As Dorothy Gale, the lead character in “The Wizard of Oz,” proclaimed, “There’s No Place Like Home.” Perhaps with that in mind, boxing promoter Dan Goossen revealed in a recent media conference call that Goossen Tutor Promotions will be aggressively promoting Central Valley fighters for its 2010 shows at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino…
“The Rivals: Hopkins vs. Jones II,” set for Saturday, April 3 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV. Bernard Hopkins: “Every fight I have the same mentality. It is either my life or my opponent’s life. For that reason alone, I don’t know why a fight wouldn’t be personal. Our rivalry is…
On Friday April 2nd, the Pride of Greece, “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis (22-4-2, 10KO) will move up in weight as he looks to establish himself as a force to be reckoned with in the welterweight division when he challengers Delvin Rodriguez (24-4-2, 14KO) for the USBA welterweight championship in Rodriguez’s backyard at the Mohegan Sun Resort…
There have been some slight changes to the two main events that will takes place this Friday night’s big “Spring Fling†boxing event that will take place at the Legendary Blue Horizon. The new main event will still feature USBA Jr. Middleweight champion, Derek “Pooh†Ennis. He will now face Jose Adelaydo Gonzalez of Garden…
On the 3rd April, David Haye will defend his WBA heavyweight title against John ‘The Quiet Man’ Ruiz. Haye, 23-1-0 (21), won the title on the 7th Nov last year after beating common ground opponent Nikolay Valuev. Haye and trainer Adam Booth formulated a gameplan and implemented it perfectly to get the result that night…
When undefeated prospect Edwin “La Bomba†Rodriguez drilled veteran George “The Rooster†Armenta with a lethal left hook to the body, stopping their ESPN Friday Night Fights bout at 47-seconds of the opening round, many boxing fans had memories of another New England boxer famous for his left hook, “Irish†Micky Ward.
Three undefeated Irish based Cuban boxers are determined to offer a triple threat as they bid to add professional World titles to the World Junior titles they won in the amateur ranks. The trio, Heavyweight Mike “The Rebel†Perez (8 – 0 with 6 KO’s), Light Heavyweight Luis “El León†Garcia (5 – 0 with…
Michael Sprott has taunted Audley Harrison and insisted: “I’ll knock you out quicker than I did before.†Sprott fights Harrison for the vacant European Heavyweight Championship on April 9 at London’s Alexandra Palace. The pair fought three years ago with Sprott winning with a third round knockout and he thinks that loss will still be…
On Friday April 2nd, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” returns to the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville, CT with a loaded five bout card headlined by Danbury’s own, Delvin Rodriguez (24-4-2, 14KO) defending his USBA welterweight championship against the Pride of Greece, “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis (22-4-2, 10KO).
Victor Terrazas and his camp believe they have nothing to fear by facing Rendall Munroe in England. ‘The Viking’ is locked away preparing for his WBC world super-bantamweight title final eliminator against Rendall Munroe on Friday April 23. Mexican star Terrazas, 27, is preparing for the tough 12 rounder in his hometown Guadalajara and will…
Tony Jeffries got one up on potential rivals James Degale and Carl Froch when he won the Lonsdale Challenge in Nottingham. The challenge involved the three boxers taking part in a variety of exercises against the clock to see who could register the most repetitions. It was held to mark Lonsdale’s 50 year anniversary which…
Audley Harrison believes David Haye will lose his WBA World Heavyweight Championship on Saturday if he underestimates American John Ruiz. Haye fights Ruiz at the MEN Arena in Manchester in the first defence of his belt, which he won in November by beating Russian giant Nikolay Valuev. However, Harrison, who fights Michael Sprott for the…