of previously unbeaten Leonard Dorin….
Berlin – European heavyweight champion Luan Krasniqi and his stable mate, former WBO middleweight champion Felix Sturm, are ready to fight on the boxing event Saturday, Dec. 4, at Estrel Convention Center, Berlin. The event is a cooperation of Universum Box-Promotion and Sauerland Event. Krasniqi, 27-1 (13), will make the second defense of his EBU…
Undefeated, hard-hitting Puerto Rican sensation Miguel Cotto will be featured in the top undercard bout of the Vitali Klitschko-Danny Williams world heavyweight championship fight on Saturday, Dec. 11, live on HBO Pay-Per-View from The Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Cotto will make the first defense of his World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior…
Chicagoland fan favorite, junior welterweight David Diaz, 25-0 (13KO’s) has thrown down the gauntlet to his fellow world ranked lightweights and junior welterweights as he prepares for a hometown clash with heavy handed Colombian veteran, Jaime Rangel, 29-6-1 (25KO’s) as 8 Count Productions and Miller Lite presents the “THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING” “This year…