Showtime will thrill boxing fans with an explosive light heavyweight championship doubleheader when IBO 175-pound champion and former undisputed light heavyweight kingpin Antonio Tarver faces IBF world titleholder Clinton Woods at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Fla. on Saturday, April, 12. Before Tarver and Woods exchange leather, fans will enjoy the highly anticipated…
The marketing of unbeaten super middleweight prospect James McGirt, Jr. (18-0, 9 KOs) spikes Friday night when the son of former world champion James “Buddy†McGirt fights in his first scheduled 10-round bout against the offspring another ex-world title holder, Carlos “Baby Sugar†DeLeon, Jr. (19-2-2, 12 KOs), in the 10-round co-feature on ShoBox, airing…
Saturday, June 7 — SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING World Championship Doubleheader, June 7 at 9:00 pm ET/PT WBC Super Welterweight Championship: Vernon Forrest vs. Sergio Mora WBO Welterweight Championship: Carlos Quintana vs. Paul Williams II From Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. Forrest will defend his WBC super welterweight title against Mora and Quintana will look to…
Rejuvenated and more focused than ever following a six month break from the ring, Miami favorite “King†David Estrada will return to the ring on Wednesday, April 23rd to take on hard hitting Colombian Alexander Pacheco Quiroz at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood to resume his quest for the world welterweight title on the highly-anticipated…
Unbeaten welterweight Mike Jones, of Philadelphia, PA, will box Gilbert Venegas, of Chicago, IL, in the scheduled eight-round main event Friday evening, May 9, at the New Alhambra, Swanson and Ritner Streets in South Philadelphia. First fight at 7.30 p.m. Jones, 25, went the limit for the first time in 13 fights when he earned…
Multi-award winning artist Richard T. Slone has completed his latest painting, a pre-fight action painting of boxing champion Bernard Hopkins going toe to toe with unbeaten champion Joe Calzaghe. The two square off later this month in Las Vegas.
Bernard Dunne is itching to get his hands on former World Champion Felix Machado. The Dubliner’s clash with Machado headlines this Saturday’s Hunky Dorys Fight Night at the Breaffy House Resort in Castlebar, Co. Mayo and Dunne will be out to put last August’s defeat to Kiko Martinez well and truly behind him. “I’m in…
IBF World Super Middleweight champion Lucian Bute had to schedule an emergency visit this afternoon with Orthopedic Dr. Jacques Toueg due to a bad pain in his leg. Following his examination of Lucian’s leg, Dr.Toueg imposed a strict six week period away from any type of training.
Following a hearty breakfast, undefeated WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson stepped on the scale this morning and weighed 176 pounds at his official WBC seven-day weigh-in. “After I chow down on Glen Johnson next week, it’s on to Clinton Woods and his titles for dessert,” said Dawson, 25-0 (17), from Hartford, CT. “There is…
The truth has finally been revealed regarding one of sports’ darkest hours. Former prize fighter Luis Resto admitted today at a press conference in New York City that he not only battered “Irish†Billy Collins Jr. for ten rounds during a boxing match, with padding-removed gloves, but that his knuckles were pre-cast with tape soaked…
© Joe Miranda/For Sycuan Ringside Promotions Sycuan Ringside Promotions and Frank Espinoza’s High-Flying Boxing Club honored one of the greatest, most talented pound-for-pound and exciting fighters in the world, Israel Vazquez, at a victory celebration luncheon Wednesday at La Huasteca Restaurant in Lynwood, CA for his legendary, instant-classic victories over arch rival Rafael Marquez.
Once dubbed as one of the hottest prospects in the sport, Yusaf Mack is about to explode back on the scene as a light heavyweight and finally achieve the ambitions expected of him earlier in his career.