Tributes have been flooding in this week over the sad loss of boxer Ernie Smith. Smith aka ‘Gypsy Boy’ was a likeable and well-known boxer from Stourport, Worcestershire, England, who accumulated a staggering 161 fight record. Well respected and always keen to fight – Smith took many bouts with little notice. He was tragically found…
© M.L. Preissel / Showtime Boxing Promising Freddy “El Riel’’ Hernandez (27-1, 18 KOs), of Lynwood, Calif., will take on former world champion, southpaw DeMarcus “Chop Chop’’ Corley (36-12-1, 21 KOs), of Washington, D.C., in the 10-round welterweight main event on ShoBox: The New Generation tonight, Friday, Feb. 5, on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT,…
On Saturday night Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club – NYC, Hustler Honeys will be out in full force at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, adding to what is an already exciting night of fights being presented by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing. Headlining the show will be an exciting ten round welterweight showdown between…
Tickets for the long awaited rematch of future Hall of Famers Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins and Roy “The Terminator” Jones Jr. go on sale today Friday, February 5 at 10:00 a.m. PT. The Rivals: Hopkins vs. Jones II is set for Saturday, April 3 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev. and…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing The always-exciting Edwin Valero will defend his WBC lightweight title against undefeated, once-beaten WBC 135-pound interim titleholder Antonio DeMarco in the main event this Saturday, Feb. 6, on Showtime Championship Boxing on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast.
What do you get when you have a boxing card that features the Former World Jr. Amateur champion, European Amateur Champion; The USBA Jr. Middleweight champion; A U.S. Olympic Alternate; National Woman’s Amateur champion; An undefeated (7-0) Welterweight plus two potential slugfests featuring four Philly fighters? All those ingredients will be stirred up into one…
Unbeaten Mike Jones, of North Philadelphia, has settled into training camp 30 miles outside of Philadelphia in Langhorne, PA, for his Feb. 27 match at Bally’s Atlantic City, NJ, with former world-title challenger Henry Bruseles, of Gurabo, Puerto Rico, for the NABA welterweight title. Jones splits his workouts between the Newtown Athletic Club in Newtown,…
Arthur Pelullo and Gary Shaw, presidents of Banner Promotions and Gary Shaw Productions, respectively, announced the signing of undefeated WBO junior middleweight world champion Sergiy “Razor†Dzinziriuk to an exclusive promotional agreement.
© Kamil Krzaczynski Kathy Duva, CEO Main Events: “Tomasz has to win against Jason Estrada before he can realize his dream of being the heavyweight champion. It’s a tremendous fight, people are watching it closely. We are delighted to be promoting it. “A lot of people are asking me why Tomasz took this fight. It…
© Omar J. Pineda Two-time Olympic champion Guillermo “El Chacal†Rigondeaux, arguably the greatest amateur boxer of all-time, is showing more of his personal side with an announcement that he is donating his entire purse from this Friday night’s fight to the Children of Haiti Fund.
Undefeated Cork based Cuban sensation Alexei Acosta turns 22 on Saturday week (February 13th) and he’ll be hoping for a double celebration when he features on the Yanjing Fight Night at the National Stadium in Dublin. The 2006 World Junior Champion has earned the moniker of “The Hurricane†since turning pro in 2008 and has…
Lee Beard has taken up a training appointment in America and will no longer be connected with Hatton Promotions Ltd, Ricky Hatton or Matthew Hatton. Lee has strong family connections in America and we fully understand his wish to move out there. As far as Ricky is concerned he has not made any decision as…