Surfs Up and the waves are not the only thing breaking on Miami Beach. “The Legend Begins” presented by Miami Fight League hits Miami Beach January 23rd, 2008. Miami fight fan favorite Juan Arroyo, 35-5-4 (16), headlines the card and takes on Ilido Julio, 35-14-1 (31), in the Main Event.
Promoters Art Pelullo/Banner Promotions and Rodney Berman/Golden Gloves Promotions will present a sensational fight card on Friday, March 7, 2008, in the Fox Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino, located at 39 Norwich Westerly Road in Mashantucket , Connecticut . The main event and co-featured bouts will be televised on ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights.â€
World middleweight title contender “Ireland’s†John Duddy is looking forward to fighting again in his adopted New York City home for the first time since last May, when he battles tough Tunisian brawler Walid “Tempete de Sable†Smichet (17-3-1, 13 KOs) in the 10-round, off-TV co-feature on the February 23rd heavyweight championship unification show headlined…
Sacramento’s Otis Griffin and Yerington’s Jesse Brinkley will be fighting for the vacant WBC-USNBC super middleweight title on February 22 nd in Reno. The Griffin/Brinkley fight won’t just be a War For the West – it is now for the vacant USNBC belt and world ranking implications. As former reality TV stars, this is also…
“Champions of Tomorrow†Friday night at Foxwoods Resort Casino One sure sign of respect in boxing is when a fighter calls out a potential opponent in the media. It’s rare for a boxer with only 11 pro fights to be such a target, especially one coming off of a 15-month inactive stretch due to an…
By Per Ake Persson German super middle Danilo Haussler is sidelined with an injury and the rematch against European titlist Cristian Sanavia is off or at least postponed. Sanavia will still make a voluntary defence of the title though and a very likely challenger is Dane Mads Larsen. Date and site to be announced. Italian…
With less than two weeks to go before his first ever British title fight, London based light heavyweight Peter Haymer has been tearing through sparring partners at an alarming rate as he prepares for a rematch with reigning British champion Tony Oakey on a Frank Maloney promotion at York Hall on Friday, February 1, 2008….
Martin “El Gallito†Castillo, former World Boxing Association flyweight champion, will challenge current World Boxing Organization super flyweight champion Fernando Montiel on Saturday, February 16th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The twelve round world title bout will be featured on the under card of the pay-per-view extravaganza headlined by the rematch rumble between…
Danish super middleweight Fawaz Nasir, 11-2 (6), is currently in training for a return to the ring in the near future, and he is hoping that 2008 will be the year where he takes the next considerable steps to fulfil his potential. After two very close decision-defeats in title fights in Germany, Nasir has gained…
Roy Jones Jr: 169.5 lb Felix Trinidad: 170 lb Andrew Golota: 237 lb Mike Mollo: 222 lb
• Wladimir has been in his Florida training camp now for 2 weeks, along with his Chef. Hall of fame trainer, Emanuel Steward, arrived this week. • Klitschko has been enjoying the warm weather in Florida as his preparation heats up for the upcoming fight Feb 23. • He was at the Hard Rock Casino…
Q: You’re OK not fighting for a belt this time? Jermain Taylor: “When I win, I’ll be walking out of there with everything he took from me. I’m walking out of there with my pride.” Q: Is it working out better without Emanuel? JT: “It feels great. It’s just like the old days. When we…