Click for larger image © Daisy Rosas / For Showtime Boxing One day before Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez renew their rivalry on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, America’s No. 1 Fight Network will hit you with one of the most anticipated ShoBox: The New Generation fight cards of the year when IBF featherweight champion and ShoBox…
Don King was in St. Louis today to formally announce his championship boxing twin bill at Scottrade Center on March 27 featuring hometown stars Cory Spinks and Devon Alexander. Spinks will defend his International Boxing Federation junior middleweight championship against former three-time world champion Verno Phillips while Alexander, the World Boxing Council Continental Americas champion,…
Chicago’s #1 Prospect Michael Walker (18-0) Steps in on 24 Hours Notice To Face Antwun Echols in Tonight’s Main Event on ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights†February 28 (Chicago, IL) – Chicago’s #1 prospect, undefeated middleweight Michael Walker (18-0-1, 12), faces former title challenger Antwun Echols (31-7-3, 27) in the main event of tonight’s edition of…
IBO Light Heavyweight boxing champion and Boys and Girls Clubs Alumni Antonio Tarver continues his commitment to giving back with special visit to Royal Theatre Boys & Girls Club Arts Academy of Friday, February 29 from 5-7PM. The Royal Theatre Boys & Girls Club Arts Academy is located at 1011 22nd Street South in St….
Jessica Rakoczy and Belinda Laracuente made weight and are set to battle for the NABF Lightweight title tonight at the Tachi Palace Casino in Lemoore, CA .
David Martinez, of Albuquerque, NM, will challenge champion Rogers Mtagwa, of Philadelphia, PA, for Mtagwa’s NABF Featherweight title in the scheduled 12-round main event Friday evening, March 7, at the New Alhambra in South Philadelphia.
El Paseo Inn Restaurant, Los Angeles © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing GARY SHAW (promoter) “The Wladimir Klitschko heavyweight title fight last Saturday was everything that is wrong with boxing. Vazquez-Marquez III is everything that is right about the sport. We need more fights like this one. “What happened yesterday (a Tuesday press conference to…
Marvis Frazier Trains Steve Kwasnik for his Debut Fight with Danny Bonaduce Televison presenter and film actor, Steve “Little Big Man†Kwasnik has recruited big name trainers in Marvis Frazier and Val Colbert to prepare him for his debut ‘celebrity’ fight against Danny Bonaduce of The Partridge Family fame and star of Breaking Bonaduce &…
Undefeated WBC No. 1 cruiserweight contender Matt “Too Smooth†Godfrey (16-0, 9 KOs) broke his Hartford-based training camp on Tuesday and departed for Germany to acclimate himself for his March 8 WBC title elimination showdown against unbeaten No. 2 ranked Rudy Kraj (13-0, 10 KOs) in Krefeld.
Chicago based World Boxing Council Lightweight Champion David Diaz is busy preparing to battle Ramon Montano on Saturday, March 15 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. However, the collision course has been set for Diaz by his promoter, Top Rank Inc., to square off with boxing’s “Mexicutioner,†Manny Pacquiao later…
Two popular blasts from the past, Vinny Paz and “Irish†Micky Ward, will be in opposite corners on March 14 as honorary captains of Team Italy and Team Ireland, respectively, for the Italian-Irish themed “Rumble at the River†pro boxing show at Twin River Events Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island.
WBC Interim Heavyweight Champion Samuel Peter continues his “best training camp ever†arriving in beautiful Cancun, Mexico, for his March 8 HBO date against WBC kingpin Oleg Maskaev. The “Nigerian Nightmare†described his preparation “as the most serious ever,†arriving from Las Vegas two weeks ahead of the fight date. New head trainer, Stacey McGinley,…