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…
“Today is a historical day at Golden Boy Promotions,” said Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions. “We believe in Saul and I know for a fact that he will be a star of tomorrow.” “I’m very happy to become a member of a great company like Golden Boy Promotions and I will…
Arena Boxing puts on a show tonight at Kugelbake-Halle in Cuxhaven, Germany. Heavyweights Ondrej Pala: 103,5 kg /228 lbs Robert Hawkins:110,0 kg /243 lbs
Promoter Cedric Kushner, president of Gotham Boxing, Inc., announced today that David “Tuanamator†Tua’s last fight will air Jan. 25 at 8 PM/ET & 12 midnight on MSG Plus. Tua (49-3-1, 42 KOs), rated No. 3 by the WBO, fought Shane “Mountain Warrior†Cameron (23-1, 20 KOs) for the WBO Asia Pacific and WBO Oriental…
Super middleweight contender Peter Manfredo Jr. will break camp this weekend and hold two public workouts in The Shops Concourse at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut, just one week ahead of his NABF Title bout against Matt Vanda set for Friday, January 29th in the Mohegan Sun Arena, presented by TKO Boxing Promotions.
Ring Announcer Thomas Treiber hits the E Channel’s smash hit series, “Keeping Up With The Kardashians†this Sunday night as part of an electric evening which took place this past November at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. This week’s episode airs at 10pm EST, 9pm CST.
Golden Boy Promotions, one of the world’s leading boxing promotional companies, is pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached to promote undefeated Mexican boxing sensation and WBC Youth Welterweight World Champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, who will seek a world title shot at 147 pounds in 2010.