Colombian amateur Samuel Vargas will make his pro debut against Todd Furler tonight at the Montreal Casino in Quebec, Canada in a scheduled four round welterweight bout. Born in Bogota, Colombia, Vargas immigrated to Canada at age 16 in search of a better life. Arriving in Toronto, Vargas started boxing under the guidance of famed…
WBC lightweight champ Edwin Valero and WBC 135-pound interim titleholder Antonio DeMarco both weighed in at 135 pounds during Friday’s weigh in the Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. The hard-hitting Valero will face the once-beaten DeMarco in the main event tonight on Showtime Championship Boxing on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west…
In light of the major snow storm expected to hit the Atlantic City area, Tropicana Casino and Resort and Star Boxing have decided to postpone Saturday night’s boxing show until Saturday March 6th, noting major concern for the safety of traveling fans, fight participants and the general public welfare.
Unbeaten Wilfredo “WV2†Vasquez, Jr., the proud son of two-time world champion Wilfredo Vasquez, plans to make Puerto Rican history Feb. 27 when he fights the 19-year-old being billed in the Philippines as the next Manny Pacquaio, “Marvelous†Marvin Sonsona, for the vacant WBO junior featherweight title, headlining one of two sensational shows airing on…
Steven Seagal, one of Hollywood’s most popular box office action heroes and the star of A&E’s wildly-popular reality series Steven Seagal Lawman, was a dinner guest of seven-division world champion and three-time Fighter of the Year Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao earlier this week. A 7th degree black belt and Aikido master, as well as an accomplished…
Frank Maloney again puts on another good line up of fights after last week’s corker between Ian Napa and Jamie McDonnell and Ashley Sexton against Usman Ahmed. Tonight at Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre in Nottingham, England, Jason ‘2 Smooth’ Booth, 34-5 (14), takes on Matthew Marsh, 13-1 (1), for Booth’s British super bantamweight title, the…
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…