By Jane Warburton and Rhun Leeding Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing A Sky Sports televised Wednesday night bill from the characterful York Hall in Bethnal Green, London saw two title bouts which could easily have graced a Friday night show, with plenty of action and talent on display on a…
Big John McCarthy’s Ultimate Training Academy, Valencia, Calif. Fans that have purchased over $1 million in tickets to see two-time world champion “El Feroz†Fernando Vargas (26-4, 22 KOs) and three-time world champion Ricardo “El Matador†Mayorga (27-6-1, 22 KOs) in what is anticipated to be a street-style brawl at STAPLES Center will get their…
It´s on: Graciano “Rocky” Rocchigiani vs Dariusz “Tiger” Michalczewski III will happen at the TUI Arena in Hannover on May 24. Bild Zeitung breaks the story today and it´s headline news. The 43-year old “Rocky” is fresh out of jail while “Tiger” has already been in a healthspa/diet clinic to shed some weight.
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Undefeated 2004 U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Andre Ward weighed 167 pounds, while opponent Roger Cantrell tipped the scales at 166.5 pounds during Thursday’s weigh-in at the Bay Garden Beach Resort on Reduit Beach in Gros-Islet, St. Lucia. Showtime will televise the 10-round super middleweight bout…
Click for larger image © Don King Productions Five-time world champion Felix “Tito” Trinidad and eight-time world champion Roy Jones Jr. spent all day at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Conn., on Tuesday promoting their upcoming match dubbed “Bring on the Titans” set for Jan. 19 at Madison Square Garden and on HBO Pay-Per-View,
Undefeated former IBF lightweight champion Paul Spadafora was issued his license and Federal ID by the state of Pennsylvania today and announced that he will return to the ring next week, ending an eight-month hiatus.
Innovative media giant ClearChannel Radio, in conjunction with Goossen Tutor Promotions, has come up with a creative vehicle designed to promote the Simply Beautiful Island of St. Lucia and its very first world class professional boxing event tomorrow night.
This Friday night’s Solo Boxeo card, “Latin Thunder” received an upgrade in the main event as David “The Destroyer†Lopez of Nogales, Mexico will now be taking on Dominican spoiler David Toribio in a ten round middleweight bout at Cicero Stadium, it was announced Wednesday evening by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions.
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, announced today the exciting light heavyweight match up between dangerous Philadelphian, Eric “Magic 2000” Harding, 23-4-1 (7) and Brooklyn, NY’s, Shaun George, 15- 2-2 (7) on Thursday, December 6, 2007 at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark, NJ.
Spanish veteran Javier Castillejo knocked out Mariano Carrera in last night’s WBA middleweight eliminator in Goppingen, Germany. This will probably make Felix Sturm vs Castillejo III and remove “El Lince” as mandatory challenger for the European title – which should pave the way for Finn Amin Asikainen and a third fight against Sebastian Sylvester.
Championship pro boxing returns to Hartford on Saturday night, November 24, as CES presents “Pinnacle FiteNite: The Heat’s On In Hartfordâ€, featuring NABF cruiserweight champion Matt “Too Smooth†Godfrey defending his title belt against former WBO heavyweight title challenger Jeremy “Half-Man, Half-Amazing†Williams, at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.
Click for larger image © Teddy B. Blackburn / Golden Boy Promotions After nearly one year of inactivity, WBO junior lightweight champion Joan Guzman (27-0, 17 KOs) makes his highly anticipated return to the ring when he battles the veteran Humberto Soto (43-5-2, 27 KOs) on Saturday, Nov. 17 at the Borgata Hotel Casino &…