A great night of boxing brought to the public by the Comanche Nation Casino, catBOX Entertainment and C3 Fights, took place last Friday night, May 15, 2009 in Lawton, Oklahoma, in the famous EvenTTent, the eighth wonder of the entertainment world. catBOX has been taking the boxing public by storm, presenting unparalleled exciting fights for…
Amidst the sweltering early summer heat at Chicago’s JABB Boxing Gym, lightweight veteran Juan Carlos Martinez prepares for his rematch with Jaime Sandoval at “Windy City Fight Night” at the UIC Pavilion on Friday, May 29th. Said the San Luis Potosi , Mexico native Martinez , “I feel very good about this fight, I know…
Joey Spina: “Everybody says the same thing. They call me ‘KO Kid’ because I almost always knockout my opponent. Check my resume; I’ve fought a lot of good guys. I’m going to knock him (Taylor) out. I just bite down on my mouthpiece – bite and fight. Boxing’s boxing; I’m a fighter…bite down and swing! 
One of Britain’s brightest prospects returns to the ring on Friday, May 29 as flyweight Ashley Sexton laces up the gloves at Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Undefeated Sexton will square off against rugged rival Mike Robinson on the undercard of British flyweight champion Chris Edward’s homecoming title defense against Usman Ahmed.
© Mark Chapman – Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions Boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather will hold his first open workout since coming out of retirement as he prepares for his super fight against Juan Manuel Marquez on July 18th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada and live on pay-per-view. The workout will be held today at…
Tonight’s boxers for the “Rage At The River” show at Twin River Event Centre in Lincoln, RI all weighed in yesterday. Joey Spina: 175 lb Tiwon Taylor: 173.5 lb Joe McCreedy: 167 lb Willis Locket: 168 lb
For years, Juan Manuel Marquez toiled in the shadow of fellow countrymen Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales, even though boxing aficionados knew just how good the Mexico City native was. A world featherweight title still didn’t allow Marquez to break through, but beginning in 2007, “Dinamita” finally got his chance to shine on the…
There is no rest for the Golden Boy Promotions team in or out of the ring this week, and the Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Marquez international press tour is only the tip of the iceberg for the hardest working promotional team in the boxing business. In addition to the press tour, which has already…
Promoter Michael Acri announced today that Wednesday, June 24 would be the new date for the ring return of former IBF Lightweight Champion, “The Pittsburgh Kid”, Paul Spadafora. A sprained ankle postponed Spadafora’s 2009 debut, originally scheduled for March 31.
Memorial Day weekend may mark the unofficial start of the summer, but the heat really picks up on Saturday, May 30th, as the most explosive boxing doubleheader of the year takes place at the Hard Rock Live, featuring the welterweight title bout between Andre Berto and Juan Urango, and the junior middleweight battle pitting Alfredo…
© Gene Blevins Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions In the middle of a three city press tour, Floyd Mayweather and Juan Manuel Marquez go on record about their upcoming July 18 fight. Floyd Mayweather: “July 18th you are going to see the best Floyd Mayweather, because I am truly back.” “My uncle Roger and I,…
Gary Sykes believes he’ll be putting Dewsbury on the map for all the right reasons next week. Sykes (11-0) faces Manchester rival Anthony Crolla (13-1) in an eliminator for the British super-featherweight title at Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke-on-Trent on May 29. The West Yorkshire town hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons last…