Colchester’s Lee “Lights Out†Purdy spent Christmas licking his wounds following the first defeat of his career in December. Having remained unbeaten in his first ten starts, Purdy lost a thrilling Southern Area Light Welterweight title scrap with seasoned campaigner Peter McDonagh live on ITV4. The fact that the high octane ten rounder was a…
WBC Cabofe heavyweight champion Manuel “El Toro” Quezada steps back in the ring this Friday, February 6, 2009 at the Tachi Palace Casino in Lemoore, CA. He faces Eric Boose, whom he beat back in April of 2006. This time around he will have a new trainer calling the shots, Joe Goossen.
Hot Liverpool prospect Joe McNally would like nothing more than to share a coffee and a pleasant meal with Merseyside rival Graham Delehedy. However, on March 28 at the Echo Arena, McNally promises to put their friendship to one side and defeat the big-punching Delehedy more decisively than anyone before. When not throwing punches at…
World ranked cruiserweight contender BJ Flores will head to Bristol, CT this Friday night, February 6, to co-host ESPN’s Friday Night Fights studio show with Brian Kenny. Flores will be co-hosting as part of an agreement recently announced with the leader in sports entertainment with further appearances in 2009 to follow.
Three of the four fighters who will be featured on Saturday’s excellent doubleheader on Showtime Championship Boxing participated in a workout Wednesday that was open to the media and public. It was held at the TKO Boxing Gym in Anaheim, CA. In what will be a slugfest from start to finish, Vic Darchinyan will defend…
Amidst inaccurate internet reports, boxing superstar Israel “El Magnifico†Vazquez will not be fighting April 23 against Rolly “Matsushita†Lunas. Said Vazquez’s manager Frank Espinoza, “I saw the report and I can say this fight is absolutely not happening.
Undefeated junior middleweight sensation Alfredo “Perro†Angulo of Mexico, has lost the scent of his scheduled next victim, former world champion Ricardo “The Matador” Mayorga. The Angulo vs. Mayorga WBC super welterweight title elimination bout was scheduled to take place on February 14, 2009 on Valentine’s Day at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, FL and televised…
Frank Maloney has announced the signing of the explosive British Olympic Light Heavyweight Bronze Medallist Tony ‘TNT’ Jeffries, in a deal that Maloney says will finally allow him to match the achievements made with Lennox Lewis and Paul Ingle. Jeffries, 23, will be the first British Olympian of the class of 2008 to fight in…
Earl “Wild Thing†Ling has an appointment with a solicitor on February 28 and it’s guaranteed to come to blows. The Norwich cruiserweight will take to the ring in his hometown at the Norfolk Showground as he looks to end the unbeaten run of Dewsbury based solicitor Zahid Kahut. It will be Ling’s first bout…
Unbeaten super bantamweight Teon Kennedy, of North Philadelphia, will face his most experienced opponent as a pro when he boxes crowd-pleasing southpaw Paulino Villalobos, of Veracruz, Mexico, in an eight-round contest Friday evening, March 6, at the Legendary Blue Horizon in Philadelphia.
Ajose Olusegun is the embodiment of any professional boxer’s worst nightmare. The number 5 ranked WBC light welter is an aggressive southpaw with lighting reflexes who throws punches in bunches, forcing opponents to go defensive and cover up from the constant shelling rather than work their own game plan. Olusegun, 25-0 (12), will appear as…
“He never should have asked,” said super middleweight contender Jesse Brinkley. “He spent four years telling me no and then he calls and asks me to fight him. He never should have made the call because on Saturday, February 14th, I’m going to show all of Northern Nevada who the king in town is.â€