US Olympian Gary Russell, Jr.’s dream of competing in the Olympic Games last August ended without him throwing a punch, but he promises that won’t be the case this Friday night as he makes his pro debut in what is now a tripleheader on ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed…
Miguel Cotto: I don’t know anything about my opponent. I have not watched any tapes of him. Right now I feel good, but I miss the gym and the fights. I am hungry to get back. I have walked around at about 176 or 178. The people in Puerto Rico have made me feel real…
WBC Cabofe heavyweight champion, Manuel “El Toro” Quezada, 25-4 (15), returns to the ring February 6, 2009 at the Tachi Palace Casino in Lemoore, CA. In an eight round bout, Eric Boose, 14-3-1 (18), of Puyallup, WA will attempt to put an end to Quezada’s 15-fight winning streak.
WBC World Super Middleweight Champion Carl “The Cobra†Froch has directed his venom at Jermain Taylor and his team after a boxing website suggested that Froch was sidelined until June with a rib injury. Froch believes it’s just another in a long line of tactics for Taylor and his promoter Lou DiBella to avoid facing…
It will be a tale of two cities when two-division world champion Miguel Cotto returns to the “Mecca of Boxing,†Madison Square Garden and World Middleweight Champion Kelly “The Ghost†Pavlik makes his world title defense a real homecoming at the Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown, Ohio. Cotto and Pavlik headline an exciting night of championship…
The past year has seen Henry Castle rip his way up the lightweight ranks in Britain, knocking off one seasoned rival after another until he now stands at the brink of gaining his first professional championship. Castle will challenge English lightweight title holder Scott Lawton on Friday, January 23 at Fenton Manor in Stoke, England,…
John Murray is getting ready to make Lee McAllister pay for calling him a ‘cry baby’ when they fight for the Hennessy Sports boxer’s British Lightweight title on Saturday, January 17. Murray, of Manchester, will make the first defence of his title at the Robin Park Arena in Wigan and ITV4 will show the action…
Old-time boxing returns Friday might, February 6 as Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES) presents “February Frenzy,†featuring many of New England’s most promising prospects, at Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island.
The new-look middleweight prospect James McGirt, Jr., 19-1-1 (9), has developed an invaluable relationship, like a younger brother, with former world light heavyweight and current title challenger Glen Johnson as they’ve sparred together for their upcoming fights.
Rafael “El Torito“ Concepcion, 12-3, returns to the ring February 3 against former world champion Kermin Guardia, 37-8, in Brooklyn, New York. This will be Concepcion’s second fight back since his enthralling battle with Jorge Arce last September in Mexico and he has his sights firmly set on becoming world champion again.
Star Boxing’s fast rising light heavyweight prospect, Yathomas Riley, 4-0 (3), will return home to Florida when he fights on the undercard of the “Hard Knocks At The Hard Rock” show at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, FL, on Wednesday, January 14 against Evjeny Stardoubstev, who is making his pro-debut.
In a stunning upset, WBO Super Middle Champion Denis Inkin was outpointed on Saturday by undefeated challenger Karoly Balzsay at the Bordelandhalle in Madgeburg. Inkin had come into the bout fresh off a twelve round handling of Colombian knockout artist Fulgencio Zuniga last year for Joe Calzaghe’s old WBO title but the Hamburg based Russian…