Middleweight contender Peter Manfredo Jr. has signed an exclusive promotional contract with Las Vegas-based TKO Boxing Promotions, it was announced today by its President, Chet Koerner. “We’re very proud to be working with Peter as he works his way up the middleweight rankings towards a championship bout. He’s been a world class fighter for a…
Undefeated middleweight prospect Fernando Guerrero fights in his first main event Friday night, headlining the “Boxing’s Future Champions†pay-per-view pro card, in front of his passionate hometown fans at Wicomico Civic Center in Salisbury, Maryland. “We’re excited to launch this series and bring world-class boxing to diehard fans all over,†promoter Brian Young said. “For…
2007 amateur world champion and 2008 U.S. Olympian, Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (4-0, 4KO) will look to improve to a perfect 5-0 when opens up next Friday’s ESPN2 “Friday Night Fights” telecast from the Laredo Entertainment Center, in Laredo, TX. The card is headlined by an intriguing featherweight match-up between Fernando Beltran Jr. (32-3-1, 18KO)…
The mouth watering prospect of two of the Cruiserweight division’s finest former World Champions, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham and Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite, facing each other is finally a reality. Promoter Don King Productions confirmed that the fight will take place on the undercard of the Joseph Agbeko – Vic Darchinyan IBF Bantamweight title fight at…
© Mike Worden / Saddo Boxing Moving his way further up the ladder of the featherweight rankings, WBC #3 ranked Juan Carlo Burgos, 22-0 (15), pulled out a scrappy ten round decision over Russia’s Vyacheslav Gusev, 16-2 (3), on Friday night in order to retain his WBC CABOFE title. Dubbed by Thompson Boxing Promotions as…
Aside from Miguel Cotto’s WBA title defense against Joshua Clottey on Saturday, there were a few good shows in America on Friday night. Former WBA light welter Diosbelys Hurtado, 42-3-1 (25), won a 12 round unanimous decision over Manuel Garnica, 25-11 (13), in defense of the WBO Latino strap and Cuban heavyweight prospect Odlanier Solis,…
There was a good bill last night at Centro Banamex in Mexico City with Juan Palacios, 26-2 (21), stopping Eric Ramirez, 26-7-1 (19), in the tenth frame to retain the Interim WBC minimumweight title. Hard punching Nicaraguan Palacios has lived up to his “El Exterminador” nickname by posting his fifth straight stoppage in addition to…
The highly anticipated July 18 fight between Floyd Mayweather and Juan Manuel Marquez has been postponed due to a rib injury sustained by Mayweather while training. The mega-fight was scheduled to take place at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and be televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View.
Daniel “The Haitian Sensation†Edouard (22-2-2, 13 KOs ) gave an excellent account of himself by overpowering durable challenger Dumont Welliver into a round 8 retirement of their scheduled 10 round middleweight bout. Edouard, ranked WBA #8 middleweight and WBC #14 superwelterweight prior to the bout, was well ahead on the score cards at the…
MIguel Cotto and Joshua Clottey went to war last night over 12 hard rounds at New York’s fabled Madison Square Garden with Cotto emerging still in possession of his WBO Welterweight title by a narrow split decision. Clottey showed a massive heart by taking everything the Puerto Rican star could dish out while coming back…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing John Murray may have lost his British lightweight title on the scales on Friday but the 24 year old Manchester phenom had everything go his way enroute to stopping opponent Scott Lawton last night at Robin Park Arena in Wigan, England. Murray came out of the gates…
Miguel Cotto graced Trinity Boxing Club, in downtown Manhattan, with his presence and sweat earlier this week. He is facing Joshua Clottey tonight, defending his WBO welterweight title at Madison Square Garden, where he is continuously adored by his large fan base. As the gym felt the city heat trickle through the window, the un-phased…