Gary Shaw Productions top contender, Puerto Rican sensation Thomas Dulorme (22-1, 14 KO’s), is just nine pounds over the weight limit of 140 lb for his Saturday, April 18 showdown against “2014 Fighter of the Year” and former lightweight world champion, Terence Crawford (25-0, 17 KOs). “I’m very happy with everything that is happening in…
Hard-hitting slugger/boxer Steve Belmontes, 1-0, of Corpus Christi, TX, has signed a multi-year deal with GH3 Promotions. Belmontes made his professional debut August 7, 2014, in his hometown of Corpus Christi against slick boxing James Burns. Steve dominated the fight; winning by unanimous decision. “I am always looking for the knockout,” he said. “Burns was…
Veteran boxing manager John Seip has signed highly decorated Italian amateur boxer Daniele Marco Scardina to an exclusive managerial contract. Seip is best known for guiding Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin to the WBO middleweight title. The native New Yorker also manages rising British super middleweight Steed “The Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 KOs). The 21-year-old Scardina…
Dennis Lebedev and Youris Kalenga were face to face at Monday’s press conference in Moscow, for their WBA mandatory fight to determine the cruiserweight champion. Both fighters, Lebedev (26-2, 20 KO’s) and Kalenga (21-1, 14 KO’s), made clear they are ready for their Friday, April 10 battle in Luzhnik Stadium, Moscow. They say they expect…
Promoter Mark Lyons has linked up with Britain’s youngest professional boxing promoter, eighteen year old Billy James-Elliott, to create a new professional boxing promotions outfit – Wise Guys Promotions. Their first event, titled “Lord Of The Ring”, will take place at the famed York Hall, In Bethnal Green, London on Saturday, 2nd May 2015, and…
Exciting and undefeated former lightweight world champion Omar “Panterita†Figueroa (24-0-1, 18 KOs) will take on former two-division world champion Ricky Burns (37-4-1, 11 KOs) in the main event when Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) returns to CBS on Saturday, May 9 at 4 p.m. ET, 1 p.m. PT, at the State Farm Arena in Hidalgo,…
Chris Jenkins will face Tyrone Nurse for the vacant British Light Welterweight title at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on April 11, live on Sky Sports, after champion Willie Limond was forced out of his defence against Jenkins with a shoulder injury. Unbeaten Welshman Jenkins was set to challenge Limond for the title, but…
Brooklyn-native, unbeaten Frank “Notorious†Galarza (16-0-2, 10 KOs) returns to the ring to battle Belgium’s Sheldon “The Closer†Moore (13-2-1, 9 KOs) in an eight-round super welterweight bout headlining ShoBox: The New Generation tripleheader on Friday, April 10 from the Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/PT,…
Bob Ajisafe will face Daniel Wanyonyi for the vacant Commonwealth Light Heavyweight title at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on April 11, live on Sky Sports. Ajisafe is on a roll after a hot 2014 where he picked up the British title against Dean Francis in March and took out Leon Senior and Matty…
Kal Yafai will face Rey Megrino for the WBC Silver Flyweight title at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham on May 9, live on Sky Sports. Yafai is gunning for a World title shot at 112lbs after making a successful debut at the weight in Sheffield on Saturday night, and victory of Megrino will catapult him…
Exciting and undefeated former lightweight world champion Omar “Panterita†Figueroa (24-0-1, 18 KOs) will take on former two-division world champion Ricky Burns (37-4-1, 11 KOs) in the main event when Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) returns to CBS on Saturday, May 9 at 4 p.m. ET, 1 p.m. PT, at the State Farm Arena in Hidalgo,…
Stephen Simmons and Jon-Lewis Dickinson both say their clash on Saturday night will not go the distance as they meet at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, live on Sky Sports. Simmons defends his WBC International Silver title against local man Dickinson and the unbeaten Scotsman expects to have too much power for his host….