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…
The all-new Horseshoe Casino, just 20 minutes from downtown Chicago, is excited to host Horseshoe Fight Night at The Venue on Friday, August 21 at 7:30 pm. Featured on the card will be Andy Lee, Angel Toro Hernandez and Assyias Ninos Abraham. All bouts subject to change.
Unbeaten Kazak light heavyweight sensation Beibut Shumenov is on the verge of boxing history as he prepares for his August 15th title challenge against World Boxing Association champion Gabriel “Chico Guapo†Campillo, making his first title defense, at Palace of Sports “Kazakhstan†in Astana, Kazakhstan. 2004 Kazakhstan Olympian Shumenov (8-0, 6 KOs), 2008 WBC Asian…
In “Hook City,†two of boxing’s dominating left hookers, 8-time world champion Roy Jones Jr. and 2-time world champion Jeff Lacy, go to battle on Saturday, August 15 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi to determine the most powerful hooker and the NABO Light Heavyweight Champion. “Hook City,†will be broadcast live on pay-per-view….
For as long as he can remember, Delvin Rodriguez has had one thing and one thing only on his mind, becoming the welterweight champion of the world. On August 1st the IBF #2 rated and current USBA welterweight champion Rodriguez (24-2-2, 14KO) will finally get that opportunity when he takes on IBF #3, Isaac Hlatswhayo…
On July 31, 2009, Seminole Warriors Boxing Promotions will host an ESPN Friday Night Fights boxing event at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The main event will feature undefeated Dominican banger, Victor Manuel Cayo taking on veteran Julio “The Kidd” Diaz. The co-main event features Costa Rican heavyweight, Carl Davis…
“I am deeply, deeply saddened by this senseless horrible tragedy and my heart goes out to his mother and family. “Vernon was a great fighter but much more importantly, he was a very special person outside the ring. His charitable efforts are all well-known and documented but that was only the tip of the iceberg….
Undefeated WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley of Palm Springs, CA, is ready for a little home cooking when he makes his first homecoming title defense, against former World Lightweight Champion Nate “The Galaxxy Warrior” Campbell, at The Show at Agua Caliente Resort, Casino and Spa in nearby Rancho Mirage, this Saturday, August…
The boxing community is in mourning yet again today as reports surface that former two-weight world champion Vernon Forrest was gunned down last night in Atlanta, GA. Forrest reportedly was involved in a firefight with two men who had attempted to carjack his Jaguar while he was filling up the car’s tires at a gas…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night, at the Sutton Sports Centre in St. Helens, Merseyside, England, Oliver Harrison promoted a fight-night which would see nine all-action contests. The headliner would see popular Martin Murray of St. Helens face Ghanaian boxer Thomas Awinbono in an eight round middleweight contest, his first since…