Ahead of the Gary Shaw Production event tonight at Terrible’s Primm Valley Resort and Casino, the principal boxers all made weight yesterday. Light middleweights, 10 rounds Alfredo Angulo: 155 lb Gabriel Rosado: 154 lb
Newly crowned WBC super lightweight champion Devon Alexander “The Great” accepted a Key to the City from St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay today at City Hall. Slay congratulated Alexander, 22, on winning his first world title on Saturday and for setting a great example for young people by showing the benefits of hard work, dedication…
Tyson Fury has caused quite a stir since turning professional in December, as the Manchester based novice has benefited from an unprecedented amount of press releases showcasing his brash and ultra-confident viewpoints. The towering 21 year old has pointed to his string of victories over hand-picked opposition as proof that he is indeed the self-proclaimed…
On Saturday, July 18, Amir Khan fulfilled a promise he made to himself and the nation when he beat Andreas Kotelnik over 12 rounds to become WBA Light Welterweight Champion. The journey to get there was not easy; by the same token it was not that hard either. With his record now standing at 21-1…
Undefeated heavyweight sensation Tyson Fury says he’s counting down the days to his first title fight, an English title showdown with “Big Bad†John McDermott on September 11th. The 6 foot 9 inch heavyweight sensation is undefeated in seven pro fights with all wins coming via knockout and he’s determined to maintain that perfect KO…
Floyd “Money” Mayweather has never been one to stay mum when verbally challenged by an opponent, and with the recent comments made by his upcoming foe Juan Manuel Marquez, today is no exception. As Marquez claims he is bulking up and training hard to “attack Mayweather to his body” when the two superstars meet in…
“King” David Estrada will face off against Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s Chris Gray in an eight round junior middleweight bout on Friday, August 21st at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion, presented by Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions. Said Pesoli, ‘We’ve had a terrific response in ticket sales in the last week since we announced that David was headlining….
Integrated Sports announced today that it will distribute the September 12th “Undefeated Champions†pay per view event, featuring a pair of WBO title fights, live in the United States from the Coliseum of Puerto Rico in San Juan. WBO light flyweight champion Ivan “Iron Boy†Calderon (32-0-1, 6 KOs), headlines in a 12-round bout in…
The relationship between mixed martial arts and boxing has had an intriguing evolution in the past decade. The boxing establishment has viewed MMA with equal parts ambivalence, hostility, envy and sometimes grudging respect. The MMA world has sometimes seen boxing as a kindly old uncle that you respect for its past, but snicker a bit…
South American champion Julio Cesar “La Furia†Dominguez has been dreaming about knocking out two-time world champion Danny “Green Machine†Green in their “Hook City†co-feature, August 15 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi. Like so many South American fighters, Dominguez (20-4-1, 14 KOs) is a dangerous banger who’ll be making his U.S. debut…
Hungarian lightweight prospect, the undefeated Gabor Veto (9-0, 8 KOs) ranked WBA-EBA #19, showed his power by dismantling German-Iranian Mohesen Moradian (3-2, 1 KO) in round two of their long awaited fight on Saturday night in front of 6.000 fanatic spectators in attendance at the beautiful Castle of Varpalota in Hungary.
Sensational featherweight prospect Dat Nguyen has been added to the “TKO World Championship Boxing at the Pala Casino†event, an evening of world class professional boxing set for Saturday, August 22nd at the Pala Casino Spa and Resort in Pala, California. The all action Nguyen, a native of Bien Hoa, Vietnam, currently living in Vero…