Israel Vazquez, the former two-time world super bantamweight champion, presented the trophy for the $100,000 San Simeon Handicap, visited with the starting gate crew and stopped by the jockeys’ room to meet Rafael Bejarano, who led Santa Anita’s jockey standings for the third straight year, and have some fun on the jockeys’ horse simulator exercise…
© Tony Brochnerg Former WBA 168-pound Champ Mikkel Kessler participated in a light workout on Monday in Herning, Denmark, just five days before his Super Six World Boxing Classic showdown with WBC super middleweight champ Carl Froch on Saturday, April 24 on Showtime at 9 p.m., ET/PT, same-day coverage, from MCH Arena, in Herning, Denmark.
Samoan strongman David “Tuamanator†Tua, coming off a near shutout victory by unanimous 12-round decision last month against Friday Ahunanya, continues his “Tua De Force†tour June 26 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The growing problem, however, is signing a suitable opponent for the World Boxing Organization’s No. 2 rated heavyweight contender Tua (51-3-1, 43 KOs),…
Team Sauerland is delighted to confirm that WBC Super-Middleweight Champion Carl Froch will be flown into either North Germany or Denmark with a private jet on Tuesday afternoon. The undefeated 32-year-old missed today´s public work-out in Herning after the Iceland Volcano had KO’d his original travel plans.
For four invaluable weeks at the Normandy Gym in North Miami, undefeated middleweight prospect “Chairman of the Board†Michael Oliveira (11-0, 8 KOs), the heir apparent to retired Brazilian boxing star Acelino “Popo†Freitas, acted more like a sponge than a young prize fighter. The 19-year-old Oliveira, who is trained by Danny Hawk at Normandy…
Frank Maloney has spent £25,000 to make sure Rendall Munroe’s WBC super-bantamweight title final eliminator against Victor Terrazas goes ahead. The Mexican’s flight to Britain on Saturday was cancelled because of the volcanic ash crisis that led to a ban on flights. But Maloney has splashed the cash to make sure the fight takes place…
Former European Champion and two time World title challenger Mamadou Thiam has been confirmed as Andy Lee’s next opponent for their headline clash on the Yanjing Fight Night at the University Sports Arena, Limerick on Saturday, May 15th. The Senegalese born fighter has a fearsome reputation as one of the sports biggest punchers with an…
This coming Saturday former Olympian Mark ‘The Flash’ Alexander makes a welcome return to the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London when he faces Michael Devine on the undercard of the International Masters Light Middleweight title fight between Yassine El Macchi and Bertrand Aloa at the Goodwin Promotions “Night Of The Rising Stars” event. Hackney…
Bury Council have lifted their ban on professional boxing and will allow Hatton Promotions to stage talent stacked shows in the town. Their decision means that fast emerging super-bantamweight sensation Scott Quigg can box in his hometown. Hatton Promotions will stage their first Bury show on Saturday May 29.
Mr Michael Collier, Chairman of the British Boxing Board of Control Southern Area, announced today that the First Annual BBBofC Southern Area Boxing Council Awards Dinner will be held at The Grange City Hotel, 8-14 Cooper’s Row, London, EC3N 2BQ on Saturday 24th July 2010. On making the announcement Mr Collier said “This is the…
WBO interim junior middleweight champion Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo will make his first title defense, against one-time world title challenger Joel Julio, this Saturday, April 24 at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Calif. It will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark, beginning at 11:15 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast.
In a yet another historic event for the boxing world, members of the Boxing Promoters Association met with the four major sanctioning bodies (WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO) today in Atlantic City, NJ, to discuss the current state of Boxing and to continue to develop ways to better the sport. Significant progress for the future of…