Contender star Joey Gilbert (12-1, 9 KOs) gets ready for his New York debut at the Westchester County Center in White Plains on Wednesday night, October 11, when he squares off against Keith Sims (25-12-1, 14 KO’s) in the main event on Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing card. Gilbert, the practicing lawyer and corporate exec, will…
Speaking from his living room while watching the undefeated Chicago Bears trouncing of the Buffalo Bills on Sunday afternoon, WBC Interim Lightweight Champion discussed Saturday night’s championship bout between Joel Casamayor and Diego Corrales from the Mandalay Bay Casino and Resort in Las Vegas.
Little Rock native , Undisputed and Undefeated World Middleweight Champion Jermain “Bad Intentions†Taylor, will put his title on the line against Kassim “The Dream†Ouma on Saturday night, December 9, at Alltel Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas, when DiBella Entertainment presents “Home for the Holidays: The Return of a Champion.†A press conference…
Undefeated middleweight prospect Michael Walker has been added to the 8 Count/Top Rank shared October Fury card set for Friday, October 20th at Cicero Stadium, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. Walker, a former Chicagoland amateur standout, is riding a six bout winning streak since his much talked about…
Evoking memories from the historic days of Madison Square Garden, the name ALI will once again be on the marquee at the “Mecca of Boxing†Saturday night, November 11. Following in the iconic footsteps of her legendary father Muhammad Ali, who graced the Garden’s ring in 8 epic battles, WBC super middleweight world champion Laila…
Opportunities are not limited to just the 122-pound division for new World Boxing Association super bantamweight champion Celestino Caballero. Not when he stands an amazing 6-foot-1-1/2-inches tall. “There are plenty of possibilities, more than that are immediately apparent†said Glenn Quiroga, president of Sycuan Ringside Promotions, which co-promotes Caballero along with Seminole Warriors Boxing.
Youngstown icon Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini returns home October 20th to handle color commentary for the pay-per-view broadcast of the inaugural “Mike Tyson’s World Tour” stop at the Chevrolet Centre. The first leg of “Mike Tyson’s World Tour” in Youngstown, presented by Sterling Promotions, will be broadcast live in North America on cable and satellite…
With a combined knockout percentage of 78%, it goes without saying that the featured fighters on the Seminole Warriors Boxing show on Friday, October 13th, at the Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena in Hollywood, Florida, are going into battle with just one thought in mind – “The Knockout!â€
Needing a strong performance to get back on the winning track, popular Northern Virginia middleweight contender Jimmy Lange didn’t disappoint the 3,614 boisterous fans Saturday night at the Patriot Center, using an impressive surge late in the fight to record a ten-round technical knockout (2:45) over tough veteran Tommy Wilt in the Main Event. Lange…
Hersisia and Schmitz working out at the Universum Gym in Berlin – Click for larger image As rumoured, Dutch heavyweight king Richel Hersisia, 27-1 (21 KO’s), returns to the ring after nine months out of action due to a shoulder operation on Universum Box-Promotion’s “Heavyweight Explosion’ card in Stuttgart, Germany on Saturday, October 28.
Former world light heavyweight champion Lou Del Valle has been added to the inaugural “Mike Tyson World Tour” stop October 20 at the Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown, Ohio. Legendary “Iron” Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs), former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, headlines against veteran Corey “T-Rex” Sanders (23-10, 15 KOs), who knocked out current…
Ten members of recently concluded television reality series, “The Contender – Season 2 (C2),” plus original Contender champion Sergio “The Latin Snake” Mora, will attend a private solidarity dinner Friday night, October 13 – on the eve of “The Contender Special – Put Up or Shut Up” – to support their fellow Team TOC (Tournament…