As he prepares to go from promising prospect to legitimate contender, undefeated Edwin “La Bomba†Rodriguez’ recent magical mystery tour as a sparring partner in major training camps Australia, England and Miami provided him with invaluable post graduate boxing courses. Dominican Republic-native Rodriguez (17-0, 13 KOs), arguably the world’s premier super middleweight prospect, is coming…
By Per Ake Persson Former European heavy champ Paolo Vidoz says his fight in Berlin against Bulgarian prospect Kubrat Pulev this past weekend was his last. Vidoz lost a shutout decision to Pulev. “I never got back into it after losing to Matt Skelton late 2008”, says Paolo.
On Monday, Lindsey E. Tucker, Jr., Championship Chairman of the IBF/USBA sent a letter to representatives of former WBC Heavyweight Champion Samuel Peter, as well as representatives of former cruiserweight/light heavyweight champion and current heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek inquiring if the two would be available to fight for the #2 spot in their rankings.
Thursday night at the Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan sees WBA super flyweight champion Hugo Fidel Cazares put his belt at risk against local hero Hiroyuki Hisataka. Cazares, 33-6-2 (24), has defended the WBA crown on two occasions since winning it from Nobuo Nashiro, ironically in the same venue as Thursday’s bout will take place,…
Boxing 360 has announced the signing of WBC No. 3 rated super bantamweight Leon “Hurry Up†Moore to an exclusive promotional contract. The 31-year-old southpaw Moore (27-2, 22 KOs), from Guyana, is the reigning PABA and WBC Cabofe super bantamweight champion, as well as the former NABA, Guyanese and Cabofe bantamweight titlist.
With a 5-0 record in 2010 that included three consecutive first round knockouts, Erislandy Lara was one of the year’s breakout stars. On Friday, January 14, at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in the Palm Springs, California area, the unbeaten Cuban standout will return to action on TeleFutura’s “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” in a ten-round main…
Yesterday at the Morris Park Boxing Club in the Bronx, Joe DeGuardia hosted the gym’s grand re-opening and first annual Holiday Party before a standing room only contingent of gym members (both past and present), press, and members from the surrounding community.
Las Vegas hosts its first world title fight of 2011 when World Bantamweight Champion Fernando “Cochulito†Montiel defends his title against two-division world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash†Donaire, in the latest chapter of the storied México-Philippines rivalry, Saturday, February 19, at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino.
Undefeated Irish/British heavyweight prospect Tyson Fury was very pleased with his performance against Zack Page this past Saturday night at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec. Fury posted a shutout eight round unanimous decision over Page on the undercard to the Jean Pascal/Bernard Hopkins light heavyweight world title bout in front of a sold…
Promoter Don King has continued his 46-year tradition of giving away turkeys to families during the holiday season with 15,000 birds distributed to those in need during his annual “Turkey Tour†that made stops this year in Cleveland, South Florida, New Jersey and New York.
© Peter Frutkoff The 24th annual Ring 8 Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony attracted more than 400 people last Sunday afternoon at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York.
Turkish boxing idol Sinan Samil Sam is in intensive care in Istanbul. The former two-time European heavyweight champion and WBC international champion vomited blood last Wednesday and was directly taken to the hospital. His doctor Dilek Oguz informed the media today that Sam’s condition is critical and that he urgently needs liver transplantation. “I called…