In only his fourth professional fight, 2008 US Olympic first alternate Danny O’Connor makes his national television debut Friday night in the opening bout on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights against light welterweight Jamar Saunders, 2-1-1 (1), at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
On March 6 at the beautiful Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville, CT, Star Boxing’s young phenom Ray “Tito” Serrano, 8-0 (5), takes a big step up in his career when he takes on once beaten “Smokin” Jay Krupp, 12-1 (5), in an eight round welterweight contest. The card, which will be broadcast live…
French raider Anthony Mezaache will cross the channel this weekend intent on plundering Jon Thaxton’s European Lightweight title. The two men clash live on ITV4 on a Hennessy Sports show at the Norfolk Showground in Norwich on Saturday night as Thaxton looks to make the first defence of his title.
Liverpool super-middleweight Tony Quigley will box for his first professional title on March 28 at the Echo Arena, but admits he came close to ditching his punching career for a stint in mixed martial arts. Set to face English champion Paul David at “Hayemaker 6:The Mersey Beatdown”, Quigley’s title shot brings an end to a…
Arena CEO Ahmet Öner confirms that two-times Olympic Gold Medallist Guillermo Rigondeaux has finally defected from Cuba , has arrived in Miami, Florida, and signing with Arena Box-Promotion. “It’s trueâ€, says Öner. “Our director of boxing operations in the USA, Luis DeCubas, has met Rigondeaux in Miami.
Tampa based heavyweight prospect Lenroy “TNT†Thomas improved to 11-1 (7) with a four round unanimous decision win over Terrell Nelson on Saturday night at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Fighting on the off-TV portion of the Top Rank produced “Two World Title Fights—One Night†card, the brick house built southpaw Thomas, dominated Nelson,…
Olympic Bronze Medallist Tony Jeffries was unveiled to the British media today, ahead of his professional debut in Barnsley on Friday. In a joint press conference with his Irish Olympic counterpart and fellow Maloney Promotions golden boy, Darren Sutherland, it was revealed that like Sutherland, Jeffries will taking on a Belorussian fighter. Aliaksandr Vayavoda will…
Heavyweight sensation Tyson Fury is predicting another explosive performance in Norwich this Saturday night when he features live on the ITV4 undercard of Jon Thaxton’s first European Lightweight title defence. The unbeaten Fury will be going for his third straight win as a pro on the Hennessy Sports event when he takes on Daniel Peret…
European super bantam champion Rendall Munroe puts his top ten ranking in all four major boxing organizations at risk this Friday, February 27 when he meets mandatory challenger Kiko Martinez in a rematch at the Metrodome in Barnsley, England. The pair clashed during an explosive showdown in March, 2008 with Munroe pulling off a shocking…
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City Miguel Cotto regained the WBO Welterweight Title by sending Michael Jennings to the canvas three times before the referee stopped the bout at 2:36 of round five. After his loss to Margarito last year, Cotto 33-1 (27) was looking…
One of the top welterweight prospects in world boxing was in action again on Saturday night as teenage sensation Saul “Canelo” Alvarez won his second bout of 2009 before 5,000 fans at Auditorio Benito Juarez in Zapopan, Mexico. The 18 year old welterweight from Juanacatlan challenged undefeated WBO Latino Champion Euri Gonzalez of Santo Domingo,…
Big weekend in Oz with a good card in both The Philippines and Japan but we kick things off Down Under on Saturday night at Fonterra Echuca Sports and Entertainment Centre in Echua, Victoria. One of Australia’s top light welters, Lance Gostelow, 18-2 (14), roared back from defeat to former PABA Lightweight kingpin Somachai Nakbalee,…