King’s Promotions returns to the Allentown area on Saturday February 27th where they will host an exciting professional and amateur boxing card pitting Reading fighters against their nearby Allentown counterparts. The event will consist of five professional fights featuring local fan favorites, as well as five amateur fights featuring the Allentown Boxing Club vs Reading’s…
One would think that a sporting man of Thomas Hearns’ stature would have countless books written about his conquest. Hearns is not only one of the most established professional boxers to ever grace the ring but one of the most accomplished professional athletes, period. Any man that has been involved in not one but several…
Rendall Munroe will meet Mexican Victor Terrazas in a final eliminator for the WBC world super-bantamweight title. Leicester southpaw Munroe expects the battle for the right to challenge for Toshiaki Nishioka’s crown to take place in next February or March. The WBC have mandated the fight and the fighter’s promoters HG Boxing and Frank Maloney,…
Undefeated Brazilian middleweight “Chairman of the Board†Michael Oliveira (11-0, 9 KOs), established himself as one of the top prospects to watch in 2010. The 19-year-old Oliveira, living in Miami and attending Miami Dade Community College, went into 2009 with three first-round knockout wins in his first three pro fights. The hard-punching teenager fought all…
The year began with intense speculation surrounding a potential mega fight between the reigning Light Welterweight champion, Ricky Hatton and pound for pound star, Manny Pacquiao. And it wasn’t long before the bout was confirmed as Ricky and his team held a press conference at the Village Hotel, in Ashton Moss to confirm the Pacquiao…
By Per Ake Persson Sergey Dzinziruk, WBO junior middle champ but inactive since November 2008, continues in Ukrainian media to claim his contract with Universum is over with but what does Universum say? Well, today Universum have for the first time commented on the case and confirms a contractual dispute but states that a court…
After a Cristmas weekend filled with comments and reports related to the potential mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions are issuing the following statement in order to set the record straight. Let the record be clear: Manny Pacquiao and his promoter Bob Arum are threatening to walk away…
O’Shea Bros. Boxing Promotions kicks-off its 2010 schedule January 15, featuring many of New York’s top young fighters in action on the “New Year, New Stars†pro boxing card, at the Yonkers PAL Gym. “Our goal is to bring old-school boxing back to the fans,†promoter Brian O’Shea explained. “We have some of the best…
By Per Ake Persson It´s official: the battle between the hurricanes is on: IBF middleweight champ Sebastian “Hurrakan” Sylvester defends the title January 30 in Neubrandenburg against Spaniard Pablo “Huracán” Navascues. Navascues is now # 15 in the IBF ratings and thus eligible for a shot at the title.
Richie Boy Promotions’ top prospects, IBF No. 15 rated junior lightweight Ira Terry and 2008 Ringside World Championships winner Chris Rudd, both closed out 2009 in style with knockout victories. Richie Boy Promotions also promotes undefeated IBF light heavyweight champion Tavoris Cloud (20-0, 18 KOs).
The famed Morris Park Boxing Gym in the Bronx has been a fixture in the athletic community for over four decades. Early Tuesday morning, just before Christmas Eve 2009 it burned to the ground. The cause of the fire remained unknown, but it started inside the first floor gym. The gym, which is home to…
This has been a turbulent year for boxing in so many ways. We’ve seen the return of Floyd Mayweather Jr, the end of Roy Jones as a possible serious contender, the fall of old champions and the rise of new. This year we were dazzled by Manny Pacquiao, who disposed of not only Ricky Hatton…