Former world title challenger Peter Manfredo, Jr., free from his promotional contract ties with the Tournament of Contenders, has gone back to the future, hooking-up with his original promoter, Jimmy Burchfield, and fighting against Walid “Tempete de Sable†Smichet this Saturday afternoon at Montreal Casino. Manfredo, 31-6 (16), 28, faces Schmidt, 20-5-3 (14), in the10-round…
Jesus “Chuy†Rodriguez, a winner in 11 of his last 12 matches, signed a contract today to face undefeated WBC #1 light welter Devon Alexander “The Great†at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, MO on Friday, April 24 on Showtime. Alexander, 17-0 (10), is the Gateway City’s fastest-rising star, and Rodriguez, 19-3 (5), from…
On April 28, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing new series, “VIP Boxing,” will premier at the elegant Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, NY. The show will be made up of a scheduled five bout card, headlined by Star Boxing’s fan favorite heavyweight Vinny Maddalone, 31-5 (22), Queens, NY, and the return of the Bronx’s…
An intriguing mix of undercard bouts supports Frank Maloney Promotion’s main event of Jason Booth vs. Mark Moran for the British super bantamweight title this Friday, April 17 at the Indoor Sports Centre in Leigh, England. Carl “Dynamite” Dilks, 10-1 (4), is coming off a strong showing during the light heavyweight Prizefighter tournament in February…
Famed boxing champion and future Hall of Fame fighter Oscar de la Hoya, one of the most decorated pugilists in the history of the sport, retired as a professional today during a noon press conference at Nokia Plaza in downtown Los Angeles. “After heartfelt discussions with my family and my closest friends, it is with…
When speaking of celebrated Cuban prizefighters, some of the names that readily come to mind are Jose “Mantequilla’’ Napoles, “Kid’ Chocolate, “Kid†Gavilan, Luis Manuel “El Feo†Rodriguez, Ultiminio “Sugar†Ramos and Joel Casamayor. It would be premature to suggest that Yuriorkis Gamboa is yet in that class, but “The Cyclone†has certainly created a…
Just eleven days out from the biggest fight of his life, Deandre Latimore was cool as the breeze Monday afternoon after a sparring session under the watchful eye of master trainer Kenny Adams, in addition to the best strength coach in boxing, Ray Franklin, at the Top Rank gym in Las Vegas. Latimore will battle…
Philadelphia trained, British super bantamweight Marianne ‘Golden Girl’ Marston is still be reeling from the American authorities decision to refuse her a visa in order for her to compete on a boxing show on Amy 9 in South Philadelphia, PA. However, her American training team, led by former IBF Cruiserweight Champion Steve Cunningham, and her…
British featherweight champion Paul Appleby believes his April 25 challenger Martin Lindsay represents the toughest test of his 14 bout pro career, but is eager to test the Irishman’s resolve with some well-placed body shots. The 21-year-old Appleby, 14-0 (9), will venture to Belfast for “Hayemaker 8” and is confident of retaining his belt, despite…
New York’s most popular fighter, three-time world champion Miguel Cotto, returns to the Big Apple, risking his WBO welterweight title, to take on IBF welterweight champion Joshua Clottey in a rumble to determine the true world welterweight champion. Promoted by Top Rank, the Cotto vs. Clottey World Welterweight Championship will take place Saturday, June 13…
Newly crowned Commonwealth Welterweight Champion John O’Donnell believes he can follow stablemate Carl Froch all the way to a world title. O’Donnell lifted the Commonwealth title at the York Hall on Saturday night in front of the ITV cameras after a twelve round thriller to take the belt from defending champion, Craig Watson.
Long regarded as one of boxing’s most underrated champions, WBA featherweight champion Chris John showed the world just what he can do on the sport’s biggest stage when he battled Rocky Juarez over 12 exciting rounds in his United States debut on HBO this past February.