Unbeaten Irish light welterweight sensation Dean “Irish Lightning†Byrne fights for the first time in 2009 when he battles Mexican southpaw Jose Reynoso, 10-2 (1), in a scheduled 8-round bout May 1 at South Point Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, NV.
The Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, CA will roll out the red carpet and welcome home one of their local young men who represented the 2008 United States Olympic Boxing team in China when on Thursday, April 23, Shawn Estrada, 4-0 (4), a former resident of Hanford, just a few short miles from…
Oscar de la Hoya’s “Fight Night At Sundance Square” returns to downtown Fort Worth on Friday, May 8. De La Hoya’s 6th annual event begins at 8:00 pm Central Time and will take place in the heart of downtown Fort Worth in Sundance Square. A temporary stadium will be erected on the Chisholm Trail Mural…
Sports fans will get the opportunity to watch delayed coverage of Carl Froch’s first defence of his WBC Super Middleweight Title against Jermain Taylor on free-to-air television after ITV Sport secured the exclusive delayed rights to broadcast one of the biggest fights of the year less than 24 hours after it takes place.
Carl “The Cobra†Froch will arrive in New York today for the final pre-fight press conference ahead of his massive WBC Super Middleweight title fight with Jermain “Bad Intentions†Taylor. Britain’s only current World Champ will make the first defence of his title against former Undisputed Middleweight Champ, Taylor, at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods…
The Gateway City’s biggest boxing stars opened their workouts to the media today to promote Friday’s “Show Me in St. Louis†card at Scottrade Center. The main event features a hometown showdown for the vacant IBF junior middleweight championship when Cory Spinks, 36-5 (11), takes on hard-punching IBF No. 6-ranked contender Deandre “The Bull†Latimore,…
Two-time world champion, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero, has inked a deal with EA Sports. Guerrero, who hails from Gilroy CA, will be one of the select few to be featured in the upcoming EA Sports “Fight Night Round 4” video game. Guerrero joins an elite list of boxers, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis and…
A red-hot rematch headlines Frank Maloney’s upcoming fight card this Thursday, April 23 at The Troxy in London as the promoter kicks off the inaugural event of his traveling St. Georges Boxing Club series. 22 year old Ross “The Boss” Burkinshaw, 5-1-2 (3), and 23 year old Mike “Robbo” Robinson, 4-0-1 (0), go head to…
When Joe Calzaghe left the super middleweight division in April 2008 to face Bernard Hopkins for the light heavyweight title, most thought it was going to be a temporary move. Until that point, Calzaghe held the super middleweight division under siege, making it undeniable as to just who the man in charge was. After Calzaghe…
Exciting super middleweight contender, Curtis “Showtime” Stevens, 19-2 (14), will look to improve to a perfect 3-0 under the Star Boxing banner, when he takes on dangerous Don Mouton, 9-3-1 (8), on April 28 in an eight round super middleweight contest. Stevens vs. Mouton will be the co-feature bout of the evening for Joe DeGuardia’s…
Carl Froch’s trainer Robert McCracken believes that British fight fans should enjoy Carl Froch while they can. McCracken won British and Commonwealth belts as well as challenging for the world title during his own career and as a trainer, he has successfully guided Froch all the way to the WBC Super Middleweight title.
Frank Maloney will be fighting for Britain’s troops when he launches the St George’s Sporting Club on April 23. The inaugural dinner and boxing show at the The Troxy in the heart of London will also celebrate Maloney’s 25 years as a professional boxing promoter.