After Jonathon Banks had to pull out of his WBO Cruiserweight Championship bout against Enzo Maccarinelli in London scheduled for this evening, there have been a lot of rumours about Herbie Hide as potential replacement. Recently Maccarinelli and his promoter Frank Warren announced that Hide firstly agreed to fight the Welshman and then suddenly ‘disappeared’….
Undefeated junior welterweight prospect, Danny “Swift” Garcia, 9-0 (7), will now face Jose Alfredo Lugo, 10-5-1 (5), of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico in an eight round bout scheduled for this Saturday on the undercard of De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao.
Unbeaten Argentine Luis Carlos Abregu will have his co-manager and former world welterweight champion, Carlos Baldomir, in his corner Friday when he faces David Estrada of Chicago in the main event on ShoBox The New Generation on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast.
Unbeaten Argentine Luis Carlos Abregu will have his co-manager and former world welterweight champion, Carlos Baldomir, in his corner Friday when he faces David Estrada of Chicago in the main event on ShoBox The New Generation on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast.
Before “The Golden Boy”, Oscar de la Hoya, enters the ring for his super fight this Saturday night against Manny Pacquiao, boxing’s brightest young prospect, Daniel “The Golden Child” Jacobs, will put his perfect 12-0 (11) record on the line against Victor Lares in the HBO Pay-Per-View opener at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in…
WBC 140-pound champion Timothy “Desert Storm†Bradley will get an up close and personal look at his next opponent when he attends the highly anticipated rubber match between WB) junior welterweight champion Kendall “Rated R’’ Holt, 24-2 (13), and Ricardo “Mochuelo’’ Torres, 32-2 (28), in the final chapter of a thrilling trilogy on Saturday, Dec….
Ex-IBF Light Heavyweight title challenger John Scully will put on a boxing show in Middletown, CT tonight featuring some of the top amateur boxers in the New England area, Former NABF Super Middleweight Champion Scott Pemberton and former two-time WBA Champion Jose Antonio “El Gallo” Rivera will attend and help in handing out trophies. Also…
Rendall Munroe has scooped yet another prestigious prize following his amazing ring achievements this year. The European Super Bantamweight Champion picked up the Brian Clough Breakthrough Award at Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall. Punching dustman Munroe beat England Under-21 footballer Joe Mattock and cricketer Josh Cobb to the prize in the annual BBC East Midlands awards.
World ranked cruiserweight BJ Flores got an offer this week that fighters work their whole lives for, a world title shot. The only problem was he was offered the fight on four days notice. “Sports Network called me on Tuesday and offered me a shot at the title against Enzo Maccarinelli for the vacant WBO…
After completing the final day at training camp for his fast approaching title defense against Poland’s Tomasz Adamek at the Prudential Center in nearby Newark, NJ., IBF Cruiserweight Champion Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham is to make a guest appearance at the “Pounding on Penn Street” card at the Sovereign Center, Reading, PA. on Friday, December 5….
For various reasons, the end of the year is typically a slow period for the boxing industry. Television networks and promotional companies are closing in on their budgets and boxers typically like to enjoy the holiday season away from the ring. Sycuan Ringside Promotions is bucking that trend by placing three of its boxers into…
In one of the most anticipated welterweight contests on the European boxing scene, Craig Watson and Adnan Amar are set to clash on a massive fight card, held on Thursday, December 18, 2008 at The Helix, located on the campus of Dublin City University in Dublin, Ireland. The pair collide as chief support to Rendall…