© Lawrence Lustig The hugely successful Prizefighter event, scheduled for Friday, October 2 and featuring the cream of British heavyweights, will now take place at ExCel, London following unprecedented demand for tickets.
A year ago, 2008 Olympian Demetrius “The Cape Verdean Assassin†Andrade was a world amateur champion representing the United States in the Olympic Games. Now, considered one of the top pro prospects in the world, Demetrius returns home to fight Friday night in the 6-round co-feature on the “School’s In†card, at the Twin River…
The President of the Republic of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, received Super Flyweight Champion Vic Darchinyan, his promoter Gary Shaw and Gagik Tsarukyan, President of Armenia’s Olympic Committee, on Tuesday in the Presidential Palace located in Armenia’s capital city of Yerevan. Shaw informed President Sargsyan that he plans to organize a Darchinyan world title fight in…
Bobby “Boogaloo†Ward admits that sibling rivalry is driving him to succeed in the pro ranks. Ward is the oldest of three boxing brothers and the first of them to turn professional. The 22-year-old from Romford will have his third pro fight at the Watford Colosseum on Saturday night when he meets Steve Gethin, a…
WBO super bantamweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez, 26-0 (24), came out to DiBella Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing last Wednesday night and generously took the time to speak with SaddoBoxing. From Caguas, Puerto Rico, the 26 year old southpaw will be defending his belt the fifth time on October 10 at Madison Square Garden, meeting the challenge…
The Pennsylvania Athletic Commission has determined that Brian Minto’s cut above his left eye was caused by a punch and not a head butt, during the heavyweight’s contest with Donnell Holmes on August 14th, 2009. The fight was stopped after the fourth round.
European Amateur Boxing Champion Luke Campbell has drawn Mexico’s Ray Vargas in the first round of the amateur World Championships which starts on September 13 in Milan, Italy. Campbell, a two-time ABA titlist, was crowned Bantamweight Champion at the European Championships in Liverpool last November. His path to glory was not an easy one, made…
Lee “Lights Out†Purdy is planning to live up to his name this weekend and avenge the sole defeat of his career by knocking out Peter McDonagh. The two men clash at the Watford Colosseum on Saturday night with the vacant Southern Area Welterweight title on the line in a rematch of their thrilling encounter…
I can count on one hand the times in my 30 year career that I have expressed disagreement with any of my broadcasting colleagues in a public forum. Mind you, I have often disagreed, but seldom if ever have I spoken out. My style as a communicator is not built on argument or confrontation and…
Tony Jeffries will whip himself into shape for his next fight in the sunnier climbs of Portugal. The Olympic bronze medallist jets off to the Algarve today with fellow Sunderland fighter Dave Ferguson and Blackpool’s unbeaten light middleweight Brian Rose. Jeffries, 24, and his FTM stablemates will spend a week working on his fitness where…
WBO light fly champ Ivan “Iron Boy†Calderon, (32-0-1, 6 KOs), defends both belts September 12 against No. 1 contender Rodel “Kid Rapido†Mayol, (25-3-1, 19 KOs), in the headliner of the “Undefeated Champions†pay per view event, airing live in the United States from the Coliseum of Puerto Rico in San Juan.
Super middleweight contender Joey Gilbert got back in the win column on Saturday night with an outstanding performance against Pomona, California’s Ivan Stovall, earning a fifth round stoppage in front of a crowd of over 2,000 fight fans at the Churchill County Fairgrounds in Fallon, NV. Controlling the action from the opening bell, Gilbert was…