On the heels of his first career knockout, undefeated featherweight prospect, Coy Evans returns to the ring on Saturday night February 27th at the Roadway Inn in Allentown, PA when he takes on tough veteran Robert DaLuz in a bout scheduled for six rounds. Evans of Philadelphia has a record of 6-0-1 with one stoppage…
© Jeff Fusco – Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions After 17 years the wait is over as sure-fire future Hall of Famers Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins and Roy “The Terminator” Jones Jr. collide in a long awaited rematch that will finally add the final chapter to their 17-year rivalry. The Rivals: Hopkins vs. Jones II…
The talk and hype surrounding Edwin Valero has been less then flattering over the last two years, in fact other than the admission of Valero’s power, most of the time he is referenced as a one dimensional slugger with an untested chin who is going to fall hard when he faces a real opponent. Much…
Boxer ‘Super-Scotty’ Haywood got more than he bargained for when he fought John ‘Fireball’ Fewkes on Friday night at the Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre in Nottingham, England. Having scored a draw with the Sheffield man – Haywood left the ring only to hear that partner Leann had gone in to labour. Daughter Seann Faith was…
Three-time world champion and current IBF Junior Lightweight titlist, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero, (25-1-1, 17 KO’s), is seeking prayer from the boxing community for his wife Casey, who is battling Leukemia. A bone marrow transplant procedure was required to keep her chances of living ongoing and every day is a battle for her life. “Right…
Dublin’s Anthony Fitzgerald is adamant that despite a late change of opponent he’ll still be wrapping the Irish Super Middleweight title belt around his waist on Saturday night. Fitzgerald will now face former Irish Champ Ciaran Healy in one of 4 Irish title fights on this Saturday’s Yanjing Fight Night at The National Stadium in…
Maltese boxing athletes, Haithem Lammous and Clint Grech have just started a two week training program in Wales. The visit was organized and sponsored by Mr. Nino Spiteri, the MBF Representative in Wales, whose family are from Ghajnsielem, Gozo. Mr. Spiteri who has been involved in boxing since his early teens has a vast amount…
Unbeaten Philadelphia phenom Danny “Swift” Garcia will begin 2010 with his toughest fight to date on Friday, February 26 when he squares off against British veteran Ashley Theophane in the 10-round junior welterweight co-main event of ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.
Jimmy Burchfield, president of Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc (CES), announced today that CES will promote three professional boxing cards at Foxwoods Resort Casino in 2010. The first show is scheduled for March 12 with the rematch between heavyweights Tony “TNT†Grano (16-1-1, 13 KOs) and Mark “Oak Tree†Brown (15-2, 7 KOs) headlining “Brace…
February 13, 2010, the Las Vegas Hilton will be the site of a great night of boxing as Top Rank, Inc.promotes a great Pay Per View fight card featuring “The Filipino Flash†Nonito Donaire defending his Super-Flyweight title against Mexican banger, Gerson Guerrero. The under card bouts feature many proven veterans and up-and-coming prospects.
© Ed Mulholland / Main Events Former Cruiserweight champion and heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek, a Polish fighter out of Jersey City, New Jersey, won a unanimous twelve-round decision to retain the IBF International Heavyweight title over challenger Jason Estrada at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Adamek moves into an eliminator bout against Chris…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday night, at the Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre in Nottingham, England, Frank Maloney Promotions hosted an action-packed fight-card which headlined two title bouts. Jason Booth (Nottingham) v Matthew Marsh (West Ham) 12 x 3 British & Commonwealth Super Bantamweight Title It was a close contest between “2Smooth”…