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…
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….