New Zealand amateur sensation Leti Leti has signed with TKO Boxing Promotions. The announcement was made by Leti’s Las Vegas-based manager Cameron Dunkin. A native of Samoa, Leti, 22, one of New Zealand’s most decorated amateur fighters, made his professional debut last month, in Auckland, New Zealand, knocking out Aaron …
Read More »Top Rank Boxing: Pavlik vs. Martinez Tickets On Sale Monday
WBC/WBO Middleweight Champion Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik returns to Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall on Saturday, April 17 to defend his titles against WBC super welterweight champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez. Pavlik (36-1, 32 KOs), who over two years ago, in a near sold-out Boardwalk Hall which included thousands making the trek …
Read More »Arena Boxing: Yuriorkis Gamboa Returns To Germany For Hamburg Fight Card
On March 27, Ahmet Öner’s Arena Sports Promotion will team up with major TV station SAT.1 for the first time for a big show in Hamburg, Germany featuring the heavyweight rematch between German prospect Steffen Kretschmann and Russian veteran Denis Bakhtov and the return of featherweight phenomenon Yuriorkis Gamboa to …
Read More »O’Shea Brothers Boxing: Madison Headlines March 12 Yonkers Fight Card
New York State heavyweight champion Darrel “King David” Madison returns March 12 in the main event on the “St. Patty’s Day Brawl” pro boxing card, presented by O’Shea Brothers Boxing Promotions, at the PAL Gym in Yonkers, New York. Last July, Madison (14-1, 3 KOs) defeated Nagy Aguilera by an …
Read More »Thompson Boxing Signs Julio “The Kidd” Diaz
With two world titles on his resume and the respect of the boxing world a given, Julio Diaz has already secured his place in the history books. But at 30 years old, “The Kidd” has plenty of fight left in him, and with a third world championship in his sights, …
Read More »CES Boxing: Legendary Trainer Angelo Dundee At “Brace For Impact”
Living legend, Hall of Fame trainer Angelo Dundee will be a special guest at the “Brace For Impact” pro boxing card, presented March 12 by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES), in Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. The 10-round main event is a rematch …
Read More »Showtime Boxing: Kessler Has Surprise Planned For Froch At Super Six Fight
© Showtime Boxing WBC Super Middleweight Champion Carl Froch does not care whether the old or the new Mikkel Kessler shows up to their upcoming Super Six World Boxing Classic bout on Saturday, April 24, on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, same-day tape delay – he plans to knock out …
Read More »Frank Maloney Boxing: Olympic Hero David Price Returns From Injury
Olympic bronze medallist David Price returns to action next month after recovering from a hand injury. Price (4-0) boxes a selected opponent at Leigh Indoor Sports Village on Friday March 19 on a Frank Maloney show being televised live by Sky Sports. The 6ft 8in Liverpool boxer now hopes for …
Read More »Matchroom Boxing: Prince Arron Aiming To Become Prizefighter King
© Lawrence Lustig Prince Arron is confident his height and reach will see him cause an upset in the Prizefighter Light-Middleweights tournament at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on Friday, February 26. The Droylsden fighter, whose real name is Arron Jones, is aiming to win three, three round bouts …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Carl Froch vs. Mikkel Kessler
© Showtime Boxing Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KOs) and WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KOs) kicked off an international media tour here Wednesday morning to discuss their upcoming Group Stage 2 bout in the Super Six World Boxing Classic on Saturday, April 24, live on Showtime at …
Read More »Rooney’s Boxing Gym: Dunne vs. Scwher II?
When Billy Schwer challenged Colin ‘Dynamo’ Dunne, for his WBU Lightweight World Title back in October 2000, the thousands of fans that packed Wembley Conference Centre were treated to one of the greatest British, if not world, fights of all time. Right from the opening bell the Lightweight division’s two …
Read More »Boxing Press Tour Schedule: Floyd Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley
Welterweight superstar Floyd “Money” Mayweather and WBA Welterweight Champion Sugar Shane Mosley are hitting the road to announce their May 1 mega-fight showdown with stops in New York City, Washington, DC and Los Angeles. The press tour will reflect the magnitude of this highly competitive and much-anticipated face-off between boxing’s …
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