Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions will induct three new members into it’s Hall of Fame this Friday night, March 27, at their inaugural “Windy City Fight Card†professional boxing at the UIC Pavilion. Joining last year’s inductees, Rocky Martinez and Mike Garcia, will be native Chicagoans Luke Capuano, Freddie Cuevas and Luis Mateo.
Manny Pacquiao and Freddie Roach were named 2008 Fighter of the Year and Trainer of the Year, respectively, by the Boxing Writers Association of America. Pacquiao and Roach, boxing’s dynamic duo, were honored for a year that can only be described as Henry Armstronesque. The Pinoy powerhouse captured the WBC super featherweight title by defeating…
By Per Ake Persson European Super Middle Champ Karo Murat reportedly defends the title against Italian Lorenzo Di Giacomo, a former European Union champ and European two-time challenger at middleweight, on May 30 at a site to be announced in Germany.
Super Channel, Groupe Yvon Michel and Hennessy Sports team up to bring Canadian fight fans a stirring afternoon of boxing action on Saturday, April 4, featuring the return of super middleweight contender Jean Pascal, and the sixth pro fight of stellar prospect Logan Cotton McGuinness, live from the Casino de Montreal.
Boxing’s No.1 pound for pound king and reigning Fighter of the Year, Manny “Pacman†Pacquiao and world junior welterweight champion Ricky “Hitman†Hatton invite their Filipino and British fans to the famous Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California, this Monday, March 30, where they will walk the red carpet and speak to their fans before hosting…
Tyson Fury believes that heavyweight newcomer David Price should heed his own advice and issue a restraining order against him if he is to have any chance of making it in the pro ranks. Price has yet to step between the ropes as a pro but the Beijing bronze medallist has accused unbeaten sensation Fury…
Lenny Daws is predicting that Peter McDonagh will be in for a nasty surprise when they clash for the English Light Welterweight title on a Hennessy Sports show at the York Hall on April 11. McDonagh has said that he believes Daws is struggling to boil down to Light Welterweight ahead of their title clash…
If the action inside the ring is remotely close to the ongoing war of words that has been waged outside of it, then the Timothy “Desert Storm†Bradley and Kendall “Rated R†Holt showdown will be a strong contender for “Fight of the Year.†In what is being called the biggest international boxing event in…
Undefeated Carl “The Cobra†Froch and Jermain “Bad Intentions†Taylor participated in a press conference on Wednesday in London where Froch was joined by a host of U.K. journalists and television crews, while Taylor took part via satellite from his training camp in Miami, FL. In a highly anticipated world title fight on Saturday, April…
Unbeaten in 25 fights with 18 knockouts, and ranked in the top five by three of the four major world sanctioning bodies, Maywood, California’s Urbano Antillon has more than earned his right to a major fight on premium cable television or for a world championship, yet the top names at 135 pounds continue to avoid…
Promoter Brian Peters believes that Wayne McCullough is still some way from a crack at newly crowned WBA Super Bantamweight champion, Bernard Dunne. McCullough sent an open letter to Dunne yesterday, challenging him to put his new title on the line against him in an all Irish world title fight. However, with McCullough just months…
Click For Larger Image © David Martin Warr Promoter Don King has filed a protest with the British Boxing Board of Control, World Boxing Organization and World Boxing Association on behalf of Marco Antonio Barrera claiming his accidental clash of heads with Amir Khan during the first round of their match should have resulted in…