Due to the high demand for tickets to the Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Marquez mega-fight this Saturday, closed circuit viewing will now be available in MGM Grand Premier Ballroom in Las Vegas.
The official weigh-in for the Floyd Mayweather and Juan Manuel Marquez fight will be more entertaining than anticipated with addition of the undisputed original king of comedy D.L. Hughley and the undisputed Latino king of the airwaves Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo as co-hosts the grand event on Friday, September 18 at 2:30pm PT. The six-time world…
Boxing fans in the Hartford, Connecticut, area are invited to the public weigh-in on Friday afternoon, September 18th at 4pm for Saturday night’s professional boxing event presented by Chet Koerner’s TKO Boxing Promotions. The weigh-in will take place at Nomads Adventure Quest, 100 Bidwell Road in South Windsor, CT, also the venue for Saturday’s night…
Former lightweight world champion David Diaz took a break from his Chicago based training camp to take to the mound prior to the Chicago Cubs/Milwaukee Brewers game on Wednesday night. Under the watchful eye of manager Lou Piniella and pitching coach Larry Rothschild, the lifelong Cubs fan threw a perfect strike to Cubs catcher Geovany…
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…