Thursday night at the Northern Quest Casino in Airway Heights, WA saw IBO Feather Champ Cristobal Cruz add the vacant IBF crown to his collection with a hard fought split decision victory over Orlando Salido. In a battle of tough luck Mexican veterans, Cruz, 37-11-1 (23), of Tijuana, managed to outwork Ciudad Obregon veteran Salido,…
Demetrius Andrade was the most sought after Olympian following the 2008 Olympics. Anyone who witnessed him competing in the amateurs always said, as good as he was in the amateur ranks, he would only be that much better as a professional. As both of his co- promoters Joe DeGuardia of Star Boxing and Art Pelullo…
While preparing for his showdown with David Haye on November 15 at The O2, Monte ‘Two Gunz’ Barrett has immersed himself in all the research and information he can muster on England’s hard-hitting heavyweight hope. It’s the 21st century and an old-school veteran like Barrett is enjoying all the perks.
© Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro The ‘City of Brotherly Love’ lived up to it’s name when Philadelphia’s boxing elite and the media turned out in force to honour one of their own – Philadelphia’s brightest star and only current boxing World Champion, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham.
Undefeated lightweight prospect, Carney Bowman, the pride of York, Pennsylvania, is busy preparing for his next fight, headlining “The Battle At York II†on Saturday, November 8 at the Valencia Ballroom.
Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton has made his way to the United States, landing in Las Vegas late last week as he continues preparations for his November 22 Ring Magazine World Junior Welterweight Championship bout against New York’s Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. This plans to be…
The fight that could define his career in the super middleweight division is less than month away, and news from Jermain Taylor’s camp in Miami, Florida?is very good. It’s good, that is, unless you ask Jeff Lacy, Jermain Taylor’s opponent for the November 15th fight “All Or Nothing”. HBO World Championship Boxing will televise the…
Lee Samuels: This is a very, very exciting day for Top Rank as Nonito Donaire, the World Flyweight Champion makes his Top Rank debut next Saturday, November 1 on the Final Impact Pay-Per-View Show at Mandalay Bay, headlined by Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. against Matt Vanda in that wonderful rematch.
The Emmy-Award winning reality series 24/7 returns to HBO with two new characters. Training camps open for two future Hall of Famers as they prepare for their long-awaited light heavyweight showdown on Nov. 8 at Madison Square Garden: Roy Jones Jr. trains in the rural confines of California, Pa., while Joe Calzaghe trains in his…
Undefeated super bantamweight prospect Teon Kennedy, of North Philadelphia, goes for his 11th win as a pro when he takes on Felipe Almanza, of Lorica, Colombia, in a scheduled eight-round contest Friday evening, Nov. 14, at the New Alhambra, Swanson & Ritner Streets, next to Forman Mills, in South Philadelphia. First of eight fights at…
In New York City, DiBella Entertainment and co-sponsor HBO Sports presented the latest installment of Broadway Boxing at the B.B. King Blues Club on 42nd Street. Former junior welterweight champions Randall Bailey and DeMarcus Corley advanced to the main event when the scheduled bout between Edgar Santana and Luis Rodriguez never took place. Spanish Harlem…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Tonight, at the famous York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, Barry Hearn of Matchroom Sports hosts another ‘Prizefighter Series’ – and this time it’s the welterweights! Raising a lot of interest – these tournament style boxing contests see eight fighters slug it out over the course of three round…