Sensational super middleweight prospect Daniel Jacobs will face Nicaraguan veteran Jose Varela in the co-main event on ESPN2’S Friday Night Fights Friday, April 24 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. The 22 year old Brooklyn, New York raised Jacobs has quickly made an impact as an outstanding prospect since turning professional in December 2007. With…
Former world title challenger Peter Manfredo, Jr. knocked out tough Tunisian veteran Walid “Tempete de Sable†Smichet in the seventh round of yesterday’s scheduled 10-round co-feature at Montreal Casino. The 28-year-old Manfredo, 32-6 (16), star of The Contender, Season I, got his career back on the right track with a strong performance.
Waiting on a massive line that was seemingly “a mile long,†according to Bernd Bönte, Managing Director of Klitschko Management Group, German fight fans purchased 30,000 tickets for the Wladimir Klitschko vs. David Haye world heavyweight championship fight on the first day of sales today.
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night at the Indoor Sports Centre in Leigh, England, Frank Maloney hosted a fight night headlined by the British Super Bantamweight title clash between Jason Booth and Mark Moran. Booth was scheduled to fight Lee Haskins for the British super flyweight belt and while Moran was…
The biggest fight thus far this year in South Africa takes place tonight at North-West University Sports Complex in Mafikeng when IBF Super Feather Champ Cassius Baloyi faces the challenge of Malcolm Klassen. Baloyi, 36-3-1 (19), and Klassen, 23-4-2 (14), are the top two super feathers in the country and fans across South Africa have…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Talented but still learning Miami-based Cuban Yuriorkis Gamboa improved to 15-0 with 13 knockouts with a one-sided 10th round TKO over Jose “Cheo†Rojas, 25-7-1-1 (17), last night in the main event on ShoBox: The New Generation. In the co-feature at Buffalo Bill’s Resort and…
On Saturday, April 25, HBO Plus’ “Next Boxing Generation” is pleased to feature the return of former WBO Junior Featherweight Champion Daniel Ponce De Leon to the series as he continues on his road back to the title in a pivotal 12 round matchup for the vacant NABF Featherweight Championship against hard-hitting Marlon Aguilar at…
A world championship battle between north and south will highlight the May 2 pay-per-view undercard for Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton: “The Battle of East and West.” WBC Super Featherweight Champion Humberto Soto of Mexico will defend his title against Canadian contender Benoit Gaudet. The pay-per-view broadcast will also feature undefeated top-rated junior middleweight contender…
© Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro Former British, Commonwealth and WBU International Cruiserweight Champion Bruce ‘Lionheart’ Scott, along with six of his fellow seven contestants in the May 19 Cruiserweight Prizefighter tournament scheduled for Earl’s Court, attended a press conference held by the promoter of the series, Barry Hearn, aboard HMS Belfast moored on the River…
Carl Froch’s promoter Mick Hennessy has moved to set the record straight regarding comments on Steve Bunce’s Boxing Hour show yesterday which appeared to suggest that Setanta had made an offer for the rights to screen Froch’s upcoming world title showdown with Jermain “Bad Intentions†Taylor.
Sensational junior welterweight prospect Ivan Popoca will face Canadian veteran Sebastien Hamel on April 24 at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion in a scheduled six round bout, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. The Popoca/Hamel bout is part of an ESPN2 Friday Night Fights card presented by Oscar de la Hoya’s…
The 2004 Olympic Games Gold Medallist, 2009 Prospect of the Year and WBA #3 contender, Yuriorkis Gamboa, 14-0 (12), of Miami by way of Cuba, will face second-ranked Jose “Cheo’’ Rojas, 25-6-1-1(17) of Caracas, Venezuela, for the interim WBA featherweight title tonight on ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on…