On Friday Night before a sold out crowd, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing presented yet another exciting night of boxing at the beautiful Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. The seven bout card which featured some of boxing’s hottest up and coming prospects was headlined by the WBA #5 rated heavyweight in the world…
Chet Koerner’s TKO Boxing Promotions announced a fundraising partnership today in York, PA with the Easter Seals’ Central Pennsylvania office as part of “The Battle At York” professional boxing series held tonight at York’s Valencia Ballroom featuring Bowman and Weimer in separate bouts.
The World Boxing Council’s 46th annual convention closed today at the Jinjiang Hotel in Chengdu. 458 attendants were registered at the week-long gathering of the world boxing community. WBC President Jose Sulaiman opened the day by saying, “I believe that we have had a very successful convention. We have dealt with many things that are…
© Emily Harney Peter Manfredo, Jr.helps 12-year-old Cameron Wheeler, of Johnston, RI, put on boxing gloves for the first time this afternoon at Manfredo’s Gym in Pawtucket, RI. Wheeler, the cousin of Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Dan Wheeler, suffers from a rare brain tumor that doctors have tried to remove three times.
© Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro Popular Philadelphia cruiserweight, Simon ‘One Punch’ Carr, announces that he is to hang up his gloves in order to concentrate on his fight promotion business.
The IBF sent a letter to their super middleweight world champion Lucian Bute congratulating him on his victory on October 24 at the Montreal Bell Centre against mandatory challenger Librado Andrade. The letter mentions that Lucian Bute has now fulfilled his mandatory obligation for the year and can defend his title voluntarily. InterBox is already…
While IBF Junior Featherweight champion Steve Molitor makes his last second preparations for WBA champion Celestino Caballeros on November 21, in the most important Canadian fight in over a quarter century, two of Canada’s best heavyweights will be fighting for their own piece of national boxing history.
NABA light middleweight champion “Mean” Joe Greene has been added to the star-studded “The Grande Event” card, promoted by Cedric Kushner’s Gotham Boxing, November 21 at the famed Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan. Unbeaten middleweight “Ireland’s” John Duddy, 25-0 (17), fighting out Queens, NY, by way of Derry, Northern Ireland, headlines against veteran Sam “The Punching…
Arthur Abraham 159.6 lb Raul Marquez 160 lb IBF Middleweight Championship
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing This Saturday night Emanuel Augustus will step into the ring at Madison Square Garden for the first time in his career to fight on the undercard of Joe Calzaghe and Roy Jones, Jr. He will face local New York favorite Francisco Figueroa 19-2 (13) as a late replacement for…
Tonight in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, West Midlands female boxer Lyndsey Scragg gets her first title shot when she meets Jelena Mrdjenovich of Edmonton. Scragg, based at the Wednesbury gym run by Errol Johnson and Bob Plant, will face Mrdjenovich for the WBC Female Super Featherweight title. Scragg, a fire-fighter by day, turned professional just 18…
All participants for Friday’s Star Boxing show at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ weighed in today for their upcoming bouts. The card is headlined by WBA #5 rated heavyweight, undefeated Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson taking on Matthew Greer. Johnson weighed in at a fit and ready 243.75 lb, while his opponent Matthew Greer…