World-ranked, undefeated super middleweight Andre Ward, 18-0 (12), meets hard-hitting Colombian Edison Miranda, 32-3 (28), May 16 on a special Saturday primetime edition of ShoBox: The New Generation live on Showtime at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA. A victory in what most agree will be Ward’s toughest test could put the talented, classy 2004…
Frank Maloney celebrates 25 years as a promoter tonight when he launches The St George’s Sporting Club. The gala dinner, cabaret and boxing show will be held at The Troxy in the east end of London, a stone throw from the pub he once owned. Maloney has had a roller-coaster ride during his quarter of…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Jermain “Bad Intentions†Taylor believes that he can be the first man to deposit Carl Froch on the canvas and then keep him there.
By Per Ake Persson Russian heavy Alexander Povetkin has pulled out of the fight against Ukrainian Alexander Dimitrenko with the vacant European title at stake. The deadline for pursebids or agreement was tomorrow.
After capturing the world’s attention, “The Battle of East and West”, the mega-fight between Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao and Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton on May 2nd at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, has officially sold out. For those not as fortunate as the thousands of fans who will be in the arena that…
Unbeaten Irish light welterweight sensation Dean “Irish Lightning†Byrne fights for the first time in 2009 when he battles Mexican southpaw Jose Reynoso, 10-2 (1), in a scheduled 8-round bout May 1 at South Point Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, NV.
The Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, CA will roll out the red carpet and welcome home one of their local young men who represented the 2008 United States Olympic Boxing team in China when on Thursday, April 23, Shawn Estrada, 4-0 (4), a former resident of Hanford, just a few short miles from…
Oscar de la Hoya’s “Fight Night At Sundance Square” returns to downtown Fort Worth on Friday, May 8. De La Hoya’s 6th annual event begins at 8:00 pm Central Time and will take place in the heart of downtown Fort Worth in Sundance Square. A temporary stadium will be erected on the Chisholm Trail Mural…
Sports fans will get the opportunity to watch delayed coverage of Carl Froch’s first defence of his WBC Super Middleweight Title against Jermain Taylor on free-to-air television after ITV Sport secured the exclusive delayed rights to broadcast one of the biggest fights of the year less than 24 hours after it takes place.
Carl “The Cobra†Froch will arrive in New York today for the final pre-fight press conference ahead of his massive WBC Super Middleweight title fight with Jermain “Bad Intentions†Taylor. Britain’s only current World Champ will make the first defence of his title against former Undisputed Middleweight Champ, Taylor, at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods…
The Gateway City’s biggest boxing stars opened their workouts to the media today to promote Friday’s “Show Me in St. Louis†card at Scottrade Center. The main event features a hometown showdown for the vacant IBF junior middleweight championship when Cory Spinks, 36-5 (11), takes on hard-punching IBF No. 6-ranked contender Deandre “The Bull†Latimore,…
Two-time world champion, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero, has inked a deal with EA Sports. Guerrero, who hails from Gilroy CA, will be one of the select few to be featured in the upcoming EA Sports “Fight Night Round 4” video game. Guerrero joins an elite list of boxers, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis and…