In one of the most anticipated welterweight contests on the European boxing scene, Craig Watson and Adnan Amar are set to clash on a massive fight card, held on Thursday, December 18, 2008 at The Helix, located on the campus of Dublin City University in Dublin, Ireland. The pair collide …
Read More »Showtime Announces Special Program “Upredictable” To Highlight Holt vs. Torres III Boxing Showdown
The initial two action-packed encounters between Kendall Holt and Ricardo Torres were rife with controversy, questionable officiating, punches after the bell and head butts. They resolved little and spawned a nasty rivalry. Showtime will present “Holt-Torres: Unpredictable,” a 90-minute telecast that will replay in their entirety the two hotly contested …
Read More »Showtime Announces Special Program “Upredictable” To Highlight Holt vs. Torres III Boxing Showdown
The initial two action-packed encounters between Kendall Holt and Ricardo Torres were rife with controversy, questionable officiating, punches after the bell and head butts. They resolved little and spawned a nasty rivalry. Showtime will present “Holt-Torres: Unpredictable,” a 90-minute telecast that will replay in their entirety the two hotly contested …
Read More »Boxing Update: Former World Champion Guzman Looks Sharp In Sparring
Click for larger image Joan Guzman, 28-0 (17), continues to leave his sparring partners gassed and looking for the exits. On this occasion, from the Maywood Gym in Los Angeles, undefeated super featherweight Urbano Antillion, 24-0 (17), got a taste of what it’s like to be in the ring with …
Read More »8 Count Boxing: Williams vs. Zepeda Added To December 12 “Young Guns” Fight Card
St. Louis based lightweight prospect Danny Williams will battle Barbaro “The Spoiler” Zepeda on Friday, December 12, at Cicero Stadium, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. The Williams vs. Zepeda six round bout is part of “Young Guns”, an outstanding evening of world class …
Read More »Boxing Prospect Aguilera Added To “Holiday Hits” Fight Card In New York
Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Nagy “Dominican Dynamite” Aguilera has scheduled a coming out party Thursday night, December 4, headlining his first show in the eight round main event on the third annual “Holiday Hits” card, at the famed Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan.
Read More »CES Boxing: Remillard Plans Assault On Featherweight Division
What a difference a year makes, especially for 22-year-old Matt “Sharp Shooter” Remillard, the reigning WBC Youth and USNBC featherweight champion. A year ago, Remillard, 16-0 (8), was in the midst of a year and a half stretch of inactivity due to wrist injury requiring surgery for torn ligaments that …
Read More »Boxing In Philadelphia: Winner Of Charity Auction Meets IBF Champ Cunningham, Prospect Davis
© Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro An autographed pink t-shirt signed by many of the great boxers featured and in attendance at the Shamrocks and Dreams event in Philadelphia on October 4, 2008 was recently auctioned on Ebay and the proceeds donated to the American Cancer Society in the name of …
Read More »Cestus Boxing: Camp Quotes For “Friday Nite Championship Fights”
As the December 5, 2008, “Friday Nite Championship Fights” card rapidly approaches, Cestus Management’s gladiators are ending their grueling pre-fight camps. On that night at the Laredo Civic Center, in Laredo, Texas, Robert “Nighthawk” Luna Jr.and Rodolfo “La Cobrita” Gomez will once again show the local boxing fans why Cestus …
Read More »Boxing Prospect Garcia Moves Up To Eight Round Bouts
Advancing to eight round bouts is Philadelphia’s highly publicized junior welterweight prospect, Danny “Swift” Garcia, 9-0 (7). The Golden Boy Promotions rising star returns to the ring December 6, 2008 on the “Dream Match” extravaganza featuring Oscar De La Hoya vs Manny Pacquiao, set to take place at the MGM …
Read More »Risum Boxing: Kiilu Faces Snarski In Poland December 14
David ”Silent Danger” Kiilu, 29-9-2 (15), will move up to lightweight and take on former European title-challenger Dariusz Snarski, 26-28-2 (6), in a twelve-rounder on December 14 in Bialystok, Poland. Manager Henrik Risum considers this fight “a great opportunity” for Kiilu, but also as a bout he must win if …
Read More »Boxing Grudge Match: Jessie Brinkley vs. Joey Gilbert
“Don’t ask me what I think of you, I might not give you the answer that you want me to”, goes the old Fleetwood Mac song and Jesse Brinkley proudly uses it as his intro music on his cell phone. “I tell it like it is and not everyone wants …
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