Arena Box Promotion has won the purse bid for the WBC Cruiserweight Final Eliminator between Herbie Hide and Matt Godfrey. The fight will likely take place in late March or early April. The winner of the elimination bout will face the winner of the WBC Cruiserweight Championship between Giacobe Fragomeni and Krystzof Wlodarczyk.
Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow could keep the Pavlik Nation from the Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown this morning to purchase tickets to World Middleweight Champion Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik’s homecoming title defense against No. 1 contender Marco Antonio Rubio.
WBO Light Heavyweight title challenger Yuti Barashian, 25-4 (17), ruled out any chance he may have to win Zsolt Erdei’s title in their clash tonight at the Bordelandhalle in Magdeburg, Germany as the 29 year old southpaw was unable to make the divisional weight limit of 175 pounds yesterday. The native born Armenian won the…
Arena CEO Ahmet Öner was very pleased with the spectacular performance of his rising Cuban stars Yuriorkis Gamboa, Odlanier Solis and Erislandy Lara at the season premiere of ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights†last night in front of 3,500 spectators at Terrible’s Primm Valley Casino Resorts in Primm, Nevada. “This was a great night of boxingâ€,…
CatBox Entertainment announces the return of professional boxing to Remington Park in Oklahoma City on Friday, February 13, 2009, for a “guys night out†the evening before Valentine’s Day. Boxing warriors preparing to battle on February 13 include knockout artist and undefeated Oklahoma Lightweight Champion Noah Zuhdi, 5-0 (5). Zuhdi was recently named by The…
Undefeated junior lightweight prospect, Carney “Beeper†Bowman will return to action on Saturday, January 25 at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnston, Pennsylvania, it was announced today by Chet Koerner, President of TKO Boxing Promotions. The 25 year old Bowman, 12-0-0 (5), is coming off the most impressive performance of his four year…
Boxing promoter Tommy Egan believes he has agreed a deal that will solve a huge Irish boxing problem, thus revolutionising the sport in this country. For decades, many fighters from The Emerald Isle have been faced with a dilemma when entering the paid ranks. They ponder whether or not to sign professional terms in the…
Former world title challenger Elvin Ayala has joined forces with Las Vegas based TKO Boxing Promotions in an exclusive promotional agreement, it was announced today by Chet Koerner, its President. The 27 year old Ayala, carrying a record of 18-3-1 (8), will return to the ring at the inaugural “Fight Night At The Plaza†on…
Daniel Santos will make his first defense of the WBA Super Welterweight Championship he won in July when he faces Interim WBC Super Welterweight Champion Sergio “Maravilla†Martinez on February 14. The addition of the Santos vs. Martinez world championship to the previously announced HBO-televised card promoted by Don King Productions makes for a smashing…
Wayne Elcock and Matthew Macklin will square off in the ‘Battle of Brum’, the biggest Birmingham boxing derby in living memory at the Aston Arena on Saturday, March 14. The fight Birmingham has been waiting for will become reality when Elcock makes the second defence of his British Middleweight title against mandatory challenger Macklin, who…
Click for larger image © Al Stevenson Beijing Olympian Tony Jeffries is looking forward to his first professional fight under new trainer Joe Gallagher. The Bronze Medallist has started training at Gallagher’s new location, the Denton gym which was previously home to Billy ‘The Preacher’ Graham in suburban Manchester, England. Jeffries joins British Lightweight Champion…
© Aaron Sprecher – Hoganphotos In one of the most anticipated clashes of the new year, top lightweights Juan Diaz and Juan Manuel Marquez will clash for Diaz’s IBO title on February 28 at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX.