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…
Ohio native and former U.S. amateur boxing star, unbeaten junior middleweight prospect Shawn Porter, headed west a month ago for Hollywood, not for the bright lights or to meet celebrities, but to prepare for his August 29th fight at the famed Wild Card Gym.
CES Boxing puts on the “School’s In” fight card on Friday, September 4 at Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, RI. Demetrius Andrade: “Everything is good. I’ve been training hard. ‘School’s In’ – I’m the cool kid in school everybody wants to be. Bring pencils and paper September 4th. I’m going to teach how to…
TKO Boxing Promotions has announced that tickets are now on sale for an outstanding evening of world class professional boxing set for Saturday, September 19th at Nomads Adventure Quest in South Windsor, CT. Said TKO President Chet Koerner, “We’re very proud to bring a world class boxing event to the terrific boxing fans in the…
In anticipation of the upcoming showdown between Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Juan Manual “Dinamita” Marquez on September 19 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and live on HBO Pay-Per-View, fans will have an unprecedented ‘first look’ opportunity to watch “Countdown to Mayweather vs. Marquez”.
Southern California’s hottest new boxing series is back with the third installment of Golden Boy Promotions’ “Fight Night Club” as California locals pack an exciting undercard at L.A. Live’s Club Nokia in Los Angeles on Thursday, August 27th. In the main event of “Fight Night Club”, top bantamweight contender and 2004 Olympian Abner Mares (18-0,…
Bradley “Buzzshaw†Evans will look to continue his professional apprenticeship at the Watford Colosseum on September 5th when he has his third professional bout. The 20-year-old Royston super featherweight turned pro in February with a points victory before being held to a draw in his last outing which also came at the Watford Colosseum in…
Four years ago, Ian Napa lost a trio of high profile bouts in England and many thought his career was all but finished at age 27. But the pint-sized dynamo lost those contests by slim, and in some cases controversial, margins and by 2007, “Dappa” found himself in a European bantamweight title challenge. Napa pushed…
Fighting out of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, undefeated light welterweight Joelo Torres, 10-0 (6), will be facing David Armstrong, 20-11 (12), on DiBella Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing series at B.B King’s in Manhattan on August 26th. Torres has fought such opponents as Mike Gonzalez and Christopher Fernandez, and won his last fight against Omar Serrano by way…
Commonwealth Welterweight champ John O’Donnell is relishing the opportunity to showcase his skills at the Watford Colosseum on September 5th. The Shepherd’s Bush southpaw will meet upset specialist Tom Glover in the main event of a Hennessy Sports event live on ITV4.
Don King said last Thursday his 78th birthday wish was for the California State Athletic Commission to overturn the decision made in the Aug. 1 prizefight featuring WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley vs. Nate Campbell and make it “no contest.†His wish was granted today.
Undefeated prospect Fernando Guerrero (14-0, 12 KOs) is a rising star in the middleweight division, as well as the August 29th headliner on the “Boxing’s Future Champions II†pay-per-view pro card, shown live on streaming video from Fitzgerald’s Casino & Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi.