With a bid of $810,000 today in East Orange, New Jersey, Warriors Boxing Promotions and Sampson Lewkowicz have secured the right to promote the IBF Number One Elimination Bout between unbeaten 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist, Sultan Ibragimov and rugged contender Ray Austin later this summer.
Oakland, California will be the epicenter for an earthquake predicted to hit the Bay Area, when Robert “The Ghost†Guerrero (17-1-1 10KO’s) and Gamaliel Diaz (20-1-2 9KO’s) fight in “The Ultimate Rematch” at the Oakland Arena, June 23rd on Showtime’s “SHOBOX: The New Generation.†Everything is on the line for these young guns, as this…
With one short, powerful right hand, USNBC cruiserweight champion Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey (12-0, 7 KOs) went from promising prospect to legitimate contender, stopping previously unbeaten NABA title-holder Shauna George (11-0-2, 5 KOs) in the first round of their recent unification bout on ESPN2 Wednesday Night Fights at Foxwoods Resort Casino.
Juan Goes For WBO Interim Title; Rafael Risks IBF Belt In Rematch Vs. Mabuza Universally recognized as two of the best pound for pound fighters in the world and one of only four sets of Mexican brothers in history to win a world title, Juan Manuel and Rafael Marquez of Mexico City will be featured…
Fresh off DiBella Entertainment’s Paulie Malignaggi taking on Miguel Cotto for the WBO junior welterweight title at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, DBE will bring another promotion to the World’s Most Famous Arena, this time in the Theater at the Garden, when it presents “Now or Never” featuring Ike Quartey against Vernon “The Viper”…
Welliver and Van Sickle Fight To Draw In Heavyweight Action! Fight Night #53 took place yesterday at the Lucky Eagle Casino in Rochester, WA, and it was another thrilling display of boxing in front of a packed house. In the main event, heavyweights Chauncy Welliver and Chad Van Sickle fought to a majority 10 round…
Report by Keith Chadwick Stoke’s Scott Lawton turned in an impressive display of boxing at Doncaster Dome last night to secure the vacant English lightweight title with an eighth round stoppage victory over local favourite Stefy Bull. Central Area champion, Bull, on home territory and an awkward southpaw to boot, was always going to be…
British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion Carl Froch has undergone successful surgery on the severe damage he suffered to his right hand in the second round of his impressive win over Brian Magee at the York Hall last month. The 28-year-old went under the knife of orthopaedic specialist Nick Downing, who also oversaw his recovery…
“He’s in for a big surprise on Saturday night” said Chicago middleweight “Classy” Freddie Cuevas as he read the report on Boxingtalk.com about John Duddy’s plan to face Giovanni Lorenzo August 5 on HBO. “I’ve had a great camp, been at 160 for a week now and am more than ready to crack this kid,…
Miguel Cotto is set to defend his WBO Light Welter title against local New York based prospect Paul Malignaggi at Madison Square Garden this Saturday night on a Top Rank promotion. The defending champion has not been impressed with his opponent’s tendency to trash talk before fights. “I can’t wait to send Paulie back to…
Over the past week, two Hennessy Sports fighters have been rewarded for their Championship performances. Junior Witter has been named as Europe’s best champion, whilst Carl Froch has been installed as the WBC #3. Witter was named as the European Boxing Union’s title-holder of the Year at the Governing Body’s recent General Assembly in Serbia…
Professional boxing returns to Plymouth, Massachusetts on Friday night, June 30 as “Irish†Mike Culbert’s retirement fight headlines “Battle Zone at The Rock III,†promoted by Alpha Omega Entertainment Group in association with Mark Vaz. Belfast, Ireland-born Culbert (29-4-1, 6 KOs), living in Stoughton (MA), has announced his intentions to retire after he fights June…