Ashley “Treasure” Theophane, GBC Welterweight Champion and No.1 Contender For the British & English Titles, has been sparring two time WBO World Champion Joan Guzman at Gleasons Gym in New York over the past week. Joan Guzman, nicknamed “Little Tyson” for his looks and body stature, is due to fight the winner of Alex Arthur…
Former World title challenger Glen “Kunga” Kelly has been back in the gym for much of 2007 and today announced that he will be fighting again between now and Xmas. Speaking from his home in Sydney, Australia, Glen had this to say on his decision to resume his career. “I decided at the beginning of…
Two-Time IBF world champion, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero is set to battle Olympic silver medalist and current #1 contender Rocky Juarez September 15 2007 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as the co-feature to Juan Manual Marquez vs Jorge Barrios, televised live to millions tuning in on HBO PPV. The card labeled “Fireworks” was…
By Per Ake Persson Former WBA heavy champ Nikolai Valuev will return September 29 and it could be in a European title fight against Vladimir Virchis. The fight has July 30 as deadline for purse bids or agreement. Virchis´ manager Oleg Hug wants his man to be moved towards a world title but the question…
Following his seventh round TKO of Arturo Gatti last weekend in Atlantic City, Alfonso Gomez shared his thoughts on the win, his opponent, and who he wants to face next. Gatti announced his retirement after the fight, which took place July 14 on HBO. “I walked into the ring 100 percent confident due to my…
Former welterweight champions Vernon Forrest and Carlos Baldomir will fight July 28 at Tacoma’s Emerald Queen Casino, in the state’s biggest professional boxing match in nearly two decades. With Floyd Mayweather, Jr. electing to keep his World Boxing Council welterweight title instead of the WBC super welterweight title he won from Oscar De La Hoya…
On July 28 at the Burg-Wächter Castello in Düsseldorf, Germany, Fight Production and Risum Boxing’s Fawaz Nasir (11-1, 6 KOs) from Denmark gets an excellent chance of making an instant impact on the European super middleweight scene, when he challenges Lukas Wilaschek (17-0, 6 KOs) for the International German title.
Parsons, TN – TheDailySports.com Boxing Promotions announced today that Thursday Night Fights, scheduled for August 30, 2007 at the Decatur County Convention Center, located at the Decatur County Fair Grounds, will be the first of four scheduled professional boxing events set for Parsons, Tennessee. The four-fight series will run throughout the remainder of the year….
By Brian Kennedy In what looks like the perfect match-up on paper, Johnnie “Lumberjack” Edwards looks to continue his winning ways when he takes on Olivier Lontchi on Friday, August 3rd. The fight takes place at the Pierre-Charbonneau Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and will be part of a GYM Promotions televised card to be shown…
Ghanaian Boxing superstar Ike “Bazooka†Quartey (37-4-1, 31 KO’s) is ready to start fighting again and is prepared to take on all comers. While he is busy preparing for the opening of his new hospital in Accra, he has already begun intense training back at home in preparation for his next battle.
Holden Productions brings nationally televised world class professional boxing back to Springfield on Friday, August 10th when heavyweight contenders Rob Calloway and Terry Smith collide in a 10 round match-up at the Springfield Expo Center. The event marks the first televised show in Spingfield since the April 7th Showtime event headlined by the late former…
Bad Dog Productions, Florida’s newest and fastest rising boxing promotional company, in association with Seminole Warrior’s Boxing will be holding a press conference for the upcoming pro boxing card,”Ring of Fire”, the first of four scheduled events at the Sheraton Miami Mart Hotel. The july 27th show will feature former World champion Glen “The Road…