When heavyweight Brian Minto (33-2, 21 KO’s) steps into the ring on August 14th against Ivanhoe, North Carolina’s Donnell Holmes (31-0-2, 27 KO’s), he’ll have a new coach in his corner: 2008 Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach. “I just called him and told him my deal and my record and asked if you mind…
Taking a little time out from the European promotional tour for his debut album “Catch Me If You Can”, rising hip hop star Bashy dropped into Rooney’s Boxing Gym in London for some serious R&R, Bashy style. During his time at the gym, Bashy, from Chiswick, West London, spent some time talking with former Team…
Tickets will go on sale today at 10am for the showdown between former world champions David Diaz and Jesus Chavez set for Saturday, September 26th at the UIC Pavilion in downtown Chicago, IL. The Diaz vs. Chavez ten round lightweight main event headlines “Warriors Collide/Windy City Fight Night 6”, presented by Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count…
Former California State Heavyweight Champion Denorvell Collier will appear on “Wipe Out,” ABC-TV’s top rated reality series! Collier will join 24 thrill seekers on Wednesday, August 19 at 8:00 pm EST as they compete in the world’s largest extreme obstacle course!
WBC Super Middleweight Champion Carl Froch recently celebrated his 32nd birthday, but the “Cobra†believes he’s still improving and he has the evidence to back it up. Froch is part of the groundbreaking new Super Six concept which will ultimately crown the World’s best super middleweight and produce a leading candidate for the best pound…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night at the Floral Hall in Southport, England, Steve Wood of VIP Promotions presented a fight night which would feature six thrilling contests. The venue is sited in a lovely location – right alongside Marine Lake in the coastal town of Southport – in the Northwest…
The big action last night in The Land of Silver took place Polideportivo Carlos Cerutti in Cordoba, Argentina as former WBO super feather champ Jorge Barrios made the jump to the lightweight division with great success. “La Hiena” tangled with experienced Panamanian Moises Castro over 12 scheduled rounds for the vacant Interim WBO Latino belt…
Two promising lightweight prospects, Jason “American Boy†Litzau (24-2, 20 KOs) and Verquan “The Show†Kimbrough (21-1-2, 7 KOs), open-up the “Hook City†pay per view this show Saturday night (August 15). The show is headlined by 8-time world boxing champion Roy “Captain Hook†Jones, Jr. (53-5, 39 KOs) and 2-time super middleweight world title-holder…
Last night at Auditorio Benito Juarez in Zapopan, Mexico, teenage welterweight sensation Saul Alvarez, 28-0-1 (21), annexed the vacant WBC Youth title with a riveting performance. Russian import Marat Khuzeev, 18-5-1 (7), found his long amateur experience to be of no value whatsoever against 19 year old Alvarez, who simply hit the gas in the…
Philadelphia has historically been the breeding ground of some of the toughest boxers to ever lace up the gloves and last night at Bally’s Casino in Atlantic City, NJ, one of the City of Brotherly Love’s hottest prospects was in action. Welterweight Mike Jones put his NABA belt on the line for the second time,…
Former junior middleweight world champion Sergio Mora is headed to “TKO World Championship Boxing at the Pala Casino†set for Saturday, August 22nd at the Pala Casino Spa and Resort in Pala, California. Mora, who most recently split a pair of world title bouts with Vernon Forrest in 2008, will serve as the special guest…
Ex-WBO super feather champion Jorge Rodrigo Barrios makes the move up to lightweight tonight when he faces Moises Castro for the Interim WBO crown at Polideportivo Carlos Cerutti in Cordoba, Argentina. Barrios, 47-4-1 (34), fought everyone at super feather and now wants the world’s hardest puncher at any weight, WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero, but…