This past Friday night, at the famous Orleans Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, Cestus Management’s undefeated Super Middleweight prospect, Don “Da Bomb†George (7-0-1), won in thrilling fashion, dominating tough Julio Lanzas (3-5-1) over six heats to take a unanimous decision on a Guilty Boxing Promotion.
It was a night to remember for fight fans, as boxers from Mexico and Thailand battled it out last Saturday at the Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson, Arizona for the right to earn the inaugural Boxing World Cup. In the end, two champions retained their titles, two new champions were crowned, and Mexico emerged as…
By Frank Maloney People have been talking for some time now about the decline of the heavyweight boxing division. I believe that boxing’s premier weight class can be seen as an indicator of the sport’s health as I’ve long maintained that boxing is only as good as the heavyweight division. Having said that, I’m also…
On Saturday in Szentes, Hungary Attila Kovacs kept his European Boxing Association Super Welterweight Crown against former world challenger Mamadou Thiam from France via seventh round stoppage. The contest started very strongly, with Thiam as the aggressor in the early rounds. However by the fifth, Kovacs started to dominate until the beginning of the seventh…
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING TO PRESENT IBF/IBO SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP, IBF BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE IBF Super Middleweight Jeff “Left Hook†Lacy vs. IBF No. 5 Contender Scott “The Sandman†Pemberton IBF Bantamweight Champion Rafael Marquez vs. IBO Bantamweight Champion/IBF No. 1 Contender Silence “African Spice†Mabuza Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005, At 9 p.m. ET/PT At Caesars Tahoe,…
“SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION†TO FEATURE JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT CLASH AND SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT BRAWL Undefeated Junior Middleweight Sechew “Iron Horse†Powell vs. IBF No. 12 Junior Middleweight Contender Archak “Shark Attack†Ter-Meliksetian Unbeaten New York State Super Middleweight Champion Jaidon Codrington vs. Undefeated Super Middleweight Contender Allan “Sweetness†Green Friday, Nov. 4, 2005, At 11 p.m….
WILLIAMS: AUDLEY VICTORY WILL BE SWEETER THAN TYSON WIN Danny Williams reckons beating up Audley Harrison will be sweeter than knocking-out Mike Tyson. The Brixton puncher takes on Harrison at the ExCeL London on Saturday 10 December in the biggest all-British heavyweight clash since Lennox Lewis-Frank Bruno 12 years ago. Dynamite Dan shocked the world…
SANTIAGO’S STOCK SOARS AFTER SIZZLING “SHOBOX†SUCCESS “ShoBox†Telecast to Be Replayed on SHOWTIME TOO Tonight/Thursday, Oct. 27, at 11 PM ET/PT NEW YORK (Oct. 27, 2005) – Mario Santiago surprised a lot of people, but not himself, with his impressive fifth-round TKO over International Boxing Federation (IBF) No. 15 featherweight Cornelius Lock Friday on…
Iraqi War veteran Sgt. Eric Manzebo leads U.S. Marines Boxing Team at Foxwoods Veterans’ Day Spectacular Nov. 11 Iraqi War veteran Sgt. Eric Manzebo leads the U.S. Marines Boxing Team from Camp Lejeune (NC) on the second annual Great Northeast Tour, promoted by S & L Boxing, and headlined by the November 11th Veterans’ Day…
CES CLOSES OUT 2005 WITH A BANG ON NOVEMBER 23RD! Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES) announced today at the Hi Hat in Davol Square that it will close out its 2005 boxing season with a major event on Wednesday, November 23rd at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Downtown Providence, Rhode Island.
SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION MEDIA LUNCHEON/PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES TUESDAY, OCT. 26, 2005, AT PLANET HOLLYWOOD TIMES SQUARE UNDEFEATED MIDDLEWEIGHT SECHEW POWELL, IBF No 12 JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT ARCHAK Click for larger image© Tom Casino/Showtime TER-MELIKSETIAN N.Y. STATE 168-POUND CHAMPION JAIDON CODRINGTON In two match-ups that typify the essence of the SHOWTIME boxing series, “ShoBox: The New…
Commonwealth and European super bantamweight champion Esham Pickering is unfazed at the prospect of facing British king Michael Hunter in his hometown on Friday night, (October 28th). Whilst the Hennessy Sports promoted 29-year-old faces a partisan crowd at the Borough Hall in Hartlepool, he has proved in the past that surrendering home advantage does not…