Todd duBoef, President Top Rank: I think when everybody saw Gamboa the first time, the first time you saw him on television you saw how exciting he was. He has very much a Trinidad-esque charisma. And Solis is in a division searching for “Mr. Heavyweight.†I think that Solis, with his amateur credentials, was something…
Audley Harrison managed to rub some of the tarnish off his career last night by winning Prizefighter Heavyweights III at London’s Excel Arena. As usual among this series of three round extravaganzas, there were upsets galore as the original lineup of eight fighters went to work in the opening quarterfinal stage. In a real shocker,…
On Saturday October 3rd, the 2007 Amateur world champion, and 2008 U.S. Olympian, Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (7-0, 6KO) returns to the Twin River Event Center, in Lincoln, RI for the second time in a month when he takes on fellow unbeaten Chris Chatman (4-0, 2KO). The bout is scheduled for six rounds in the…
On October 3rd, Star Boxing’s jr. middleweight contender, Terrance “The Heat” Cauthen (33-5, 9KO), will travel into enemy territory when he battles it out against Canada’s unbeaten Antonin Decarie (22-0, 6KO) over ten rounds in the main event bout of the evening at The Casino in Montreal, Canada. The former USBA jr. middleweight champ Cauthen,…
World-rated light heavyweight Joey “KO Kid†Spina plans to live up to his nickname by knocking out goblins, ghosts, former world champion Lou “Honey Boy†Del Valle and anybody else that steps into the ring Halloween night at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. “Fright Night At The Sun†is promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s…
© Lawrence Lustig The successful Prizefighter series continues tonight at London’s Excel Arena when eight of the country’s top heavyweights go head to head in an elimination tournament. Amongst the eight attempting to bag the £32,000 prize fund are bitter rivals and former opponents Danny Williams and Audley Harrison. Both men boast one win apiece…
Tony Jeffries returns to this hometown of Sunderland on October 16th but the Mighty Mackem has an altogether different fight on his hands with Sunderland’s star striker Darren Bent. “Jaffa” needs your help to reach 10,000 followers on Twitter before Darren Bent otherwise he has to donate money to charity and face the wrath of…
George Groves has signed a promotional deal with Frank Maloney, and will box at Seaburn Centre, Sunderland on Friday 16th October. The super-middleweight sensation, 21, will continue to be managed by Hayemaker Promotions and trained by Adam Booth.
Tarvis Simms skipped rope in the hallway just moments after weighing in slightly over the super middleweight limit on Thursday during the final weigh-in for Friday’s ShoBox: The New Generation matchup against Allan Green. Simms was able to finally make weight later in the evening at a previously agreed 168.8 pounds while Green weighed in…
Directly contradicting the Court’s decision, Guerrero’s current team is once again interfering with Goossen Tutor Promotions contract with Robert Guerrero. Nothing in the Court’s decision stated it’s basis was merely because of a lack of Armando Garcia’s signature on the Arbitration Decision. Rather, the Court specifically found for Goossen Tutor Promotions on the grounds that…
Danny Hughes believes the ‘big names’ in Friday’s Prizefighter Heavyweights III will ‘fold under pressure’. Hughes, 23, is the youngest competitor in Barry Hearn’s latest eight-man, one-night tournament, which will be held at London’s ExCel Arena. The event includes some of the best fighters in the division, including current British Champion Danny Williams and former…
Carl Baker has vowed to make Mike Tyson eat his words after ‘Iron Mike’ ridiculed him live on television. Tyson performed the draw for next Friday’s Prizefighter Heavyweights III and dismissed Baker as having no chance after he was paired with Danny Williams.