The five weight former world champion will see a bronze statue in his likeness unveiled at the Staples Center, joining other Los Angeles superstars in a Walk of Fame. Oscar De La Hoya will be honored by AEG and the Staples Center with the unveiling of a 14′ bronze statue in his likeness. He will…
As part of its continuous efforts to bring the passion of boxing directly to fight fans, Cerveza Tecate spotlights an amazing Friday night of boxing on Thanksgiving weekend, from Santa Ana Star Arena in Rio Rancho, NM. Tonight, the weekly Telefutura box series showcases the amazing face-to-face between Jesus Soto-Karass, 21-3-3 (15), and Hicklet Lau,…
The 12-round IBF International light heavyweight championship bout between Jaffa “African Assassin†Ballogou and Daniel Judah is a crossroads fight for both New York City southpaw in the co-feature on the third annual “Holiday Hits†pro boxing show, promoted by Bob Duffy’s Ring Promotions, December 4 at the famed Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan, New York….
Kim Poulsen made a successful lightweight debut on Wednesday night at the Cafe Royal in London, England, as he won a six-round decision over tough Georgian Nugzar Margvelashvili. But it wasn’t the prettiest fight so far of the young Danes career, as Margvelashvili not only came to fight but also to spoil. After a good…
Photo ©Curtis McCormick/MMG Carl Froch says there is only one place for true British boxing fans to be on Saturday, December 6 – at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham or watching live on ITV1. The former British and Commonwealth Champion challenges Canadian Jean Pascal in a clash of two unbeaten stars for the vacant…
Photo ©Jane Warburton/SaddoBoxing Darren Sutherland’s trainer Brian Lawrence has become a phone pest, bombarding Frank Maloney with non-stop calls. Lawrence has been so impressed with the gym form of Ireland’s Olympic Bronze Medallist that he can’t stop from running up a huge phone bill telling the world about his stable star. Sutherland makes his eagerly…
A must-see matchup that fans, media and the fighters themselves have been clamoring for will take place when two of boxing’s biggest little men and hardest punchers, Vic Darchinyan and Jorge Arce, clash on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, live on Showtime Championship Boxing, live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast….
In his hometown gym in the Bronx, NY, three times zones removed from Las Vegas, Jeffrey Resto has been training for the last seven weeks in anticipation of his junior welterweight showdown with Victor Ortiz on December 6. The Resto vs. Ortiz bout is the co-main event of “The Dream Match”, headlined by the twelve…
World cruiserweight contender Matt “Too Smooth†Godfrey, 18-1 (10), rated No. 3 by the WBC, became the first Sovereign Nations Boxing Council (SNBC) champion last Saturday night when he won a dominating 10 round decision against Eddie “The Iron Man†Gutierrez,15-6-1, (6), at 4 Bears Casino in New Town, North Dakota. Godfrey won every round…
There’s a touch of red, white and blue this holiday season in Rhode Island as the state’s only U.S. Olympic Boxing Team members, Jason “Big Six†Estrada (2004) and Demetrius “Boo Boo†Andrade (2008), as well as 1996 Olympic alternate Jason Pires, are all scheduled to be in action Saturday night, November 29, on “Holiday…
On December 13, there will be no one watching the Kendall Holt vs. Ricardo Torres bout more eagerly then Star Boxing’s light welterweight “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis, 21-2-2 (10). Holt will be defending his WBO light welterweight championship belt that he won by beating Torres in July of this year. Holt KO’d Torres in a wild…
Arena CEO Ahmet Öner announced today that he received offers from a big Turkish investor and one of the biggest Turkish TV stations to host the WBC Heavyweight Championship between Vitali Klitschko and no. 1 contender Juan Carlos Gomez in Istanbul, Turkey! “Since we brought boxing back to Turkey in June 2007, the interest in…