Their first fight took on a farcical nature when Francisco Lorenzo defeated Humberto Soto by fourth round disqualification in June despite absorbing a tremendous beating along the way. Such was the controversy of the bout’s ending that the WBC decided not to award Lorenzo the Interim Super Featherweight title that had been on offer to…
British heavyweight Matt Skelton won the vacant European title last night with a tenth round stoppage of former beltholder Paolo Vidoz at the Pala Lido in Milan, Italy. In a battle of aging heavyweights, 41 year old Skelton, 22-2 (19), rebounded from his failed bid to unseat WBA Champion Ruslan Chagaev in January with a…
Sacramento’s Stan “The Man†Martyniouk has been added to the undercard of “Civil Warâ€, headlined by the long awaited grudge match between Jesse Brinkley and Joey Gilbert at the Reno Events Center on Saturday, February 14, 2009. Since turning professional in October 2007, the 23 year old Martyniouk, 4-0 (1), has quickly become one of…
Click for larger image In preparation for their bout tonight at El Palacio de los Deportes in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the main event fighters weighed in yesterday. WBA Lightweight Title Eliminator Ameth Diaz: 134.25 lb Joan Guzman: 135 lb
Oscar de la Hoya isn’t the only one with a Gold Medal now, as it was with great pride that the “Golden Boy” announced today that the Oscar de la Hoya Animo Charter High School in Los Angeles was awarded a Gold Medal and a ranking of number 53 in the country among public schools…
Middleweight prospect Bastie “The Beast†Samir, fresh off his another first round knockout last Saturday night, makes a quick return to the ring this Saturday night, December 20th at the Burr Arena in Washington D.C. “The Beast has a little more destruction to do on the East Coast before we unleash him on the rest…
In preparation for their WBA Heavyweight title clash tonight at Hellenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland, the principal fighters all weighed in yesterday. WBA Heavyweight Championship Nicolai Valuev: 310.75 lb Evander Holyfield: 214.25 lb
On February 14, Star Boxing’s world rated light heavyweight contender Elvir “Kosovo Kid” Muriqi, 35-4 (22), will travel across the Atlantic to take on former IBF light heavyweight champion Clinton Woods, 41-4-1 (24). The bout will be held in Woods native United Kingdom at the exclusive and legendary Hotel De France, Jersey, Channel Islands and…
Four-time world heavyweight Evander “The Real Deal†Holyfield’s vast experience edge is key for a potential upset Saturday night against WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai “The Russian Giant†Valuev on pay-per-view live from Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland.
Promoter Don King continues his over 40 year tradition of distributing turkeys to families in need during the holidays with an ambitious plan to distribute 100,000 turkeys, 2.2 million pounds of turkey in all, in five states on Monday. Kelly Hiser of Kelly Oil has assembled an impressive team including Don King Productions, Inc., Kelly…
Golden Boy Promotions is proud to announce that former two-time world champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero has been added to its roster of fighters. Guerrero signed with Golden Boy Promotions today and is slated to make his Golden Boy Promotions debut in early 2009.
Four-time world champion Carina “La Reina” Moreno and her trainer Rick Noble want to bring attention to the Adopt a Family Project, where families dealing with poverty get aid during the holiday season. Please help a needy family enjoy the Christmas spirit by donating gift certificates or financial contributions. For more information call the adoption…