Press Releases

CES Promotions puts on “Cha-Ching In The Ring” tonight, Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT. The main event pits super middle Peter Manfredo against upset specialist David Banks in a scheduled ten round contest while the undercard is headed up by a rematch between light …

When the “The Pride of Providence” Peter Manfredo, Jr. enters the ring Wednesday night to headline the “Cha-Ching In The Ring” show, it’ll mark his third fight within a 74-day period, an unheard of schedule today for a top 15 contender. Manfredo (27-4, 13 KOs), rated No. 14 by the …

Chicago’s 8 Count Productions has signed bantamweight prospect Francisco Rodriguez to an exclusive promotional contract, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. The 23 year old Rodriguez, born and raised in Chicago, sports a record of 8-1 with six knockouts. His illustrious amateur career includes …

Our President, Jose Sulaiman, as of last Sunday June 10th 2007, is one of the distinguished members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, site into which he was inducted because of his unquestionable merits in an uninterrupted work of over 50 years, always looking for the best to our …

“Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have, unfortunately, been forced to cancel our June 23 boxing event at The Roxy in Boston,” stated Promoter Rich Cappiello. “The good news is that Cappiello Promotions returns to Boston at The Castle on July 18th with ESPN2 Wednesday Night Fights! “We will be issuing …

By Per Ake Persson Russian heavy Alexander Povetkin will now face experienced and tricky American Larry Donald June 30 in Moscow. Donald comes in instead of Monte Barrett. Larry has been inactive since coming oh-so-close to beat future WBA heavy champ Nikolai Valuev in 2005 but has kept busy and …

Danish super featherweight prospect Kim “Golden Boy” Poulsen (4-1, 1 KO) rounds off the season on July 6, when he fights an opponent yet to be determined at the Mehrzweckhalle in Berlin, Germany on a show promoted by Fight Night Events. This was announced today by manager Henrik Risum, who …

Photo Gallery ©Karl Stubbs/Impact Boxing When Gary Reid left the Potteries for London to meet Nigerian Ajose Olusegun it was more in hope than in expectation. The boxing intelligentsia expected Gary to last between 4 and 6 rounds in last night’s Commonwealth light-welterweight title clash. He confounded the experts however …

Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions has announced details of “Summer Sizzle”, their next world class, action packed evening of professional boxing set for Friday, July 13 at the newly remodeled, fully air conditioned Congress Theater in downtown Chicago. Headlining the evening is a super featherweight ten round bout between undefeated …

Cestus Management’s undefeated super middleweight dynamo Donovan George needed just seventy-four seconds to discard Cory Phelps. The fight took place this past Thursday night on the undercard of the Hasim Rahman-Tauras Sykes contest from Rochester, New York and was promoted by Top Rank, who is the promoter of Donovan George. …

It will be the Battle of Midway when three-division world champion Erik “El Terrible” Morales, making his Chicago debut and seeking his record fourth world title in as many weight divisions, rumbles with WBC lightweight champion and Chicago native David Diaz in the main event of “The War for 4!” …

Light welterweight prospect Frankie “El Gato” Figueroa has signed an exclusive managerial contract with Sal LoNano, president of S&L Boxing, it was announced today. Figueroa (16-2, 12 KOs), fighting out of the Bronx, NY, is the reigning WBC International Mundo Hispano welterweight and New York State light welterweight champion. He …