Former British and European Lightweight Champion Jon Thaxton believes he can prove the boxing world and his own father wrong by regaining his British title when he clashes with leading domestic rival John Murray next month. A win for Thaxton would see him win a Lonsdale belt for keeps while Murray will be looking to…
© Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos The much awaited Mayweather vs. Marquez showdown happens tonight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV and the principal boxers on the card all weighed in yesterday. Welterweights, 12 rounds Floyd Mayweather: 146 lb Juan Manuel Marquez: 142 lb
Tickets are on sale now for the much anticipated return of Mexican superstar and former world champion Israel “Magnifico” Vazquez, who will take on Angel Priolo on Saturday, October 10 at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California. Two-time junior featherweight world champion Israel Vazquez (43-4, 31 KOs) of Huntington Park, California had been…
Up-and-coming, undefeated heavyweight Travis Kauffman of Reading, Penn., has rendered unconscious his last eight opponents, but figures to get his sternest test to date when he faces confident, upset-minded, once-beaten Tony Grano of Hartford, Conn., in the 10-round main event tomorrow/Friday, Sept. 18, on ShoBox: The New Generation live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT,…
© Showtime Boxing It was a day of many answered questions as WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel “Viking Warrior†Kessler and hometown undefeated hero Andre “S.O.G†Ward met face-to-face and then with Bay Area media followed by a national conference call on Thursday.
On Saturday, October 10, the much anticipated return of Mexican superstar and former world champion Israel “Magnifico” Vazquez, will finally occur as he takes on Angel Priolo at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. “Boxing fans have waited a long time to see Israel Vazquez back in action and we’re excited to have him…
Due to the high demand for tickets to the Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Marquez mega-fight this Saturday, closed circuit viewing will now be available in MGM Grand Premier Ballroom in Las Vegas.
The official weigh-in for the Floyd Mayweather and Juan Manuel Marquez fight will be more entertaining than anticipated with addition of the undisputed original king of comedy D.L. Hughley and the undisputed Latino king of the airwaves Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo as co-hosts the grand event on Friday, September 18 at 2:30pm PT. The six-time world…
Boxing fans in the Hartford, Connecticut, area are invited to the public weigh-in on Friday afternoon, September 18th at 4pm for Saturday night’s professional boxing event presented by Chet Koerner’s TKO Boxing Promotions. The weigh-in will take place at Nomads Adventure Quest, 100 Bidwell Road in South Windsor, CT, also the venue for Saturday’s night…
Former lightweight world champion David Diaz took a break from his Chicago based training camp to take to the mound prior to the Chicago Cubs/Milwaukee Brewers game on Wednesday night. Under the watchful eye of manager Lou Piniella and pitching coach Larry Rothschild, the lifelong Cubs fan threw a perfect strike to Cubs catcher Geovany…
CNN series, “Pioneros: Latino Firsts,†will feature two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman†Ruiz (43-8-1, 29 KOs) this Sunday live during its CNN Sunday Primetime program. Ruiz, who is the WBA’s current “mandatory challenger,†is the first and only world heavyweight boxing champion of Hispanic heritage.
A lot has changed for unbeaten light welterweight prospect Danny O’Connor since he made his pro debut one year ago in the same charity event and site that the Framingham (MA) boxer fighter returns to fight next Wednesday (September 23). The 23-year old O’Connor takes on Patrick “Raging Bull†Cape (6-7, 3 KOs) in the…