Undefeated WBC middleweight champion and Son of the Legend, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., and two-division world champion Sergio Martinez, along with their promoters Bob Arum, Fernando Beltran and Lou DiBella, will embark on a four-city / two-nation international media tour to promote their eagerly-awaited Méxican Independence Day middleweight championship battle, beginning on Tuesday, July 10.
Gary Shaw Productions in association with Thompson Boxing Promotions will bring another exciting night of professional boxing to the Chumash Resort Casino in Santa Ynez, Calif., on July 20, when undefeated Armenian, Art Hovhannisyan (14-0-2, 8 KOs) and Venezuelan, Miguel Acosta (29-5-2, 23 KOs) fight in the 10-round main event. The lightweight bout will be…
Undefeated super-middleweight prospect, Lennox Allen (15-0-1, 9 KOs) returns to the ring on July 14, 2012, and faces rugged veteran, Michael Walker (19-14-3, 12 KOs) in a six round bout at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Having captured the vacant WBC Cabofe super middleweight title against Kwesi Jones (9-2, 5 KOs) in his last bout,…
Five of the six fighters who will compete on a special world championship edition of ShoBox: The New Generation this Saturday, June 30, live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, from Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. participated in an open workout Wednesday at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino…
Chicago based 8 Count Productions and Round 3 are proud to announce that they have partnered with the 100 Club of Chicago for their “ESPN Friday Night Fights/Crossroads†professional boxing event set for Friday, July 13th at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion. With a huge crowd expected, 8 Count Productions and Round 3 will be making a…
Kerry middleweight Brian Wall joined Antrim’s Jason McKay in the semi-finals of the 16th European Junior Championships following a last-eight decision over Turkey’s Mustafa Atmaca this evening. Earlier today, McKay registered a commanding quarter-final victory over Lithuanian light-flyweight Arturas Bankauskas in Bulgaria. The talented Canal BC prospect recorded an 18-6 decision in Sofia and will…
This summer marks the first time women’s boxing will be held as an Olympic event, and in addition to showing the ongoing progression of the sport, it also shows that it is no longer a “Boy’s Only†club. While Stanhope resident Trista Arnesen may not have immediate plans to embark on a journey to prepare…
Bob Arum: Those who follow boxing know that the 122-pound division is chock full of superstars. We have a long list of guys who will be making tremendous fights. HBO has recognized this and will concentrate on bringing to the public the best of 122 pounds in a series of bouts.
This Saturday, June 30, at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif., Gary Shaw Productions’ hard hitting Junior Middleweight contender, Freddy Hernandez (30-2, 20 KOs) and Golden Boy Promotions’ Erislandy Lara (16-1-1, 11 KOs) will go toe-to-toe in a 10-round bout.
After starting his career out as a journeyman, going 4-4-1 in his first nine bouts, French Super Welterweight Zakaria Attou has turned things around for himself and will be challenging for the vacant World Boxing Federation International title on June 29 at the Salle Marcel Cerdan in Paris suburb Poissy.
Jason McKay and Kalum McConville edged to within one win of claiming at least a bronze medal apiece at the 2012 European Junior Championships in Bulgaria. McKay stopped Hungarian light-flyweight Zsolt Karvaly in the second round of today’s last-16 clash to book his ticket into the quarter-finals in Sofia. The Canal BC stand out was…
From the end of World War II through the early 1950s, the Golden Era of West Coast Boxing was alive and well in Hollywood, California with regular shows at the legendary Hollywood Legion Stadium on Gower and El Centro. In the early 1960s, “The Brown Bomber” himself, Joe Louis, promoted weekly shows at The Moulin…