The Kent Ex-Boxer Association, KEBA, will hold their annual fundraising event, The Gary Davidson Classic, on August 19 at Darenth Valley Golf Club in Shoreham, Kent, England. This year’s beneficiary will be Gilbert Eastman, who is still recovering from complications following his bout with light middleweight Sam Webb on October 17, 2008. The Gary Davidson…
Golden Boy Promotions, the leading U.S.-based boxing promotional company and Germany’s top boxing promotional firm, Universum Box Promotions, today announced the formation of a strategic alliance between the two promoters. The newly formed relationship has three major goals including to capitalize on the global impact of the sport of boxing; give the fighters within the…
© Carlos Baeza / Thompson Boxing Promotions Unbeaten WBO 140-pound champion Timothy “Desert Storm’’ Bradley (24-0, 11 KOs) of North Palm Springs, Calif., and challenger and former unified lightweight belt-holder Nate “The Galaxxy Warrior†Campbell (33-5-1, 25 KOs) participated in an open workout on Tuesday, just days before their eagerly awaited showdown on Saturday, Aug….
After scoring a knockout in its first installment in June, “Fight Night Club” is back at Club Nokia at L.A. Live on Thursday, July 30th and Golden Boy Promotions is bringing out the stars, not only in the ring but also out of the ring. The card features hot Los Angeles-area prospects Charles Huerta, Luis…
Perhaps the greatest boxer to ever come out of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo’s Joan Guzman has already compiled a spectacular resume that includes a 1996 Olympic berth, 29 professional wins without a defeat and world titles in two weight classes. The 33-year-old Guzman, however, is far from done and has now enlisted Golden Boy…
Talented WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel “Viking Warrior’’ Kessler of Copenhagen, Denmark, will make his eagerly awaited debut on Showtime earlier than expected. One of the early favorites in the upcoming Super Six World Boxing Classic, Kessler (41-1, 31 KOs) will make a mandatory title defense against No. 1 ranked Gusmyl Perdomo (16-2, 10 KOs)…
Junior “The Hitter†Witter believes he can embarrass Amir Khan into a major world title unification bout should he return from the U.S. this weekend with his old WBC belt. Witter will try to regain his junior welterweight world crown in California on Saturday night when he goes up against unbeaten American Devon Alexander. The…
The welterweight division is the most star-studded, evenly matched weight class, from top to bottom, in “The World’s Greatest Ever Boxer†promotion. Eight Americans, one Mexican and an Irishman who grew-up in Canada comprise the welterweight candidates list of “The World’s Greatest Ever Boxers,†which includes eight International Hall of Famers and the remaining two,…
After another successful Show at Altrincham Leisure Centre, Hatton Promotions are bringing boxing back to the Manchester Velodrome in what promises to be another fast paced night of boxing featuring Michael Brodie, David Barnes, Andy Morris, Rhys Roberts, Joe Murray, Craig Watson, Scott Lawton, Kieran Maher and Alex Dilmaghani. Top of the Bill, Michael Brodie,…
Former world title challenger David Estrada returns to his hometown of Chicago for the first time in nine years to headline Friday, August 21st at the UIC Pavilion, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. Said Estrada, “I’m thrilled to be fighting at home. In the last nine years I’ve…
On August 1st, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing brings world championship boxing back to the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville, CT when Star Boxing’s Delvin Rodriguez (24-2-2, 14KO) takes on Isaac Hlatshwayo (28-1-1, 10KO) for the vacant IBF Welterweight championship of the world. The bout between Rodriguez (IBF #2) and Hlatswhayo (IBF #3) will…
Crafty former light heavyweight world champion Antonio Tarver will join ShoBox: The New Generation announcers Nick Charles and Steve Farhood as a guest commentator on the telecast live Friday, July 31, on Showtime, 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast. Tarver, the former undisputed 175-pound world champion, is the only man to stick two…