David Martinez has replaced Tomas Rojas as the opponent for Yonnhy Perez in the 10-round bantamweight co feature on this Friday’s ShoBox: The New Generation telecast on Showtime at11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast. Rojas was forced to withdraw when he encountered visa problems and was unable to leave his native Mexico in…
There is an old axiom in boxing: “Don’t talk the talk if you can’t walk the walk.†On Thursday, September 25, WBO Welterweight Champion Paul “The Punisher†Williams, 34-1 (25), will back up his claim of accepting every conceivable challenge between 147 pounds and 168 pounds, when he moves up to the middleweight division to…
Undefeated Commonwealth lightweight champion and 2004 Olympic silver medallist Amir Khan returns to the ring tomorrow Saturday, September 6, at Manchester’s MEN Arena, with a new trainer and a new television broadcast partner. Khan, 18-0 (14), from Bolton, will be making his fifth title defense against undefeated Colombian knockout artist Breidis Prescott, 19-0 (17), making…
By Per Ake Persson The second edition of Pugnus Boxing Promotions´ Night of the Champions is billed as the biggest show in Sweden for 40 years (or since Floyd Patterson lost to Jimmy Ellis in 68 in Stockholm). Well, we haven´t had that much since then considering that the ban on proboxing came into effect…
Anyone who is anyone in boxing knows who Sugar Ray Robinson is. Robinson is believed by many to have been the best pound for pound fighter of all time. Now many people are learning there is a new Ray Robinson in boxing today. “The New” Ray Robinson, one of Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing’s brightest star’s,…
Alfredo Angulo, Yuriorkis Gamboa, and Sergio Martinez, the trio of thrilling knockout artists, with a combined record of 67-1-1, (42) headline, in separate bouts, “Night of the Rising Stars II,†Saturday, October 4, at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, CA. HBO Boxing After Dark will broadcast all three bouts live, beginning at 10:05 p.m….
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Saturday night at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, former lightweight champion Juan “Baby Bull†Diaz, 33-1 (17), will face Michael Katsidis, 23-1 (20), after suffering his first career loss to Nate Campbell in March of this year. Coincidentally, Katsidis also enters the ring for the first time since…
It’s finally official. Antonio “Magic Man†Tarver’s, 27-4 (19), IBF Light Heavyweight belt will be on the line when he battles “Bad†Chad Dawson, 26-0 (17) on Saturday, October 11 live on Showtime Championship Boxing at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, from The Pearl Theatre at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas,…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing World Champion Antonio “Magic Man†Tarver, 27-4 (19), and undefeated “Bad†Chad Dawson, 26-0 (17), will face off in a battle of light heavyweight kingpins on Saturday, October 11, live on Showtime Championship Boxing at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast, from The Pearl Theatre at Palms…
Earlier this year, Andre Berto won the WBC Welterweight Championship. On Saturday, September 27, at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California, he will begin his reign as champion by facing his toughest challenge of his career when he faces the tough and never stopped former World Champion Steve Forbes.
Before hometown heroes Juan Diaz and Rocky Juarez take to the HBO airwaves on “Houston Super Fight Night” set for Saturday, September 6 for pivotal showdowns against Michael Katsidis and Jorge Barrios respectively, fans at Houston’s Toyota Center will be treated to an even bigger array of Texas’ finest, as former World Champion Jesus “El…
Manny Pacquiao’s next big test inside the ring will be against Oscar De La Hoya, but before he takes on boxing’s most popular figure, the four division champion faces the challenge of co-promoting his first boxing show with Sycuan Ringside Promotions on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at Sycuan Resort and Casino in San Diego, CA.