Bruce Scott has vowed to knockout John Keeton for the third time in his professional career during Tuesday’s Prizefighter Cruiserweights competition. The pair are two of the eight contenders in Barry Hearn’s latest televised all-in-one-night Prizefighter tournament at the Earl’s Court, London, where the winner collects £25,000.
Nominees for the second edition of “Tecate Premios Deportesâ€, or Tecate Sports Awards, were announced today. Nearly 60 Hispanic athletes from six sports categories are being considered for their sportsmanship, talent and character exemplified during 2008.
© Arena Box Promotion In the last couple of weeks it has been quiet around heavyweight sensation Odlanier Solis. After dominating and stopping “Big Man†Kevin Burnett in his US and ESPN debut on January 9, “La Sombra†suffered a hand injury while preparing for a fight against “Fast†Fres Oquendo.
In watching boxing, I have had very weird conversations with my friends. They quip, “No one watches boxing and why would I care?”. I simply say that it is the greatest sport in the world. It is much like golf. Who can you blame except yourself or the judges? No one. I have seen many…
“Dazzling†Darren Barker will aim to improve his already impressive CV at the Watford Colosseum on May 23rd when he makes the third defence of his Commonwealth Middleweight title against Darren McDermott. The Hennessy Sports event will be live on ITV4 providing fight fans with another opportunity to track the progress of one of British…
Risum Boxing announced today that it will be Tanzanian banger Obote Ameme (36-18-2, 29 KOs) in the opposite corner of Kim Poulsen on June 19 in Horsens, Denmark. Nicknamed “The Thunderâ€, the 30-year-old African puncher stopped his last two opponents inside the distance, and will surely be looking to do the same to his Danish…
2004 Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward (18-0, 12 KOs) and Colombian knockout artist Edison Miranda (32-3, 28 KOs), who collide this Saturday, May 16, in the main event on a special primetime edition of ShoBox: The New Generation live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast, at the Oracle Arena in…
A tremendous battle between super feather prospects has been added to Frank Maloney’s May 29 fight card at Fenton Manor Sports Complex In Stoke. Undefeated Dewsbury stylist Gary Sykes meets popular Manchester grafter Anthony Crolla in a British title eliminator that supports the main event featuring reigning champion Chris Edwards vs. Usman Ahmed in a…
All participants for Star Boxing’s ESPN2 “Friday Night Fights” show at Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City weighed-in today. Below are the listed weights for Friday night’s show. 10 rounds, heavyweights Kevin Johnson: 246 lb Devin Vargas: 225.75 lb
John Molina, Jr., (16-0, 12 KOs ) is fast becoming a familiar face to boxing fans who like to watch weekend televised fights. The young pro from Covina, Calif., will fight for the third consecutive time on TV when he climbs into the ring against Frankie Archuleta (25-6-1, 14 KOs) on a special Saturday primetime…
The “press tour” to official announce the mega-fight between Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez which will take place July 18th at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada and live on HBO Pay-Per-View, kicks off this Sunday, May 17 and will span two continents in six days with stops in Los Angeles, New…
This Friday May 15th, 2004 Olympic team captain, Devin Vargas, (17-0, 7KO) will be in the fight of his life when he takes on Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson (21-0-1, 8KO) in the main event on ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights” at Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City, NJ. Johnson, who many believe is the top American heavyweight contender,…