Former heavyweight world champion Tommy “The Duke” Morrison has continued to train in Wichita, Kansas for his upcoming celebrity fundraising fight in Mexico. Morrison, who retired from boxing in 1996 after reportedly testing positive for HIV, returned to the sport in February, 2007, winning his comeback bout and a follow-up fight a year later by…
New Jersey heavyweight Mark “Oak Tree†Brown plans on proving to Tony “TNT†Grano that lightning can indeed strike twice when the two battle Friday night in the 10-round main event on the “Brace For Impact†pro boxing card, presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES), in Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort…
Highly-regarded, unbeaten prospect Edwin “La Bomba†Rodriguez could still be “The Future of the Middleweight Division†as projected when he turned pro but, at least for the immediate future, he’ll continue campaigning as a super middleweight.
For years, Showtime has featured boxing’s top prospects and future World Champions on its hit series ShoBox: The New Generation, giving boxing fans a glimpse of the World Champions of tomorrow today. On Friday, April 2, live on Showtime, Golden Boy Promotions is proud to present its first event on the series.
The youngest member of the fighting Frank brothers, undefeated light heavyweight Ronson, takes on 33-veteran Raynard “Flash†Darden in Friday night’s eight round co-feature on the “St. Patty’s Day Brawl†pro card, presented by O’Shea Brothers Boxing Promotions, at the PAL Gym in Yonkers, New York.
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday night, at the Huddersfield Sports Centre in Huddersfield, England, Matchroom Sport promoted the vacant British Super-Featherweight Title clash between Gary Sykes of Dewsbury and former champion – Andy Morris of Manchester. There was huge support for Sykes from the Huddersfield crowd. This promised to be a…
With a nearly perfect and utterly dominating performance on Friday night, NABO Lightweight champion Martin Honorio, 28-4-1 (14 ), retained his title by outclassing the previously unbeaten Wilton Hilario, 12-1-1 (9), at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California. From the first round on Honorio utilized a strong jab and his far superior boxing…
On Friday night, April 2, Derek “Pooh†Ennis will make the first defense of the USBA Jr. Middleweight title against an opponent to be named shortly in a bout that will be the main event of a terrific night of boxing dubbed “Spring Fling†that will be promoted by Vernoca L. Michael and Blue Horizon…
Martin Lindsay hopes to emerge as Ireland’s top fighter after the shock retirement of Bernard Dunne. The undefeated Belfast boxer aims to show he can become a star in a British featherweight title defence against Jamie Arthur at Leigh Indoor Sports Centre on Friday 19th March. Lindsay, 27, has boxed clever after graduating from University…
Talented female boxer Keisher “Fire†Mcleod-Wells will make her ring return March 31 at BB King Blues Club and Grill in Times Square, New York City. The bout will be promoted by Dibella Entertainment. The evening named Broadway Boxing will feature a card of promising New York fighters. This will be Mcleod-Wells’s first bout since…
Montreal fight fans were treated to another outstanding performance from sensational junior lightweight prospect Logan McGuinness as he battled Mexican veteran Pedro Navarrete in an eight round war on Saturday afternoon. Fighting at the Montreal Casino for the fifth time in his young professional career, the 22 year old McGuinness improved his unbeaten record to…
In an exciting, wildly entertaining one-sided slugfest, Vic “The Raging Bull’’ Darchinyan (34-2-1, 27 KOs) of Australia retained his WBC/WBA super flyweight crowns with a hard-fought, 12-round unanimous decision over Mexico’s Rodrigo “Gato’’ Guerrero (13-2-1, 9 KOs) in the main event on a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation Saturday on Showtime.