Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing announced today that the 12 round IBF Welterweight Championship title fight between Jesse Feliciano 14-5-3 (8KO’s) and Champion Kermit Cintron 28-1 (26KO’s) is back on the under card of the rescheduled Fernando Vargas- Ricardo Mayorga card November 23, from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, live on PPV.
Boxing films have been an important part of the sports movie genre for generations. Classics such as “On the Waterfront,” “Requiem for A Heavyweight,” “Raging Bull,†and the Rocky classics, and more recently “Million Dollar Baby” and “Cinderella Man, have depicted the Sweet Science and compelling stories on the big screen.
Two time world title challenger Orlando Salido of Ciudad Orbegon, Sonora, Mexico has been added to the “Pride” Bill at Chicago’s Congress Theatre this Friday night, September 14. Salido, 27-9 (18KO’s) will face veteran Marty Robbins in an eight round super featherweight bout. Salido is coming off a twelve round battle with Robert Guerrero last…
Official weights from tonight’s 8 Count/Top Rank shared bill at the Congress Theater in Chicago, IL Fernando Trejo, 132.5 vs. Juan Ramon Cruz, 131.5 ten rounds Francisco Rodriguez, 119 vs. Ivan Rodriguez, 120, eight rounds, Orlando Salido, 133 vs. Marty Robbins, 131, 8 rounds Leo Martinez, 134 vs. Jorge Lara, 132 six rounds, Andrzej Fonfara,…
Fresh off of his thoroughly dominating performance at the US Boxing Trials, where he qualified for the 2008 United States Boxing Team, amateur boxing star Demetrius “Boo Boo†Andrade has shifted his sights on the AIBA Men’s World Championships, October 23-November 3, at the University of Illinois in Chicago.
Unbeaten Polish prospect Pawel “Raging Bull†Wolak plans to make a statement tomorrow night (Friday, September 14) against “Flawless†Dan Wallace (9-1, 3 KOs) in the 10 round main event for the IBA Americas middleweight championship, headlining a pro boxing show promoted by Frankie “G†Promotions and Ring Promotions, at the Huntington Hilton Hotel in…
SHOWTIME, America’s No. 1 boxing network, will continue its sizzling 2007 schedule when it pits undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) Light Heavyweight Champion “Bad†Chad Dawson (24-0, 1 NC, 16 KOs) against unbeaten WBC No. 1 contender Adrian “The Shark†Diaconu (24-0, 15 KOs) on Saturday, Sept. 29, live at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on…
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, One In A Million Inc. will feature the professional debuts of three of the region’s most promising Hispanic boxers, Evette Collazo, Ed Ochoa and Jimmy Perez Jr., on Friday, September 21, at the Radisson at Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, IN. Highly touted undefeated middleweight Michael Walker (16-0-1, 10…
Hall-of-Fame promoter J Russell Peltz today announced the signing of 2004 National Golden Gloves featherweight champion Teon Kennedy, of Philadelphia, PA, to an exclusive promotional contract, along with junior middleweight Latif Mundy, former Pennsylvania GG champ.
Helping to promote their upcoming “UNDEFEATED†welterweight championship, “Pretty Boy†Floyd Mayweather and Ricky “The Hitman†Hatton will pack their bags and take off on a five-city global media tour which marks the first time since the days of Muhammad Ali that a press tour has traveled across the seas. The two champions own a…
Hamburg-based Cuban heavy prospect Odlanier Solis, 3-0, square off against American veteran Ross Puritty September 21 in Luebeck. Welter Alpaslan Aguzum is also on the bill along with Arena´s heavies Konstantin Airich and Steffen Kretschmann and female star Derya Torun. Javier Castillejo vs Mariano Carrera II appears to be on for Universum´s show in Halle…
“Regardless of our differences, what happened to Kendall Holt isn’t right!†Despite their current contract dispute, promoter Dino Duva is sending his support to junior welterweight contender Kendall “Rated R†Holt and his quest to secure a rematch against WBO Champion Ricardo Torres. Holt (22-2, 12 KOs) suffered a controversial eleventh-round stoppage during his challenge…