Undefeated lightweight sensation Bayan Jargal continues to take the boxing world by storm, scoring his fourth knockout of 2009 on July 25th. Facing off against undefeated Josh Durden in Hilton Head, South Carolina, the all action Jargal broke down the rugged Durden with blistering body shots before earning the stoppage in the fifth round.
Team KZ is much more than its undisputed leader, unbeaten light heavyweight Beibut Shumenov, who challenges WBA light heavyweight champion Gabriel “Chico Guapo†Campillo, August 15th at the Sport Complex “Daulet†National Tennis Center in Astana, Kazakhstan. Two Team KZ members, 4-time Uzbekistan National amateur champion Gayrat Ahmedov and Uzbekistan light middleweight Ravshan Hudayaynazarov, will…
Pound for pound, there are few fighters who bring excitement like former Junior Welterweight World Champion “Vicious” Vivian Harris. Now eager to make another run at the top of the division, Harris has teamed up with a new promoter, Golden Boy Promotions, to help take him there.
Catbox Entertainment and C3 Fights present a night of nonstop professional boxing action at Remington Park Casino in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Fight fans have come to expect from a Catbox Entertainment production unparalleled excitement not only in the ring but also in the hoopla of the fighters, their entourages, the display of colors by the…
On July 31, 2009, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida was the site for ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights†boxing series that was headlined by Julio “The Kidd†Diaz taking on the impressive looking young prospect Victor Cayo. The event was promoted by Seminole Warriors Boxing and proved to be another great…
iBN Sports, an internet broadcast sports television network, has partnered with Frank Luca’s Crown Boxing to bring expanded pay-per-view boxing coverage to the iBN Sports Al Bernstein Boxing Channel. The partnership provides Crown Boxing the opportunity to expand its reach by broadcasting live events online hosted by Al Bernstein at www.ibnsports.com. The first event will…
The 910th Airlift Wing will unveil a C-130H Hercules cargo transport aircraft honoring Kelly “The Ghost†Pavlik, Youngstown’s world champion boxer. The unveiling ceremony is scheduled for today, Tuesday, August 4 at 1 P.M. in Hangar 302. 910th Airlift Wing commander Col. Karl McGregor, Kelly Pavlik, members of Team Pavlik and members of the base…
Currently playing host to Premier League football, Hull City F.C.’s KC Stadium will welcome big-time boxing and one of its former stars to the city on September 27 when “Hayemaker 9” arrives. Headlined by former Hull City player Curtis Woodhouse, the bill will be a non-TV show, designed to kick off the new boxing season…
Living legend Roy “Captain Hook†Jones, Jr. is a Pensacola icon and 100 miles down the Gulf Coast in Biloxi, where he headlines the August 15th “Hook City†pay per view against former 2-time world champion Jeff “Left Hook†Lacy, the 8-time world champion is unbeaten in three previous fights there and nearly as popular…
Longtime New England boxing promoters, Jimmy Burchfield and Rich Cappiello, have joined forces and pooled their resources under Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES) banner. Burchfield, operating out of Providence (RI) for the past quarter-century, and the Brockton (MA)-based Cappiello have been the two most dominant boxing promoters in New England for the past…
By Per Ake Persson Bullit Knockout Promotions in Poland will stage their first show of the new season October 17 or 24 in either Lodz or Warzaw. It could be a big show topped by Andrew Golota vs Tomasz Adamek with welters Rafael Jackiewicz and Jan Zaveck in a IBF eliminator while light heavies Dawid…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night, at the Municipal Hall in Colne, Lancashire, England, Steve Wood of VIP Promotions presented a night of professional boxing that featured seven contests. There was a packed and lively crowd inside the ornate surroundings of the ‘Muni’ and they were treated to some great action….