CNN series, “Pioneros: Latino Firsts,†will feature two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman†Ruiz (43-8-1, 29 KOs) this Sunday live during its CNN Sunday Primetime program. Ruiz, who is the WBA’s current “mandatory challenger,†is the first and only world heavyweight boxing champion of Hispanic heritage.
A lot has changed for unbeaten light welterweight prospect Danny O’Connor since he made his pro debut one year ago in the same charity event and site that the Framingham (MA) boxer fighter returns to fight next Wednesday (September 23). The 23-year old O’Connor takes on Patrick “Raging Bull†Cape (6-7, 3 KOs) in the…
Unbeaten heavyweight sensation Tyson Fury will make his Irish debut at The O2, Dublin on Saturday week on the undercard of the Hunky Dorys World Title Fight night. Fury will feature as a special attraction on the undercard of Bernard Dunne’s first defence of his WBA World Super Bantamweight title against number one contender Poonsawat…
Undefeated welterweight contender Orlando Lora, who recently signed an exclusive promotional agreement with Gary Shaw Productions, will make his GSP debut tonight, Friday, September 18, at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif. Lora will take on veteran Hicklet Lau, in an eight-round welterweight rumble, on the non-televised undercard headlined by the 10-round heavyweight…
Miguel Angel Cotto is climbing his way back to the top of the boxing world after a difficult loss to Antonio Margarito. Since that devastating loss, the fighter from Puerto Rico has fought against Michael Jennings and Joshua Clottey. In both cases, Cotto has been victorious and demonstrated through his domination in the ring that…
© Pavel Terekhov Academy Award-winning actor and superstar Denzel Washington squared off with WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko after a recent workout at LB 4 LB Boxing gym in Los Angeles with Klitschko’s longtime trainer, the respected Fritz Sdunek.
WBC Youth and USNBC champion Matt “Sharp Shooter†Remillard fights fellow unbeaten prospect Rafael “The Dominican Man†Lora for the vacant NABF featherweight title Saturday night in South Winsor, Connecticut. Remillard (18-0, 10 KOs), fighting out of neighboring Manchester, faces Lora, (11-0, 5 KOs), the WBC Caribbean Boxing Federation title-holder, in the 10-round main event.
Floyd Mayweather: “To go down as a legend, you have to face the best in your era and Marquez is one of the best in my era. “I have been around the sport and I have experienced many different styles, and I will adjust and adapt. Now I am back and September 19 is another…
John Molina of Covina, Calif., is just one of the rising stars Los Angeles boxing fans will get a chance to cheer for come Saturday, Sept. 26, in what is shaping up as one of the year’s finest undercards. Molina will join talented Olympian super middleweight Shawn Estrada of East L.A., while local boxing fans…
Ice Promotions officials announced today that DeMarcus “Chop Chop†Corley (35-11-1, 21 KOs) will meet Harrison Cuello (18-11-3, 14 KOs) in the eight-round co-Main Event at the live boxing card featuring Jimmy Lange scheduled for September 26, 2009 at the Patriot Center.
Tickets went on sale yesterday in Lodz, Poland, for the match between the best Polish heavyweight in history, Andrew Golota, and the best non-heavyweight Polish fighter, Tomasz Adamek, which will take place on Saturday, Oct. 24 at Arena Lodz. “Tickets are now on sale and everything is on schedule for the Polish Fight of the…
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a little like the National Basketball Association. That seems a strange analogy, but it’s really not. In recent years the off-season of the NBA has been really entertaining. There are blockbuster trades, player feuds, always more than our share of police blotter stories involving players, and at least a half a…