In their continued drive to building and bringing the best and most exciting boxing stable to the public — heavily populated with world heavyweight title caliber pedigree – it was announced today Goossen Tutor Promotions has signed Ukrainian heavyweight Sergey Karpenko. “American sports fans have, and always will be looking for that next great heavyweight,…
Undefeated WBC super lightweight champion Devon Alexander “The Great” (19-0, 12 KOs), from St. Louis, arrived today at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. Alexander is making final preparations for his world championship unification match on Saturday night against IBF junior welterweight champion Juan “Iron Twins” Urango, from Colombia, televised by HBO at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT.
The legacy of Fighting Irishmen will be illustrated in an exhibition to be hosted by the GAA Museum and the Irish Arts Center, at the historic Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland this summer. The exhibit tells the story of Irish emigration and assimilation to eventual success and world-wide acclaim through the sport of boxing. The…
Grammy-nominated recording artist Drake will join undefeated WBC super lightweight champion Devon Alexander “The Great†during the boxer’s walk to the ring for his world championship unification match on Saturday at Mohegan Sun that will be televised live on HBO (9:30 p.m. ET/PT) from Mohegan Sun. The event is being promoted by Don King Productions….
Considered by many to be Canada’s top boxing prospect, Orangeville, Ontario’s Logan Cotton McGuinness (9-0, 4 KO’s) is about to take a major step forward in his young career this Saturday at the Casino De Montreal. Not only is Canada’s top lightweight stepping up his competition by facing Mexican warhorse Pedro Navarrete (24-6-3, 13 KO’s),…
Bob Arum: Manny Pacquiao is having a great training camp, as Freddie will tell you. There is excitement is Dallas. We have less than 8,000 tickets to go and I am fully confident we will have a sellout for the fight. It is very exciting for us and it should be a great, great show….
Friday night, at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, Barry Hearn (Matchroom Sport) hosted the next of the Prizefighter Series – ‘Prizefighter the Light Middleweights’. As per the usual format – eight boxers challenged for the £32,000 Prize and winning trophy – the three-round quarter-final, semi-final and final all in one night. Despite his problems…
It was a big night south of the border last evening with two world title fights argued over, one which ended in explosive fashion while the other was stopped controversially. At Coliseo Olimpico de la UG in Guadalajara, Mexico, the WBC light flyweight belt was up for grabs with 28 year old reigning champion Rodel…
At Bally’s Park casino in Atlantic City last night, former WBO light welter titlist Kendall Holt saw his projected comeback bout go up in flames at the hands of South Africa’s Kaizer Mabuza. Holt was coming off a difficult loss to WBA kingpin Timothy Bradley in a unification clash this past April but got right…
It was the first Fight of the Year candidate of 2010 as Antonio Escalante and Miguel Roman delivered the goods in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday night. When the grueling, back and forth, all out action war was over, Escalante emerged victorious via a…
Highly-touted, undefeated super middleweight prospect Edwin “La Bomba†Rodriguez is preparing for his nationally televised debut March 19 in an 8-round co-feature against veteran George “The Rooster†Armenta on ESPN Friday Night Fights, live from Choctaw Gaming Center in Durant, Oklahoma.
A trio of Goossen Tutor Promotions’ hot young prospects will be in action on the super-charged undercard of promoter Dan Goossen’s seven-bout pro boxing event in the Grand Ballroom of the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California on March 5. The scheduled eight-round, co-featured bout – to be televised on “ESPN Friday Night Fights