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.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission announced today the names of the referee and judges who will officiate the Floyd “Money” Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez super fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Saturday, Sept. 19. The referee assigned to the 12-round bout is Tony Weeks from Nevada and judging the…
© PR Best Boxing Promotions WBO junior flyweight champion Ivan “Iron Boy†Calderon will defend his title in a rematch September 12 against dangerous Rodel Mayol on the “Undefeated Champions†card, presented by PR Best Boxing Promotions, in the Coliseo de Puerto Rico Jose Miguel Agrelot, that will also feature the first defense of WBO…
Jimmy Burchfield, president of Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), has responded to comments made in last Saturday night’s post-fight conference in Biloxi (MS) by cruiserweight B. J. Flores and his promoter, 8-time world champion Roy Jones, Jr. (Square Ring Promotions), about CES cruiserweight contender Matt “Too Smooth†Godfrey.
Brian Peters Promotions will host a press conference in Dublin, Ireland today to announce details of Bernard Dunne’s first defence of his WBA Super Bantamweight title on the next Hunky Dorys World Title Fight Night. Dunne, 28-1 (15), captured the WBA crown in a slugfest with Ricardo Cordoba at Dublin’s 02 Arena, stopping the Panamanian…
Newly minted British bantamweight champion Gary Davies gets the chance to prove his recent run of success is anything but luck when he defends his belt on Friday, September 11 at the Brentwood Centre in Essex, England. But the 26 year old slugger will be tested at the highest level when he is faced with…
72 years ago this month, the world championship career of arguably the greatest heavyweight in history began. The “Brown Bomber”, Joe Louis, aged 23, had just defeated James J Braddock and had become the first black man since Jack Johnson thirty years previously to win the richest prize in sport. Joe’s first defence would come…
There was a scoring error in last Saturday night’s WBA light heavyweight title fight between defending champion Gabrial Campillo and challenger Beibut Shumenov in Astana, Kazakhstan. An error on the master scoresheet was discovered Sunday. Judge Glenn Feldman scored round four for Shumenov, 10-9, but it had been accidentally written in as 10-9 for Campillo.
Super middleweight contender Joey Gilbert will face off against hard hitting California native Ivan Stovall in the eight round main event at the Churchill County Fairgrounds in Fallon, Nevada, on Saturday, August 29th Reno native Gilbert, 17-2-0 (13KO’s), is returning to the ring following his showdown with cross-town rival Jesse Brinkley on February 14th at…
Light Heavyweight rising star Mark “TNT†Tucker will look to win his first title, as he will take on tough veteran Jim “Steel Chin†Strohl 27-7 (21 KO’s) of Las Vegas, Nevada September 25 at the Shipley Arena. Tucker, 11-0 (7 KO’s) of Eldersburg, MD, is hoping to stay on the fast track to stardom…