Star Boxing Weights from Bally’s Atlantic City
May 9 on ESPN2 “Friday Night Fights” USBA Jr. Welterweight Championship “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis, Champion (18-2-2, 9 KOs) 139 1/4 Lanardo Tyner (19-0, 11 KOs) 139 1/5
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Brian Peters Boxing: Magnificent Seven Set For Summer Sizzler July 12 In Dublin
The Best of the Fighting Irish are set to showcase their talents at Dublin’s National Stadium on July 12 on the next Hunky Dorys Fight Night. The Magnificent Seven of Bernard Dunne, Matthew Macklin, Andrew Murray, Oisin Fagan, Darren Corbett, Ian Tims and Keith Cresham will see action on what should prove a hot summers…
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Women’s Boxing: Dunaway vs. Rodriguez Rematch Added To “Finally” PPV Event
IBA junior flyweight champion Wendy “Little Thunder†Rodriguez will be seeking revenge June 13 when she fights one of only four opponents to ever defeat her, Hollie “Hot Stuff†Dunaway, in their 10-round bout for the vacant IBA strawweight belt on the “Finally†pay-per-view event, airing live at 10 PM/ET-8 PM/MT from Isleta Casino and…
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Boxing In Mexico: Mijares vs. Munoz World Title Unification Bout May 17 In Durango
Styles make fights and the May 17 unification title bout between WBC champion Cristian Mijares and WBA title holder Alexander “El Explosivio†Munoz has all the makings of an instant classic. The 12 round Mijares-Munoz main event, marking the first super flyweight unification title bout in more than 10 years, headlines the “Noche de Campeones 
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WBC Boxing Champ David Diaz Predicts Fall Of “The Mexicutioner”
WBC lightweight champion David Diaz, 34-1-1 (17), from Chicago, paid a media day visit to San Antonio yesterday, May 6, to talk up his title defense against WBC super featherweight champion and Filipino national treasure Manny Pacquiao, 46-3-2 (34). After visiting The Alamo, the birthplace of Texas independence from Mexico, Diaz, whose family hails from…
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Star Boxing: Arnaoutis vs. Tyner Headlines This Week’s ESPN2 Friday Night Fights Telecast
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing presents an exciting evening of boxing this Friday night from Bally’s Atlantic City, as “Mighty Mike” Arnaoutis, 18-2-2 (9) defends his USBA Junior Welterweight title against undefeated Lanardo Tyner, 19-0 (11), in a 12 round bout. The semi-final eight rounder will feature 2004 Olympic Team captain Devin Vargas, 15-0 (6) taking…
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Shaun George Optimistic About May 16 Showdown With Former World Boxing Champion Chris Byrd
For Shaun George, his May 16 showdown with Chris Byrd is about more than a fight – it represents the struggle to fulfill the lofty potential held in his fists.
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Women’s Boxing: Emery vs. Nickel Added To Best Damn Championship Fight Night Period Show On Fox June 12
A compelling match between middleweights Jill Emery and Cristy “Code Red†Nickel has been added to the already exciting and competitive Fox Sports Net’s Best Damn Championship Fight Night Period card, headlined by a pair of IFBA world championship bouts, on Thursday, June 12 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.
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New England Boxing: Peter Manfredo Sr Stages “Diamonds In The Rough” May 17
Peter Manfredo, Sr. has been a world champion kick-boxer, owns and operates New England’s top gym, Manfredo’s Gym in Pawtucket RI, and trains talented pro fighters such as his son, world title challenger Peter Manfredo, Jr., as well as Jessie Brinkley, Edwin Rodriguez and other promising prospects.
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Showtime Boxing: Big ShoBox Card From England This Saturday Night
ShoBox: The New Generation returns to the United Kingdom on May 10, 2008, with an outstanding world title showdown and a promising undercard bout featuring two undefeated prospects. On a special Saturday night edition of the popular, prospect-oriented Showtime boxing series, WBC Super Lightweight Champion Junior Witter will defend his crown for the third time…
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Boxing Perspective: Barry McGuigan vs. Azumah Nelson?
Let’s turn the clock back to 1985 in order to consider what could have been a legendary fight between Barry McGuigan and Azumah Nelson. Both men were riding high in the featherweight division. McGuigan, on an emotional night in London, had defeated the great Panamanian Euesbio Pedroza and had cemented that win with a solid…
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British Boxing: Junior Witter Out To Regain Pride For Yorkshire
Junior Witter is out to restore some pride into Yorkshire boxing when he defends his WBC light welterweight title against American Timothy Bradley at the Trent FM Arena Nottingham on Saturday, May 10, live on ITV1 and a delayed ShoBox special in the US. Witter makes the third defence of his prestigious world title on…