The Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, IN saw Irish middleweight star Andy Lee, 18-1 (13), return to an American ring for the first time in over a year following his shocking loss to Brian Vera. The lanky southpaw came into his bout with Anthony Shuler, 20-7-1 (14), as a super middle and stopped the Indianapolis man…
There were two fight cards in the UK last night with former world champions Ricky Hatton and Joe Calzaghe as promoters. Hatton’s bill took place at the Velodrome in his hometown of Manchester and featured a brace of six and four rounders. The big name on the bill was that of ex-European, Commonwealth and British…
© Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions Ahead of the Golden Boy Promotions fight card tonight at Toyota Center in Houston, TX, the principal boxers have been weighed. NABO junior welter championship, 12 rounds Juan Diaz: 137.75 lb Paulie Malignaggi: 138.25 lb
© Aaron Sprecher Former Three-Time Lightweight World Champion Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz will take on former Junior Welterweight World Champion Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi in a 12 round junior welterweight bout this Saturday at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX. The co-main event will feature a world title showdown between IBF Junior Lightweight World Champion…
One of the Washington, D.C. area’s all-time great boxers will return to the local scene for the first time in nearly five years when DeMarcus “Chop Chop†Corley (35-11-1, 21 KOs) battles Detroit’s Damian Fuller (30-6-1, 14 KOs) in an explosive, eight-round Co-Main Event on the Jimmy Lange vs. Jonathan Reid-headlining card on Saturday, September…
It isn’t always easy to find an opponent when you’re a 6-foot-4-inch, 250-pound son of a living legend. But, when Southern California promoter Roy Englebrecht tried to find an opponent for the undefeated George Foreman III (2-0, 2 KOs) for his Thursday, Sept. 10 professional boxing event at San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino in…
WBO junior lightweight champion Roman “Rocky†Martinez has an opponent for his first defense, September 12 on the “Undefeated Champions†pay per view card, presented by PR Best Boxing Promotions, in the Coliseo de Puerto Rico Jose Miguel Agrelot. Martinez (22-0-1, 13 KO’s), who won the 130-pound title last March in England when he knocked…
WBA Super Bantamweight Champ Bernard Dunne will make the first defence of his World title at The O2, Dublin on Saturday, September 26th when he faces number one rated contender Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym on the Hunky Dorys World Title Fight Night. Dunne will return to the scene of his sensational World title win in March when…
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing This Saturday on August 22, Juan “Baby Bull†Diaz will return to the ring to face Paulie “Magic Man†Malignaggi at the Toyota Center in his hometown of Houston, Texas. The bout will be at a catch-weight of 138.5 pounds and for some is being considered a cross-roads fight…
Amidst the highly unprofessional pullout of Anthony Thompson of his IBO Junior Middleweight title bout against Grady Brewer, which was set for this Saturday night at the Pala Casino in Pala, California, TKO Boxing Promotions CEO Chris Middendorf has issued the following statement.
Nick Charles, the respected television journalist and veteran ShoBox: The New Generation play-by-play announcer, is taking a leave of absence from Showtime, effective immediately, due to Stage IV Urothelial Carcinoma. Charles has been an integral part of Showtime Sports and the highly acclaimed ShoBox series since its debut in July 2001. He has called hundreds…
An unbeaten duo of soon to be ready-for-primetime prospects middleweight Fernando Guerrero (14-0, 12 KOs) and junior middleweight Shawn Porter (9-0, 7 KOs) will be showcased August 29 on the “Boxing’s Future Champions II†pay-per-view pro card, live on streaming video from Fitzgerald’s Casino & Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi.