Unbeaten since 2005, and with wins over Kevin Kelley and Gamalier Rodriguez, junior lightweight up and comer “Dangerous” David Rodela has paid his dues on his way up the ranks. But on Saturday, October 10, at Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles, Rodela will be put to the test once again in…
On October 8, Steve “Freight Train†Collins and Darrell “King David†Madison will battle in the main event for the USBC Heavyweight Championship Title. It’s a do or die fight for both and by far, the toughest test for Collins. The winner will go on to lobby for a top position among the elite heavyweights…
Hot prospect Edwin “La Bomba†Rodriguez (12-0, 8 KOs) nearly pitched a shutout yesterday, defeating battle-tested Darnell Boone by a unanimous 8-round decision in the main event on the “Saturday Afternoon Special†card at Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island.
On Saturday at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island, the 2007 U.S. Amateur Champion, and 2008 U.S. Olympian, Demetrius Andrade improved his record to (8-0, 6KO) by beating previously unbeaten Chris Chatman (4-1, 2KO) in front of his hometown fans. The bout was promoted by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and Banner Promotions…
Seminole Warriors Boxing has joined forces with Chicago ’s 8 Count Productions to co-promote undefeated super middleweight prospect Donovan George, it was announced today. Said Leon Margules, Executive Director of Seminole Warriors Boxing, “I’m very proud to announce this co-promotional agreement for Donovan with the number one promoter in Chicago, 8 Count Productions, who has…
All action Vietnamese featherweight Dat Nguyen will face Columbian banger Andres Ledesma on Saturday, October 10th as Chet Koerner’s TKO Boxing Promotions presents “High Stakesâ€, an evening of world class professional boxing at Houston’s Arena Theatre. A native of Bien Hoa, Vietnam, now living in Vero Beach, Florida and training under the guidance of former…
“King” David Tua recaptured the crown of New Zealand boxing today when the former world heavyweight title challenger put an end to the aspirations of rugged Kiwi Shane Cameron at The Mystery Creek Events Centre in Hamilton. It was well expected that Cameron would have to stick and move if he were to keep the…
“Sweetness†Allan Green handed “Marvelous†Tarvis Simms his first career defeat in a fight that started late Friday and ended early Saturday morning on an exciting tripleheader on ShoBox: The New Generation. “It went exactly how I expected,†said the favored Green, who won the super middleweight 10-round decision unanimously, 98-92, 99-91 and 97-93. Green…
CES presents the “Saturday Afternoon Special” fight card today at Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, RI. Super middleweights, 8 rounds Edwin Rodriguez: 165 lb Darnell Boone: 160 lb
Vitali Klitschko’s dominating defense of his WBC heavyweight title over No. 1 ranked challenger Cristobal Arreola on Sept. 26 on HBO drew the highest rating of 2009 for an HBO World Championship Boxing telecast. Klitschko vs. Arreola scored higher ratings than Antonio Margarito and Shane Mosley’s welterweight world title fight and the Juan Diaz vs….
Kris Crawford of For Pits’ Sake, Inc. today announced that Olympic Gold Medalist and NABF/NABO Super Middleweight title holder Andre “Son of God” Ward is the latest professional fighter to join the award-winning Knock Out Dog Fighting program. Ward is speaking out against dog fighting with a new Knock Out Dog Fighting poster being released…
Todd duBoef, President Top Rank: I think when everybody saw Gamboa the first time, the first time you saw him on television you saw how exciting he was. He has very much a Trinidad-esque charisma. And Solis is in a division searching for “Mr. Heavyweight.†I think that Solis, with his amateur credentials, was something…