Former IBF cruiserweight champion Vassiliy “The Tiger” Jirov, 1996 Olympic gold medal winner and Outstanding Boxer, headlines the “Pinnacle FiteNite” pro boxing show Saturday night, July 14 at 4 Bears Casino and Lodge in New Town, North Dakota. Jirov (36-3-1, 30 KOs), born in Kazakhstan and now living in Arizona, is ranked No. 14 by…
In a highly anticipated match and can’t miss candidate for Fight of the Year, WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito will defend his belt against undefeated, No. 1-ranked and mandatory challenger, Paul “The Punisher†Williams in the main event of “Pride N’ Punishment” on Saturday, July 14, in the outdoor tennis stadium at The Home Depot…
Four-time world lightweight champion and reigning IBA title-holder Stevie “Lil’ But Bad” Johnson has issued challenges to two of the three Diaz world lightweight champs – (WBA/WBO) Juan, and (IBF) Julio – as well as leading contender Joel Casmayor for a proposed title fight August 11 at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Johnston’s promoter, Silverhawk…
Our President, Dr. Jose Sulaiman was truly besieged by the fans, despite the fact that there were other enormous figures in the same place, such as Roberto Duran from Panama, and others, such as Pernell Withaker, as well as the Mexican former boxer Ricardo “Finito†Lopez, champions such as Marvelous Marvin Hagler, James Buster Douglas,…
Mark DeLuca 165 ¾ lbs. Steve Young 163 ½ lbs. Tim Flamos 197 lbs. Eric Olds 191 lbs. Chris McInerney 196 ¼ lbs. Gary Lavender 191 lbs. Jose Medina 159 ¼ lbs. Daniel Craycraft 155 lbs. Rich Gingras 186 ½ lbs. Lamont Fagan 189 lbs. Ed Caminero 157 ¼ lbs. Jermaine Lyles 156 lbs.
Former highly-decorated amateur boxing star Mark “The Italian Bazooka†DeLuca headlines “Pro Boxing,†presented by Rising Star Promotions, tomorrow night (Friday, June 8) at Freeport (IBEW) Hall in Dorchester, Massachusetts. DeLuca (1-0, 1 KO), fighting out of Whitman (MA), was the gold medal winner at the 2004 National Silver Gloves Tournament, among his more notable…
Photo ©Tom Casino/Showtime Two days before his first WBC title defense Saturday on Showtime, unbeaten light heavyweight champion “Awesome” Chad Dawson held a spirited 90-minute open media workout with trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. on Thursday in Hartford, Conn. Dawson (23-0, 1 NC, 15 KOs), of New Haven, CT, will risk his belt against hard-hitting Jesus…
Esteemed play-by-play announcer Steve Albert is being honored this month with the “Trifecta.†On Friday, June 8, Albert will receive the Sam Taub Award for excellence in broadcast journalism from the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA). On Monday, June 11, Showtime Networks Inc. will celebrate Albert’s 20 years as host of the acclaimed Showtime…
Showtime will pay tribute to the late, great Diego “ Chico †Corrales with a three-fight marathon and a memorial feature on Saturday, June 9. Beginning at 6 p.m. ET/PT, the network will re-air Corrales’ classic bouts against Joel Casamayor, Acelino Freitas and Jose Luis Castillo, respectively, on Showtime Too. At 10 p.m. ET/PT, Showtime…
Sadness and tears turned into smiles and renewed faith when more than twenty Mexican champions visited the children’s pavilion at the “La Raza†Hospital in Mexico City leaded by THE WBC CARES program and President Jose Sulaiman. All time Idols Ruben Olivares, Pipino Cuevas, Jesus Castillo, Lupe Pintor, Carlos Montes, Daniel Zaragoza, Humberto Gonzalez, female…
Former WBO World Heavyweight Champion Lamon Brewster was a surprise guest on last night’s “Talkin Boxing With Billy C†radio show. Brewster called in from Florida and talked with Bill Calogero, Ron Lipton and Ryan Songalia about his upcoming bout against IBF World Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko on July 7. You can listen to a…
In looking to create a more “radical” atmosphere of music and sound for Saturday’s world championship boxing pay-per-view event at Madison Square Garden, promoters Bob Arum and Todd duBoef of Top Rank knew there was only one man for the job; world-famous DJ Justin Hoffman, nephew of radical activist and Chicago seven alumnus Abbie Hoffman….