On December 11, 2008, one of the fights of the decade took place in Newark, New Jersey between the then reigning IBF Cruiserweight king Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham from Philadelphia, PA and Polish born expat, Tomasz ‘Goarl’ Adamek, from Jersey City, NJ. After 12 action packed rounds, which saw Cunningham put on the canvas three times…
Gary Shaw Productions and Top Rank announced today that the championship doubleheader featuring the rumble between World Super Flyweight Champion Vic “Raging Bull†Darchinyan and WBA interim super flyweight champion Jorge “Travieso†Arce, and the NABO lightweight championship battle between top contenders Antonio DeMarco and Almazbek “Kid Diamond†Raiymkulov, will take place Saturday, February 7…
© Sportnews.Mn Reno’s Let’s Get It On Promotions has announced the signing of undefeated lightweight prospect Bayan Jargal of Arlington, Virginia.
For the first time in over four years, world class professional boxing will return to the Plaza Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV on Friday, January 23, it was jointly announced today by TKO Boxing Promotions and Reno’s “Let’s Get It On†Promotions. “We’re looking to make ‘Fight Night At The Plaza’ a bi-monthly…
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The WBC has announced its year end awards. To no one’s surprise, it selected the third fight between Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez in March as its “Fight of the Year†for 2008. Vazquez showed tremendous courage and pride by rallying from a fourth round knockdown to come back and floor Marquez in the twelfth…
Team McGirt has reevaluated middleweight prospect James McGirt, Jr., 19-1-1 (9), and, after considerable soul searching, has collectively decided that the 26 year old southpaw will return to old-school training and incorporate a more aggressive attack in order to take better advantage of his hand speed, as well as to avoid his frustrating “fight to…
As a spectacular 2008 boxing campaign comes to an end, Golden Boy Promotions is pleased to congratulate three of its top fighters on the awards they received from the world-renowned and respected Sports Illustrated. Named on Sports Illustrated 2008 Boxing Awards list were future Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins, whose stirring victory over Kelly Pavlik…
World ranked cruiserweight BJ Flores is preparing for a busy 2009 as he looks toward battles against either world champion Tomasz Adamek or former champion Wayne Braithwaite. “Right now we’re in the negotiating stage for two possible fights,” said Flores. “Either I go straight to fighting the newly crowned champion Tomasz Adamek for an optional…
In 2008, Mexican icon Juan Manuel Marquez solidified his place among boxing’s elite and became Mexico’s number one fighter by knocking out Joel Casamayor and winning a championship in a third weight class. As 2009 opens, Marquez will not be resting on his laurels, as he accepted the challenge to face former three-time lightweight champion…
Tickets are now on sale for “New Year’s Revolution”, an evening of world class professional boxing set for Friday, January 23 at Cicero Stadium, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. Headlining “New Year’s Revolution” is the return of popular Irish junior middleweight Henry “The Western Warrior†Coyle, 9-1-0 (8)….
Sacramento’s Stan “The Man†Martyniouk has been added to the undercard of “Civil Warâ€, headlined by the long awaited grudge match between Jesse Brinkley and Joey Gilbert at the Reno Events Center on Saturday, February 14, 2009. Since turning professional in October 2007, the 23 year old Martyniouk, 4-0 (1), has quickly become one of…