Press Releases

2013 was an exceptional year for Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing. It was a year that saw Star Boxing fighters appear on every major network: HBO, Showtime, ESPN, and NBC Sports Network. 2013 also saw the emergence of many of Star Boxing’s up and coming fighters. The year was highlighted by …

Highly decorated Chicago amateur boxer Jose Felix Quezada will make his much anticipated professional debut on Friday, February 7 at the UIC Pavilion. In preparation for his pro debut, the nineteen year old Quezada, advised by local entrepreneur Rick Ramos will hold a public media workout on Saturday, February 1 …

Just a couple of days away from the first night of the initial Showtime Championship Boxing event in 2014, read what the Lamont Peterson vs. Dierry Jean trainers, fighters and promoters had to say at the final press conference, at Hamilton Live in Washington, D.C. on Thursday: Lamont Peterson, IBF …

Arguably the two most rugged operators in the cruiserweight division renew acquaintance this Saturday when WBO king Marco ‘Kapt’n’ Huck and veteran nemesis Firat Arslan collide at the Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle in Stuttgart. Their initial ‘bang up’ in November 2012 was a truly brutal affair and, though Huck retained …

Super-middleweight contender ‘Saint’ George Groves admits he has turned down an ‘unsatisfactory’ offer to fight heated rival Carl Froch, but insists it is a fight he wants to take place sooner rather than later. “I am unsure why Carl Froch has todayreleased a statement implying I do not wish to …

“There has been plenty of speculation over the last few weeks regarding my future. As it stands we are looking closely at two options George Groves and Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr. “Yesterday, we made a seven figure offer to George Groves for a second fight that would have seen him …

Hundreds of fans turned out on a Tuesday afternoon to witness up close and personal Mexican boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez, fan favorite Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo and four other world-class action fighters for a jam-packed press conference hosted by Golden Boy Promotions to formally announce “Toe To Toe: Canelo vs. …

Thirteen finals will be decided at the Open Youth Championships at Dublin’s National Stadium on Friday night. Ten male finals are pencilled in for decision, along three female finals in the three Olympic women’s weight categories of flyweight, lightweight and middleweight. Liam Callaghan and Brendan Irvine get proceedings underway in …

The impending WBC heavyweight championship fight to determine the successor of recently retired Vitali Klitschko, between WBC Silver champion Bermane “B. Ware” Stiverne (23-1, 20 KOs) and Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola (36-3, 31 KOs), is extra special for Stiverne’s veteran head trainer, Don House. “First,” House explained, “I’ve been with …

The World Boxing Association sanctioned a total of 31 female fights during the year 2013, and already has scheduled two to start on the right foot this 2014. As for the fights sanctioned last year, 26 of them were title defenses, two of them were mandatory fights, one was international …

Current AIBA World Junior male and female champions Willie Donoghue and Ciara Ginty advanced to next Friday’s Open Youth Championships finals following semi-final wins at Dublin’s National Stadium today. Donoghue saw off the challenge of Thomas Mongan and Ginty edged out current European Union junior champion Amy Broadhurst on a …

Current IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Bernard Hopkins turned 49-years-of age this week. As the oldest champion in any major sport and one year shy of 50, Hopkins makes his own birthday wish, and provides some sage advice for his sport, young fighters coming up and the 40 and over crowd, …