Tickets will go on sale this Saturday, December 22 at 10am, as popular, world ranked junior middleweight contender Delvin “EL Peligro” Rodriguez battles George “Comanche Boy” Tahdooahnippah on Friday, February 15 in the ten round main event of ESPN Friday Night Fightsat the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT, it was …
Read More »Joe Hand Hosts PA Golden Gloves Tournament
On Saturday night, April 20, 2013, some of the best amateur fighters in the state will participate in the annual Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Eastern Regional Championships at the new Derby Ink Gardens arena. After a one year absence, the Joe Hand Boxing Gym and Computer Lab is proud to host …
Read More »Andy Lee Returns To Ring February 9 In Belfast
Irish middleweight, Andy Lee (28W-2L, 20KOs) will return to the ring against Dubliner Anthony Fitzgerald (13W-3L, 1 KO) on February 9, 2013 at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena live on Sky Sports in Betfair’s ‘Unfinished Business’ boxing event. This will be Lee’s first outing since he suffered a seventh-round stoppage when he …
Read More »Mexican Veteran Rubio Ready To Take On Rosales
World Boxing Federation Super Middleweight Champion Marco Antonio Rubio, 55-6-1 (48), will defend his title on December 22 at the Auditorio del Bicentenario in Morelia, Mexico against fellow countryman Michel Rosales, 32-5 (26). “El Veneno” Rubio won the title by stopping Argentinean Carlos Manuel Baldomir in September, and the clash …
Read More »Ex-Champ Dzinziruk Faces Vera On ESPN2 January 25
On Friday night January 25th, Arthur Pelullo’s Banner Promotions, Gary Shaw Productions and Greg Cohen Promotions will present ESPN 2’s Friday Night Fights featuring the former WBO Jr. Middleweight champion Sergiy Dzinziruk. Dzinziruk will take on perennial contender and world ranked Brian Vera in a twelve round bout for the …
Read More »Quigley, Myres Win Medals For Irish Squad In Russia
Donegal middleweight Jason Quigley beat German Elite champion Dennis Radovan to claim gold at the European U/23 Championships in Russia today. The Finn Valley BC ace, a gold medal winner at the 2009 European Youth Championships in Poland, was handed a 17-11 decision after the final bell of today’s 75kg …
Read More »Gary Shaw Signs Amateur Star Enrique Collazo
Former standout amateur boxer, middleweight Enrique “Kikin” Collazo of San Juan, Puerto Rico, has just signed a promotional deal with Gary Shaw Productions and Universal Promotions. As an amateur, Collazo won gold at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Mayagüez, PR. In 2012, he won gold in …
Read More »Haye Video Game “Jungle Rumble” Tops Apple Charts
An iPhone game jointly-created by former world heavyweight boxing champion David Haye has taken the gaming world by storm and ended up topping the one-million-strong Apple games charts. ‘David Haye’s Jungle Rumble’ was released on December 14 and took just hours to topple the likes of ‘Angry Birds’ (which has …
Read More »Quigley, Myres Advance At European Amateur Tourney
Hugh Myres and Jason Quigley advanced to the 49kg and 75kg finals at the European U/23 Championships following semi-final wins over Israel and Russia in Russia today. Myres, who boxes out of the Ryston BC in Newbridge, Co. Kildare, beat Israeli light-flyweight David Albrdian 16-8 at the Sports Palace in …
Read More »Irish Olympic Gold Medalist Taylor Back In Action
Olympic Champion Katie Taylor will return to ring on Sunday, February 24th at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in Dublin. The bout will see Taylor start on “The Road to Rio”, a journey she is hoping will end with a second Olympic Gold at the 2016 games in Brazil. It …
Read More »Liverpool Prospect Fielding Added To Wolverhampton Show
Rocky Fielding will return to action as part of Prizefighter Welterweights III bill at the Civic Hall, Wolverhampton live on Sky Sports on January 19. The Liverpool super middleweight will kick off the night in his first fight since sustaining a hand injury when he defeated Carl Dilks with a …
Read More »Matchroom Announces List Of Names For Prizefighter Welter III
The first five fighters have been selected for Prizefighter Welterweights III at the Civic Hall, Wolverhampton live on Sky Sports on January 19. Unbeaten trio Glenn Foot, Dale Evans and Chad Gaynor are joined by ‘Notorious’ Nasser Al Harbi and Karl Place in the 28th edition of Matchroom Sport’s eight-man, …
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