The Rhode Island Boxing Gym will present the first annual “Tiny Ricci Memorial Show,†a special night of amateur boxing on Saturday, October 28th at the historic Columbus Theatre in Providence, Rhode Island. The event is being presented as a fundraiser for the Rhode Island Boxing Gym in Warwick, and is in memory of Robert…
“Universum Champions Night” on 9 September in Magdeburg at 10:30 pm live at ZDF German Television The female World Champions are coming to Magdeburg. Alongside the World Champion and the “Queen of women’s boxing†Regina Halmich there will be spotlight boxing World Champion Ina Menzer, Universum World Champion Alesia Graf (Jr. Bantamweight) as well as…
Undefeated WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Tomasz Adamek Settles Differences With Boxing Promoter Don King Plus Co-Featured Main Event of “Big Red October’; Tyson Conqueror Kevin McBride to Tangle with Local Prospect Mike Mollo
Mario Veit Defends Against Dennis Inkin 21 October in Halle/Saale Super Middleweight Mario Veit, from Cottbus, who has been with Universum for nearly 10 years, has made it again: on October 21st he will headline the Universum Champions Night in Halle / Saale, which will be shown live from 10:00 pm on ZDF. He is…
Unbeaten prospect Matt “Sharp Shooter†Remillard moves up in weight to fight undefeated Jose Hernandez for the vacant WBC Youth super featherweight championship September 23 in the 10-round “Night of the Rising Stars†co-feature at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. “Night of the Rising Stars,†promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc.,…
This Thursday living legend and former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield hits New York with promoter Murad Muhammad as the pair plan to announce the details for the next fight of “The Real Deal”. Long written off by the media, the 43 year old Holyfield, 39-8-2 (26), kept his dreams to regain the world heavyweight championship…
On the heels of his stunning victory over James Toney on Saturday night in Los Angeles, Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare†Peter has his eyes set on WBC heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev. “We want Maskaev, now,†said Dino Duva, Peter’s promoter. “I will be contacting Dennis Rappaport (Maskaev’s promoter) to begin negotiations immediately. Maskaev was obligated…
As Joan Guzman plows through another grueling sparring session, his body is soaked with sweat each time the bell sounds ending a round. But rather than use a towel to dry the undefeated former world champion, Guzman’s trainer uses an American Express card as a make-shift squeegee–and a motivational tool. “We tried other credit cards,…
“Knezevic Scared Of Another Hiding!†says Manager “Old cougars hunt best,†smiled newly crowned Austrian superwelterweight champion Gotthard “The Cougar’ Hinteregger and the 39-year-old continues his comeback with an appearance at Vienna’s City Hall on October 28. Hinteregger’s fight will constitute the main attraction of an amateur meeting, but further professional fights could still be…
Bradford’s Junior Witter is on the verge of making history. On our next event on Friday 15th September at the historic Alexandra Palace, he attempts to become the first ever British super lightweight to win a WBC title, the most prestigious in the sport. This will be the first time the championship has been contested…
“Independence Brawl” Set For Aragon Ballroom in Chicago on 15 September Abner Mares, a 2004 Mexican Olympian, currently residing in Montebello, California, will battle in an eight round bout. Currently his record stands at a perfect 8-0 with five knockouts. His most recent win was a unanimous decision over Omar Adorno on February 24th at…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Exciting Bouts Will Be Replayed First Time on SHO Extreme Monday, Sept. 4, At 11 PM ET/PT Samuel Peter proved to be James Toney’s worst nightmare Saturday on SHOWTIME. In a hard-fought heavyweight brawl that featured excellent exchanges and few clinches, Peter registered a hotly…