An extra 110 tickets have been released for the sensational Sunderland, England show on Saturday, May 2 with a special attraction the homecoming of Olympic Bronze Medal hero Tony Jeffries. Every ticket originally available was sold within hours for the FTM show, which will be televised live on Sky Box Office, but Sunderland council have…
Golden Boy Promotions is proud to present an action packed weekend of world class professional boxing made up of exciting cards beginning on Friday, April 24. Three explosive events, in two different countries and on three different television networks, will be featured in what promises to be a series of pivotal matchups including world title…
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Carl Froch is a supremely confident, unbeaten fighter who opted to come to America to defend his WBC 168 pound title against former undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor this Saturday on Showtime (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) for one sole reason – to make a name…
As he heads back to the middleweight division, former world title challenger Peter Manfredo, Jr., rejuvenated by his impressive seventh-round knocked out of Walid “Tempete de Sable†Smichet last Saturday, has his sites set on “Ireland’s†John Duddy. The 28-year-old Manfredo, 32-6 (16), star of The Contender, Season I, is unable to attend Duddy’s fight…
After giving birth to a baby boy and taking a one year layoff from boxing, former WBC lightweight champion, Jessica “The Ragin” Rakcozy, 30-3 (10), returned to the Tachi Palace Casino where she won a unanimous decision against Belinda “Brown Sugar” Laracuente.
Light heavyweight sensation Beibut Shumenov, arguably the most ambitious fighter in the world, has targeted WBO champion Zsolt “Firebird†Erdei after his May 9 IBA title fight against former IBF super middleweight champion Alejandro “Naco†Berrio, outdoors at Khadjimukan Stadium in Shumenov’s hometown of Chimkent, Kazakhstan.
By Per Ake Persson It´s confirmed: Sauerland Event will stage Nikolai Valuev vs Ruslan Chagaev II on May 30 at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki along with Tailor Events, Live Nation and P3 Boxing.
Tonight Don King puts on a battle of crosstown rivals in St. Louis, MO as light middleweights Cory Spinks and Deandre Latimore meet for the vacant IBF title at the Scottrade Center. 12 rounds IBF Light Middleweight title Cory Spinks: 152.75 lb Deandre Latimore: 153.5 lb 10 rounds super lightweights Devon Alexander: 140 lb Jesus…
**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Yesterday at the famous Gallagher’s Steakhouse in New York City, DiBella Entertainment held a final press conference to promote “Continents Collide†the Super Middleweight Championship fight between undefeated WBC titlist Carl Froch 24-0 (19) and Jermain Taylor 28-2-1 (17). The bout will be televised live on Showtime…
Boxing fans in Chicago are talking “Fight of the Year†candidate about this Friday night’s battle between junior featherweights Antonio Escalante and Gary Stark in the ESPN2 Friday Night Fights main event at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. Said Dominic Pesoli of 8 Count Productions, “Since we announced the fight, I’ve had many people who…
Junior middleweight contender Anthony Thompson will return to the ring against Luis Lopez on Saturday, May 2 in one of the feature bouts at “Fists Of Thunder II” at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, PA it was announced today by Chet Koerner, President of TKO Boxing Promotions. This will be Thompson’s first…
British super bantamweight Marianne ‘Golden Girl’ Marston, who was refused a visa in order to compete on the undercard of Brian Cohen’s WBC Americas Light Heavyweight title fight on May 9 at South Philadelphia High School, has learned that her plight has not gone unnoticed in the City that has been her adopted home for…