Promising, undefeated bantamweight Chris Avalos (14-0, 11 KOs) of Lancaster, Calif., will make his main event debut when he when he faces Jose Nieves (17-1-3, 8 KOs) of Carolina, Puerto Rico, in a 10-round match on Friday, Jan. 29, on ShoBox: The New Generation live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west…
A pair of unbeaten prospects from Uzbekistan, light heavyweight Gayrat Ahmedov and junior middleweight Ravshan Hudaynazarov, are set to make their United States debuts in separate bouts on January 29 on the Gabriel Campillo vs. Beibut Shumenov II card at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
By Per Ake Persson Sauerland Event and Danish network TV2 announced today their plans for professional boxing in Denmark. The Danish leg of Sauerland will feature comebacking super middle Rudy Markussen, lightweight Kim Poulsen, junior welter Kasper Bruun, middleweight Patrick Nielsen and also female welter Vinni Skovgaard. The first show is not yet announced but…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing On Friday night the Brentwood Centre, Essex, England, Frank Maloney Promotions hosted a fight-night which would headline three title fights. The main event saw Ian Napa (Hackney) face Jamie McDonnell (Doncaster)for the British and Commonwealth Bantamweight Titles. Hackney Boxer – Ian Napa, defended his British Bantamweight Title…
Integrated Sports Media, North America’s leading distributor of International Pay-Per-View and Closed Circuit sports events, delivers the best of two live championship shows, featuring a pair of world title fights, Saturday night, Feb. 27 from Puerto Rico and Mexico. The action starts at 9 PM/ET live from Reben Rodriquez Coliseum in Baymon, Puerto Rico. Hometown…
As he prepares for his February 6 showdown in Newark against former world light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek, 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six†Estrada’s nose is out of place and it doesn’t have anything to do with sparring sessions gone wrong. Estrada (15-2, 3 KOs) feels disrespected by Team Adamek but not,…
When Coy Evans went to a nearby gym in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, he was looking for a hobby. Nearly ten years later that hobby has turned serious and Evans looks to be the next in the long line of potential world champions from the “City of Brotherly Loveâ€. Evans went to the gym…
Sensational junior lightweight prospect Arash Usmanee will make his debut in the United States on Friday, January 29th at the Mohegan Sun Casino, it was jointly announced today by Hennessy Sports and TKO Boxing Promotions. Fighting out of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, Usmanee, 4-0 (2KO’s) won his first four professional bouts in 2009, after an…
Perhaps the most exciting boxer in the sport was in action last night at Madison Square Garden’s Wamu Theater as Yuriorkis Gamboa defended his WBA featherweight title in thrilling fashion. The lighting fast Cuban went to work early against sturdy Philadelphia based Tanzanian hard man Rogers Mtagwa, rattling the challenger with blazing left hooks in…
A routine IBF light flyweight title defense for Brian Viloria turned into something quite different last night at Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City, Philippines. The 29 year old from Hawaii had won the belt last April with a masterful KO of longtime champion Ulises Solis and retained the title handily in August against Jesus Iribe…
Undefeated middleweight prospect Brandon “Flawless†Gonzales 9-0, 8 KOs will fight to keep his unblemished status on January 29th. Gonzales will be facing ring veteran Dumont “Dewey†Welliver in a six round bout under the highly anticipated super-middleweight IBF eliminator bout between Jesse Brinkley and Curtis “Showtime†Stevens at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno,…
Hot lightweight prospect “Hammerin’†Hank Lundy brought a touch of his Philadelphia fighting to Boston last night, defeating former Cuban amateur standout Richard “El Tigre†Abril by a 10-round split decision, in the “Boston Pop†main event at The Roxy. Lundy (17-0-1, 10 KOs) remained unbeaten, even though he suffered a knockdown in the midway…