NABF and SNBC cruiserweight champion, Matt “Too Smooth†Godfrey hopes the fourth time is the charm for him when he takes on unbeaten Shawn “The Sioux Warrior†Hawk in the main event on this week’s ESPN2 Friday Night Fights show from The Arena in Philadelphia. In a battle of full-blooded Native Americans, Godfrey (18-1, 10…
Boxing stars appearing in Don King’s Summer Sizzler on Saturday at BankAtlantic Center, televised by Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, laced up their gloves to participate in gym workouts for the media today at Punch Fitness. IBF bantamweight champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko, who meets Vic “The Raging Bull†Darchinyan in the main event, IBF…
Growing up as children, one of the hardest things we learn to deal with is reality. It just baffles our little minds when we find out Santa Claus is not real, that Superman is just a cartoon and our favorite athletes put on their pants one leg at a time, just like everyone else. The…
The final countdown to ‘SuperBoxer’, the exciting new Australian boxing series begins Wednesday at ‘The Crystal Palace’ in Luna Park commencing at 12.00pm with the all important ‘weigh-in’ of Billy ‘The Kid’ Dib! The Media and Public are welcome at the weigh-in for ‘SuperBoxer’
Junior Middleweight prospect James “Keep Em Sleepin†Stevenson 9-0 (8 KO’s) of Baltimore, MD will look to keep his flawless record intact as he will lace up for a rematch with confident challenger Ken Dunham July 25 the Du Burns Arena. An elite talent in the Beltway area, Stevenson is starting to create a major…
Chicago based Simmons Marketing Entertainment LLC has announced the signing of undefeated middleweight prospect Orphius Waite to an exclusive managerial contract. Newly formed earlier this year by NBA Star Bobby Simmons, Simmons Marketing Entertainment LLC also guides two-time heavyweight world title challenger Fres Oquendo.
Showtime hosts an assortment of videos that highlight the upcoming Joseph Agbeko vs. Vic Darchinyan IBF bantamweight title fight taking place this Saturday live on Showtime at 9PM ET, delayed on the West Coast. Get an inside look at Agbeko’s boxing gym in the South Bronx, which hosts numerous boxing champs from the African country…
The second annual edition of the Tecate Sports Awards paid homage last night to the accomplishments and character of Hispanic professional athletes during a star-studded ceremony broadcast by the Univision Network from the historic Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles. The event, which was presented by Cerveza Tecate, a Heineken USA import, was hosted by Angélica…
Boxing legend and former undisputed light middleweight world champion, Ronald “Winky” Wright, announced the launch of Knockout Entertainment Inc. and its first project Knockout Fight Club, as a division of Winky Promotions. In an aggressive move to expand the Wright empire, Knockout Entertainment Inc. is a combination of Wright’s talent as a fighter and as…
This past Friday at Club Destiny in Orlando, Florida heavyweight contender, Derric “El Leon” Rossy (21-2, 12 KO’s) scored a third round TKO over Moises Droz (13-8, 10 KO’s) to capture the WBC Fecarbox Heavyweight title. Rossy, a former Boston College football player took charge from the opening round, landing accurate punches to the head…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Yesterday afternoon at the Tower Ballroom in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, PJ Rowson and Errol Johnson of First Team Promotions hosted a six bout fight card. The Tower Ballroom is a great venue located next to scenic Edgbaston Reservoir. The six-contest bill, which originally was scheduled for ten…
The Seaburn Centre in Sunderland, England plays host to another sterling fight card from Frank Maloney Promotions this Friday, July 10, headlined by a British super flyweight title clash. Lee Haskins, 18-2 (9), puts his British super flyweight title on the line against newly minted English champion Ross Burkinshaw, 6-1-2 (4), in what is sure…