Undefeated IBF/IBO light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson and three-time world champion Antonio Tarver will meet in a rematch of their world title fight, Saturday, May 9, in The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas. Dawson, 27-0 (17), from New Haven, CT, began his second reign as a light heavyweight world champion…
Two of the most promising heavyweight prospects in Britain will be in action this Friday, March 20 on the undercard of the Ian Napa vs. Malik Bouzaine European bantamweight title fight show at Newham Leisure Centre in London. Larry Olubamiwo and Tom Dallas both turned professional last year with promoter Frank Maloney and have each…
Just under 27 years ago, two men stepped into the ring and created the most memorable 140lb bout to ever take place when former three division champion Alexis “El Flaco Explosivo” Arguello stepped up to challenge then reigning WBA light welterweight champion Aaron “The Hawk” Pryor in his quest for a fourth division championship. Arguello,…
Frank Maloney will launch the exclusive St. George’s Sporting Club in the heart of London’s East End on Thursday, April 23. The inaugural dinner and boxing show will also celebrate Maloney’s 25 years as a professional boxing promoter. This special event at The Troxy will be a mixed sex event, but there will be male…
Fresh off a riveting destruction of former English super bantamweight titlist Marc Callaghan, undefeated prospect Akaash Bhatia returns to the ring in support of Ian Napa’s European bantamweight title defense against Malik Bouziane this Friday, March 20 at Newham Leisure Centre in London, England. Red hot Bhatia stepped up against veteran Callaghan and gunned down…
Sensational junior middleweight prospect Rashad Holloway has arrived in his native Cincinnati, Ohio for his feature bout this Saturday night at the U.S. Bank Arena as part of “3 The Hard Wayâ€, an outstanding evening of world class boxing presented by TKO Boxing Promotions and TMAX Events. Holloway, 9-1 with five knockouts will face heavy…
Juan Carlos Gomez’s trainer Orlando Cuellar has lead a career full of upsets, coaching the “Road Warriorâ€, Glen Johnson, to numerous spectacular wins including a sensational ninth round KO over former pound-for-pound-king Roy Jones junior. “I remember that Glen was the 7:1 underdog at that fightâ€, states Cuellar. “I didn’t care and we kicked Roy…
It was announced today that the Premios Deportes Sports Awards program will return for a second year on Univision, the most-watched Spanish-language television network in America, with Tecate, one of the country’s leading imported Mexican cervezas, as the show’s title sponsor. The star-studded red carpet event, which will take place in Los Angeles’ historic Orpheum…
WBC Cabofe heavyweight champion, Manuel “El Toro” Quezada, 26-4 (16), is looking to fight any world-ranked heavyweight contender walking this planet. Quezada is prepared to travel overseas to all four corners of the earth to make a statement. When asked about fighting in foreign territory, Quezada stated, “If any of the top heavyweights are willing…
Frank Maloney will stage a sensational triple title card in Sunderland on Saturday May 2 with a special added attraction the homecoming of Olympic hero Tony Jeffries. New European light-middleweight champion Jamie Moore makes the first defence of his title when he faces Ukraine’s former amateur star Roman Dzuman, 23-6-1.
Brian Peters enjoyed a boxing double last weekend with his charges Paul McCloskey and Matthew Macklin both recording impressive British title victories in the UK. He’s hoping to extend that success to a treble on Saturday night when he promotes the Hunky Dorys World Title Fight Night at The O2 in Dublin.
Golden Boy Promotions’ prospect and 2004 US Olympian Vicente Escobedo has agreed to step in and face Carlos Hernandez on the April 4 “Lightweight Lightning” pay-per-view event after former world champion Jorge Barrios was forced to withdraw from the bout due to a right temporal bone fracture above the temple he suffered while training. The…