British welterweight star Matthew Hatton and junior featherweight contender Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista will be pushed to the limit in pivotal bouts on the off-television undercard of Saturday night’s showdown between Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton and Paul “Magic Man” Malignaggi at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
NABF cruiserweight champion Matt “Too Smooth†Godfrey, 17-1 (10), rated No. 3 by the WBC, fights Saturday night for the first Sovereign Nations Boxing Council (SNBC) title against Eddie “The Iron Man†Gutierrez at 4 Bears Casino in New Town, North Dakota.
On September 13, Danny Perez, a tough-slugging Mexican-American from San Diego, won a unanimous decision over Julio Cesar Garcia on the Casamayor vs. Marquez pay-per-view telecast from Las Vegas. In what was surely expected to be a showcase for Garcia, pundits expected Perez to put up a good fight, but did not expect him to…
Danny “Swift” Garcia’s, 8-0 (7), opponent has been announced. Philadelphia’s undefeated rising star faces a stiff challenge in Adan Hernandez, 15-5 (5).
Boxing’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter and five-division world champion Manny Pacquiao will give away free Norbest Tom Turkeys. The first 500 families who show up this Sunday, November 23, beginning at Noon, outside the Community Center at the City of Los Angeles Lake Street Park in Historic Filipino Town at 227 North Lake Street, Los…
Promoter Frank Maloney has blasted Dubliner Bernard Dunne for blowing his chance of a shot at European super-bantamweight champion Rendall Munroe. Maloney offered Dunne the opportunity to challenge Munroe in England on November 22 but the Irishman’s manager Brian Peters was clearly running scared and refused the fight.
Paulie Malignaggi: “All I know is Saturday night, I am going to beat his ass! Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. He’ll use his plan until I punch him in his. “Look at his resume; other than Mayweather and Collazo, the rest of the guys he fought were at least…
Richard Schaefer: Welcome to today’s conference call to discuss the “Dream Match” between Oscar de la Hoya and Manny Pacquiao. Those who have seen last night’s episode of 24/7, it really was one of the best episodes if not the best. There is such a contrast between these two fighters, and yet they have so…
Following their highly successful event this past Friday night, Chicago’s 8 Count Productions, presents “Young Gunsâ€, an evening of world class professional boxing set for Friday, December 12 at Cicero Stadium. Headlining the event is the return of bantamweight Francisco “El Nino Azteca†Rodriguez. Known for his world class boxing skills and marching band ring…
WBC Junior Featherweight Champion and “Pound for Pound†candidate Israel “El Magnifico†Vazquez was honored this past Saturday night at the LAX Marriott by the World Boxing Hall of Fame.  Vazquez’s epic third fight with Rafael Marquez on March 1, 2008 was named “2008 Fight of the Year†by the WBHOF at the awards dinner.
Rising middleweight star Mahir Oral added another victory and title to his record. The 28-year-old “Lion†scored an eighth round TKO over Alexander Sipos to win the vacant WBC Mediterranean championship on Monday in Cuxhaven, Germany. Sipos started strong but Oral took control in the later rounds forcing his opponent to give up after the…
Rhode Island’s only representatives ever on the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team, Jason “Big Six†Estrada (2004) and Demetrius “Boo Boo†Andrade (2008), will be showcased November 29 on “Holiday Havoc†at Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island. “I’m inviting all of our fans, friends and family to celebrate our big pre-holiday show, the…