Big show tonight at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, FL with two IBF belts up for grabs. Colombian hard man Juan Urango, 21-2-1 (16), makes the first defense of his second reign as IBF light welter ruler when he takes on big punching veteran Randall Bailey, 39-6 (35). It’s hard to believe that…
Hatton Promotions presents “Euro Glory”, another exciting night of boxing at the Manchester Velodrome on September 25, 2009. The headliner sees Matthew Macklin squaring off with Amin Asikainen over 12 scheduled rounds for the vacant European middleweight title.
With five combined appearances at L.A. Live’s Club Nokia in Los Angeles, hot prospects Luis Ramos, Charles Huerta and Ronny Rios have become three of the top young stars to emerge from Golden Boy Promotions’ “Fight Night Club” series. On Thursday, September 24th, the fourth edition of the hit boxing series will bring this trio…
Classic Entertainment and Sports presents “A Night To Remember” at Memorial Hall in Plymouth, MA on Friday, September 11, 2009. The eight round main event features Mike Oliver and Castulo Gonzalez rematching for the New England/EBA junior feather title.
Undefeated world champions Juan Manuel Lopez and Yuriorkis Gamboa defend their titles, in separate fights, headlining “Island Warriors: Latin Fury 12,†Saturday, October 10, from the “Mecca of Boxing,†Madison Square Garden. Lopez will be defending his WBO junior featherweight title against top contender and Tanzania native Rogers Mtagwa while Gamboa will be defending his…
© Lawrence Lustig Matchroom Sport’s Prizefighter Heavyweights III was officially launched today. A press conference was held at London’s Waldorf Hotel with all eight competitors present for what promises to be the most exciting event of the Prizefighter Series so far. The eight-man, one-night knockout tournament features some of the biggest names in the division…
Current WBO junior welterweight world champion Timothy Bradley has signed an exclusive managerial agreement with award winning manager Cameron Dunkin, it was announced today. Bradley joins Dunkin’s long list of outstanding fighters including world champions Kelly Pavlik, Nonito Donaire, Steven Luevano and sensational middleweight prospect Matvey Korobov.
From obscurity to world heavyweight title contender. That in a nutshell describes the career path that Manny Quezada has taken since teaming up with Goossen Tutor Promotions back in 2005. A combination of that past success and future potential prompted the 31-year old Wasco, Calif. heavyweight of Mexican descent known as “El Toro†to sign…
Four exciting, entertaining fights will be showcased on the “Undefeated Champions†pay per view show, presented by PR Best Boxing Promotions, September 12th at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico Jose Miguel Agrelot, featuring world champions Ivan “Iron Boy†Calderon and Roman “Rocky†Martinez in title defenses.
© Robert Mora / MLS via Getty Images David Beckham of the Los Angeles Galaxy presents an autographed jersey to Vitali Klitschko following a recent MLS game against the Seattle Sounders FC at The Home Depot Center in Carson, CA.
Jason Booth will defend his British super bantamweight title against bitter rival Michael Hunter at Sunderland’s Seaham Centre on Friday, October 16. The bill will also feature Olympic bronze medallists Tony Jeffries (3-0) and Irishman Darren Sutherland (4-0) who face selected opponents in super middleweight six rounders.
German promoter Ahmet Öner has been shot down in Hamburg at 10.15pm local time on Tuesday night. The CEO of Arena Box Promotion was leaving the office of a business partner in Hamburg when two men fired at him three times. The assassins had waited for Öner behind his car when a security light exposed…