Veteran Maurice “Sugar Moe†Harris, winner of the 2002 ‘Thunderbox Heavyweight Tournament,†is fully prepared to take advantage of his USBA title shot against Nagy “Dominican Dynamite†Aguilera, August 6 in Hinkley, Minnesota. Harris (23-14-2, 10 KOs) had only fought twice in previous six years, prior to signing a promotional contract a year ago with…
Click the above Image for more Weigh In Photos Today at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV the fighters weighed in for tomorrow night’s “Fight of the Year: The Rematch†featuring the Unified Lightweight World Championship fight between Juan Manuel Marquez 50-5-1 (37) and Juan Diaz 35-3 (17). The bout will be…
Click the above Image for more Photos Wednesday in the lobby of the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Golden Boy Promotions held a final press conference to promote “Fight of the Year: The Rematch†the Unified Lightweight World Championship fight between Juan Manuel Marquez, 50-5-1 (37), and Juan Diaz, 35-3 (17). The bout will be…
Last Friday in the main event of a seven bout fight card at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, Zab Judah of Brooklyn, New York, scored a third round stoppage of Jose Armando Santa Cruz of Michoacan, Mexico. The card was co-promoted by Kathy Duva’s Main Events and Super Judah. Judah, fighting at light…
Last Saturday evening the inaugural British Boxing Board of Control Southern Area Awards Dinner was held at the Grange City Hotel, Coopers Row, London, was an unadulterated success despite the event’s instigator and main organiser, Chairman of the BBBofC Southern Area Mick Collier, being hospitalised and unable to attend.
When the Marquez vs. Diaz II “Fight of the Year: The Rematch” undercard was announced, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer promised fight fans “The Night of the Year,” stacking the undercard with great fighters and fights with unpredictable outcomes.
“Hungry” is a term heard in boxing very often. Before their first fight, boxers are often considered hungry, hungry to get inside the ring and get their career underway. After a few wins, they are hungry to then prove that they are a legitimate prospect. After reaching prospect status, boxers are said to become hungry…
On Friday, July 30 at Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort in Cancun, Mexico, top prospects Danny Garcia and Jorge Romero meet in a clash of highly-regarded prospects that will see who takes the next step up the 140-pound ladder and who will be forced to regroup and rebuild.
Fireworks will fly during Mexican Independence Day weekend in Las Vegas, Nev., when two-division world champions Juan Manuel Lopez and Rafael Marquez collide for Lopez’s WBO featherweight title, Saturday, September 18, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The 12-round world title tilt will be televised live on Showtime Championship Boxing. These two warriors boast a…
USBA junior middleweight champion Derek ‘Pooh’ Ennis and challenger ‘King’ Gabriel Rosado both spoke with confidence Monday evening at the final press conference for their all-Philly showdown on Friday, July 30, at the Arena in South Philadelphia. An overflow crowd at Champps Americana restaurant on Columbus Boulevard in South Philadelphia—less than one mile from the…
Jimmy Burchfield, President of Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc., categorically denied reports issued today that lightweight prospect “Hammerin’†Hank Lundy (18-1-1, 10 KOs) is a promotional free agent. “He is not a free agent and promoters shouldn’t be speaking with him or his team,†Burchfield explained. “CES turned him pro and we have completely and…
Yesterday was another “consecutive day” in camp for heavyweight world contender Chris Arreola, a training camp which he and his trainer Henry Ramirez are taking a “one day at a time” approach. This training streak reminds Ramirez of the hard work Arreola put in during the early stages of his career, beginning each morning with…