As brash as he is slick, Deptford’s Anthony Small has warned British light middleweight champion Ryan Rhodes that he’s nothing but a stepping-stone en route to bigger honours for the switch-hitting Londoner. Set to challenge Rhodes on March 28 at Liverpool’s Echo Arena, Small believes it is a fight Rhodes could have done without.
Just 19 years old, junior welterweight Javier Molina has already been picked by boxing insiders as a future star. Promoter Dan Goossen agrees with the experts when it comes to the 2008 United States Olympian, and he has shown his confidence by signing Molina to an exclusive promotional contract with his company, Goossen Tutor Promotions,…
One of Great Britain’s most accomplished fighters gets the long awaited chance to step out of the domestic scene and into a hotly anticipated European title shot as light middleweight Jamie Moore meets highly seasoned Italian Michele Piccirillo on Friday, March 6 at Robin Park Arena in Wigan, England. For 30 year old Moore, 30-3…
Coming off one of the most controversial victories in years, undefeated Lucian Bute will return to Showtime to risk his IBF super middleweight crown against hard-hitting Fulgencio Zuniga on a special World Championship edition of ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, March 13 at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast, at the Bell…
The anticipation is growing and the stage is now set for two of boxing’s biggest stars, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and IBO Junior Welterweight Champion Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton to meet in “The Battle of East and West,” Saturday, May 2 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. These two boxing artists, who will rumble for Hatton’s…
Scott Wagner’s Ballroom Boxing and Chet Koerner’s TKO Boxing Promotions, have teamed up for 2009 to present six world class professional boxing events this year at Baltimore’s Michael’s Eighth Avenue as part of the nationally known “Hometown Heroes to World Champions†series. Ballroom Boxing is one of the longest running professional boxing series in North…
© ARENA Box-Promotionem The upcoming fight with Sandro Siproshvili in Cuxhaven on March 6 wasn’t the only thing on cruiserweight Herbie Hide’s mind at the press conference today. The former two-time heavyweight champion is also celebrating the release of his autobiography.
On March 6, Delvin Rodriguez, 23-2-2 (14), will look to defend his USBA welterweight championship and earn the number two ranking in the IBF world ratings when he takes on highly touted welterweight contender Shamone “The Truth” Alvarez, 20-1 (11). The bout will take place at the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville, CT…
The pride of Denver, undefeated junior welterweight contender “Mile High” Mike Alvarado, returns to the ring in his 2009 debut, this Saturday, March 7 at the Mile High Event Center, in Commerce City, CO . The top 15 contender will be taking on crafty Emmanuel Clottey, in a 10 round rumble, headlining an action-packed eight…
The fighting pride of York, Pennsylvania, Carney Bowman, will host a public/media workout tomorrow, Tuesday, March 3 at 5pm in advance of his headlining return to the Valencia Ballroom this Saturday night at the “Battle Of York 3”. The open workout will take place at Bowman’s home gym, the Lincolnway Sportcenter, located at 2601 W….
On March 7, Star Boxing’s world rated light welterweight contender, The Pride of Greece, “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis, 21-2- 2 (10), will meet 2008 Prospect of the Year “Vicious” Victor Ortiz, 23-1- 1 (18) in a 12 round light welterweight championship bout. The Arnaoutis vs. Ortiz battle will be part of a live triple header on…
© Wojciech Kubik Former IBF Champion Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham was ringside at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Friday night supporting his former foe, current champ, Tomasz ‘Goral’ Adamek, who faced Kronk fighter Johnathon Banks from Detroit in the first defense of the IBF title.