The ring action will be as hot as the temperature in New York these days – sizzling – when DiBella Entertainment’s undefeated Dmitriy “Star of David†Salita headlines against Shad Howard on the latest (July 20th) edition of Broadway Boxing from the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center in New York City. The first broadcast will…
In recent weeks, there has been a hearty dose of bluster from the camp of WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito, claiming that he is the “most feared fighter in boxing’, and that no one is willing to fight him. Golden Boy Promotions has the solution to Mr. Margarito’s problem in securing an opponent for a…
All good things must come to an end so the saying goes. It’s time for one good thing to end and another good thing to begin. Saturday night at the Qwest Arena in Boise, ID it’s time for Prince Badi Ajamu to overthrow former pound for pound boxing king Roy Jones, Jr. who challenges for…
Featherweights Rogers Mtagwa, of Philadelphia, and Alvin Brown, of Kansas City, will go through their final workouts this weekend in preparation for their scheduled 12-round USBA title fight next Wednesday, Aug. 2, at the New Alhambra in South Philadelphia. ESPN 2 will televise beginning 9 pm est. While beating Brown is Mtagwa’s main concern, there…
DiBella Entertainment’s hotly anticipated light middleweight war between ex-welterweight world champions Ike Quartey and Vernon Forrest will reach a boiling point next week when the two heavy hitters participate in a series of open workouts in a midtown boxing gym before they clash at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, August 5. Also scheduled to appear…
The eyes of the boxing and business worlds will be on Silverhawk Entertainment Group, formerly Silverhawk Boxing Promotions (www.silverhawkboxing.com), as it celebrates its restructuring, reorganization and coming-out party as a publicly traded corporation in grand fashion by having two of its fighters headlining major nationally and internationally televised fights in two cities on Saturday night….
It goes without saying that whenever boxing superstar Marco Antonio Barrera steps into the ring, it’s a big event for fight fans. But add a hungry challenger looking for redemption in a rematch to the mix, along with two more highly anticipated championship bouts, and you’ve got a night that will go down in history…
Junior middleweight Jose “El Macho†Medina, of Philadelphia, will box Clarence “Sonny Bono†Taylor, of Wilmington, DE, in the eight-round semifinal Wednesday evening, Aug. 2, at the New Alhambra, Swanson & Ritner Streets, next to Forman Mills, in South Philadelphia. ESPN 2 will televise the card, headlined by the USBA featherweight title fight featuring champion…
Roy Jones-Prince Badi headlines July 29 PPV show in Boise Living legend Roy Jones, Jr. (49-4, 38 KOs) arrived by private jet last night in Boise where he’ll continue training for his July 29th title challenge against North American Boxing Organization light heavyweight champion Prince Badi “The Boxing Prince” Ajamu (25-2-1, 14 KOs), at the…
The final details are almost complete between Edison ‘Pantera’ Miranda’ and Arthur Abraham for their August 26th IBF middleweight title fight in Oldenburg, Germany. However, there is a bit of controversy over which gloves will be used. According to a source close with the Miranda camp, Abraham is refusing to use Reyes gloves for their…
The ring action will be as hot as the New York temperatures these days – sizzling – when DiBella Entertainment’s undefeated Dmitriy “Star of David†Salita returns to the ring in the main event against James Wayka on Thursday night, July 20th in the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center in New York City on the…
Winky Wright Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions make offer to Top Rank for $1.5 million to provide the services of Antonio Margarito. Los Angeles – Today Chris Lighty, CEO of Winky Promotions extended a formal offer to Top Rank Chairman Bob Arum for $1.5 million to provide the services of Antonio Margarito. Said Winky Wright:…