Veteran boxing trainer Peter Manfredo, Sr. has only worked less than a year with unbeaten middleweight prospect Edwin “La Bomba†Rodriguez, but the experienced cornerman is high on his former two-time national amateur champion. Rodriguez faces Brad Austin, 8-5 (2), this Saturday night, January 17, in his first scheduled eight round bout on the off-televised…
Arena Box Promotions started off this year’s ESPN “Friday Night Fights†series last week with Yuriorkis Gamboa, Odlanier Solis and Erislandy Lara scoring impressive wins in Primm, Nevada. On February 20, promoter Ahmet Öner will present his next FNF show live from the University Center Arena at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Miguel Cotto started the year 2008 as the man to beat at 147 pounds with a hard fought win over the highly rated Shane Mosley. When Cotto entered the 147 pound weight class, some people criticised that he simply wasnʼt big enough for the welterweights and that the larger fighters would be too much for…
Star Boxing’s hot light heavyweight prospect Yathomas Riley improved to, 5-0 (3), after punishing Evjeny Stardubstev, 0-1 (0), over four rounds in front of his hometown fans at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Riley stuck to his gameplan of “pressure breaks pipes”, going right after Stardubstev from the opening bell. Riley…
The 2009 season of “Next Boxing Generation” will get off to an explosive start on Saturday, January 31, when HBO Plus’s hit boxing series returns with a hard-hitting card that will take place at Palenque del Fex de Mexicali in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. In the 12 round main event, Mexicali’s own Ricardo Castillo and…
WBA No. 10 rated and undefeated heavyweight contender, Carl Davis Drumond, plans to shock the boxing world February 7 when he fights WBA “Champion in Recess†Ruslan “White Tyson†Chagaev, live on pay-per-view in the United States from Rostock, Germany. “The Champion Returns†card, presented by Universum Boxing-Promotion, will also feature on PPV the WBA…
Billy ‘The Kid’ Dib is back and proudly announcing his next fight against current WBC World Youth and IBF Pan-Pacific Youth champion Davey Browne to be held at ‘The Cube’, Campbelltown Catholic Club on March 11, 2009. Billy, fresh from his spiritual journey ‘Hajj’ to Mecca at the end of 2008, is back, re-focused and…
Frank Maloney has won the purse bids for Matthew Marsh’s British super bantamweight title defence against Liverpool’s Mark Moran. His bid in excess of £31,600 [$46,000 USD] means Moran, 11-0-1, who Maloney co-promotes with VIP Promotions, will have crucial home advantage. The eagerly awaited clash between Britain’s top 8st 10lb [122 lb] fighters will take…
Arena CEO Ahmet Öner adds former IBF super middleweight and WBC light heavyweight champion Graciano Rocchigiani to his trainer staff. 45-year-old “Rocky†is now responsible for the development of rising Turkish welterweight star Selcuk Aydin.
On Saturday, January 24, former two-time Featherweight World Champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero will travel south from his hometown of Gilroy, California to make his junior lightweight debut at Staples Center in Los Angeles against seasoned veteran Edel Ruiz. Guerrero’s return to the ring against Ruiz is the featured undercard attraction on the first major…
WBC Super Middleweight king Carl Froch seems to be ruffling a few feathers as he looks to put American boxing fans on notice about his intentions to clean up the super middleweight division starting with Jermain Taylor. A tabloid U.S. boxing website published a factually incorrect report on Saturday 10th January that the Cobra would…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing On Friday, January 23, 2009, at the Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke-On-Trent, England, Frank Maloney and Impact Boxing will be staging an exciting fight night for the Stoke fans which sees local-man Chris Edwards topping the bill. Entitled ‘Stoking the Fire’ – it will be a…