The winner of next month’s domestic battle of the year between Jamie Moore and Ryan Rhodes will be on the verge of a world title. Not only will Moore’s European light middleweight title be on the line, but the WBC has granted the fight eliminator status for Sergio Martinez’s world crown.
Abraham (30-0, 24 KOs), of Germany, and Taylor (28-3-1, 17 KOs), of Little Rock, Ark., and their promoters participated in an international media conference call to discuss the first fight in a Super Six World Boxing Classic doubleheader Saturday, Oct. 17, live on Showtime at 8 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast. The Abraham-Taylor…
The climax of the World’s Greatest Ever Boxer campaign will take place December 11-13 at the Paris, Las Vegas Casino Resort. The winners of the global vote for the World’s Greatest Ever Boxers will be announced Sunday, Dec. 13 at an Awards Night. A fight night themed, USA vs. The World, promoted by Seminole Warriors…
World rated super middleweight contender Edison “Pantera†Miranda and #4-rated WBC heavyweight contender Manny “El Toro†Quezada top a star-studded cast of boxers who will face formidable opposition on the next Goossen Tutor Promotions boxing event at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, CA on Thursday night, October 22, 2009.
Tickets will go on sale this Friday, October 9th as Chet Koerner’s TKO Boxing Promotions and Team Taylor Made present “Fright Night Fights” an evening of world class professional boxing set for Saturday, October 31st at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena. Headlinig is the highly anticipated cruiserweight rematch between Johnstown fan favorite Andres Taylor…
© Lawrence Lustig The latest edition of Prizefighter, Heavyweights III, was highly entertaining with well-known fighters in the equation of Audley Harrison, Danny Williams and Scott Gammer. The tournament had decent domestic talent in the mix despite Michael Sprott’s withdrawal. Harrison and Williams were touted to meet each other in the final. Williams, the current…
Barry Hearn believes Prizefighter Heavyweights III winner Audley Harrison could have a shot at a world title before 2011. Hearn, who promoted Friday’s Prizefighter event, thinks Harrison, 37, is finally showing his ability after winning an Olympic gold in 2000.
“This feels like making historyâ€, said Arena CEO Ahmet Öner before entering the plane to New York on Tuesday morning. This Saturday, October 10, Öner and his Hamburg based Arena Box-Promotion will co-host “Islands Warriors – Latin Fury 12†along with Top Rank and PR Best Boxing at world famous Madison Square Garden.
Heavy hitting Dominican junior welterweight prospect Francisco Contreras is headed to Houston, Texas for his battle against Washington D.C.’s Ron Boyd in a special attraction six round bout at “High Stakesâ€, an evening of world class professional boxing this Saturday night, October 10th at the Arena Theater. Since turning professional in February 2007, the 25…
Former Mexican Olympian Alfredo Angulo simply has to live up to his side of the bargain for what his promoter Gary Shaw has promised: A world title shot in 2010. “Gary Shaw has promised me that chance, but first I have to take care of some business in the ring,†Angulo said recently. “I want…
Newly acclaimed author Felix Manuel Rodriguez releases his first book entitled “Dad, Me, and Muhammad Ali: A Father and Son Story”, published by iUniverse. The title has found acclaim with Muhammad Ali trainer Angelo Dundee, Boxing News Magazine, The Waterbury Republican American and 1960 Olympic Gold Medal winning boxer Wilbert “Skeeter” McClure PhD,
Former IBF light heavyweight champion Glen Johnson is in training camp for his rematch with IBO and Interim WBC titlist Chad Dawson and the Miami resident couldn’t be more confident. The pair face off at the XL Center in Hartford, CT on November 7 following Dawson’s hard fought unanimous decision victory in April, 2008.