On April 28, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing will present an exciting night of boxing at the elegant Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, NY. The show will be the first installment of Star Boxing’s new series, VIP Boxing. Headlining the show will be Queen’s own heavyweight fan favorite Vinny Maddalone, 31-5 (22). Maddalone, with…
Konvict Ringside Chief Executive Officer, and one of the world’s most popular performers, Akon, will be visiting Halifax to help promote A Night of Glory, an evening of professional boxing slated for the Halifax Metro Centre, Saturday, May 2, 2009. In addition, actor/comedian Eddie Griffin, Konvict Ringside Executive Vice President, will be on hand during…
If Carl Froch has anything to do with it Jermain Taylor won’t be the only one licking his wounds following their super fight in the U.S. on April 25. The reigning WBC Super Middleweight champ believes that TV executives on both sides of the Atlantic could also be bitten by the “Cobraâ€. As of yet…
Heavyweight sensation Tyson Fury will look to make it 5 straight wins this Saturday when he takes on “Magic†Matthew Ellis at the York Hall, Bethnal Green in London. The 6 foot 8 and a half inch 20-year-old has despatched his first four professional opponents inside the distance but with just 6 defeats in 27…
The question was never if Kim Poulsen would win Sunday night in Berlin Germany, if he didn’t it would more or less end his career as a serious prospect, but more how he would win, and how he would cope with the pressure of fighting a Berlin-resident in his back-yard, with the expectations of an…
Jason Booth is one of the most decorated lighter weight fighters over the last decade on the British boxing scene, and “2 Smooth” has his eye on yet another belt to add to his impressive collection. The 31 year old Commonwealth bantam champion will drop down to super flyweight and challenge reigning British titlist Lee…
Last night at Ciudad Victoria in Tamaulipas, Mexico, WBC Light Flyweight Champion Edgar Sosa continued his reign with a fourth round TKO of challenger Pornsawan Porpramook. Longtime PABA minimumweight champion and two-time world title challenger Porpramook had never been stopped before but the 30 year old Thai could not withstand the punishment doled out by…
There were a few good shows over the weekend and we kick things off with a cracking Saturday night bill at Tokyo’s legendary Korakuen Hall where there were two Japanese titles at stake. Reigning domestic lightweight titlist Ichitaro Ishii, 21-3-1 (16), had big plans following his OPBF title winning effort against Filipino Randy Suico last…
It was a good weekend at the fights north of the border and we start with the undercard of the Timothy Bradley vs. Kendall Holt bill last night at Montreal’s Bell Centre. Iron-chinned former Canadian light heavy and super middle title challenger David Whittom, 10-8-1 (6), gave Interim WBC Light Heavyweight titlist Adrian Diaconu, 26-0…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Fists were flying in Montreal as Timothy Bradley and Kendall Holt exchanged fierce blows for 12 electrifying rounds to unify the 140 pound WBC and WBO titles on Saturday evening’s Showtime Championship Boxing. In the end, Bradley won a close unanimous decision with two judges scoring the bout 115-111…
Edwin Valero continued the most impressive KO streak in boxing last night at the Frank Erwin Centre in Austin, Texas, moving to to lightweight and stopping heavy-handed Colombian danger man Antonio Pitalua to win the vacant WBC title. The Venezuelan southpaw had made four defenses of the WBA Super Feather crown and was going up…
Heavyweight hopeful Alexander Povetkin continued down the path toward a world title shot last night by handling the challenge posed by American visitor Jason Estrada at Burg-Waechter Castello in Dusseldorf. The early rounds were fairly even as the pair mostly jabbed and studied but each enjoyed sporadic success with hard single shots on occasion. The…