Dynamic play-by-play broadcast veteran Gus Johnson of CBS Sports has signed with Showtime Networks Inc. to host and call the action on the premium network’s flagship sports series Showtime Championship Boxing, it was announced today by Ken Hershman, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Showtime Sports & Event Programming. Johnson replaces Steve Albert, who has…
The battle lines have been drawn and now the stage is set for the February 28 IBO Lightweight Championship between champion Juan Manuel Marquez and challenger Juan Diaz which will take place at Houston’s Toyota Center. Mexico’s premier fighter and a future Hall of Famer, Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez, 49-4-1 (36), has signified excellence for…
For two, unproven, but talented prospects, the New Year brings a dangerous challenge that will test their ring smarts, skills, mental toughness and unbeaten records. Leonilo Miranda, 24-0 (23), a featherweight from Mexico, will aim for another knockout victory when he faces fellow unbeaten Orlando Cruz, 15-0-1 (6), of Puerto Rico, in a 10 round…
Cuban rising stars Yuriorkis Gamboa, Odlanier Solis and Erislandy Lara looked focused but also relaxed at the press conference for their fights on Friday at Terrible’s Primm Valley Casino Resorts in Primm, Nevada. “We had a great preparation, everything went according to plansâ€, stated “El Ciclon†Gamboa. “Of course, it is hard to work over…
Scott Haywood is set to defend his English light welterweight title on January 17 in Wigan, England but the lanky stylist must turn back the aspirations of the toughest opponent he faced yet, Londoner Lenny Daws. Tricky six footer Haywood, 19-2 (4), brought a six bout win streak into his vacant English title clash against…
Top lightweights Juan Manuel Marquez and Juan Diaz will meet this week at a press conference that announces their mouth-watering IBO title clash, scheduled for February 28 in Diaz’s hometown of Houston, TX. Marquez, 49-4-1 (36), has held the WBA, IBF and WBO titles at featherweight and the WBC title at super feather. The 35…
As a result of extremely high demand, Staples Center, Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions have released upper concourse tickets, reasonably priced starting at $25, to the January 24 WBA Welterweight Championship showdown between three-time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito and three-division world champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley.
World Super Flyweight Champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan weighed in at 123.6 pounds for his WBC mandated 30-day weigh-in, well below the maximum limit of 127 pounds. The weight was certified for the WBC by Gary Soo, M.D. Luis M. Escalona, Chairman of the WBC Safety Committee, informed promoters Gary Shaw Productions and Top Rank,…
On February 6, 2009 at the Wicomico Civic Center in Salisbury, Maryland, Yusaf Mack and Chris Henry will meet with the winner likely to go on and compete for one of the major titles. Mack has already been in this position twice before, falling short against former IBF champion Alejandro Berrio and title contender Librado…
Chicago based super middleweight prospect Andrzej “The Polish Prince†Fonfara will return to the ring on Friday, January 23 at Cicero Stadium, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. Fonfara, 10-2-0 (3), will square off in a six round bout at “New Year’s Revolution” against Fort Smith, Arkansas native Terrence…
Stephen Haughian believes he’s ready to start chasing down major titles in 2009. The County Armagh boxer will look to take his career to the next level when he headlines a first ever pro fight night at the Craigavon Leisure Centre in Northern Ireland on Saturday, February 7. The Lurgan welterweight who trains out of…
The only genuine action this past weekend took place in Asia and we crack open the first results report of 2009 with a quick trip to the Pacifico in Yokahama, Japan where there were two world title fights on Saturday night. Yusuke Kobori put his WBA Lightweight crown at risk for the first time since…