Eighteen year old amateur standout Ronny Rios makes his professional debut this Friday night, October 24 at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, CA. The Santa Ana resident will battle fellow debuter Fermin Perez of Puerto Rico in a scheduled super bantamweight four round bout.
2008 U.S. Olympic first alternate Danny O’Connor, coming off of an impressive pro debut September 17 in Manchester, NH, in which, he stopped Jose Guerrido at 1:55 of the second round, returns to the ring November 11 on the “Bad Boys of Boxing†card at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida.
Despite Golden Boy Promotions’ reputation as an international boxing powerhouse, company President Oscar de la Hoya’s roots remain firmly in California, and he is proud to announce the signing of two of the state’s finest prospects – “Dangerous” David Rodela and Charles Huerta – to promotional deals.
Showtime, America’s No. 1 boxing network, proudly presents three world title fights in three weeks. It begins this Friday, October 24, when undefeated International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (22-0, 18KOs) defends his title against once-beaten, No. 1 ranked challenger Librado Andrade (27-1, 21KOs) on ShoBox: The New Generation.
On Friday November 7 at the Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing returns for the second time in three months with yet another fantastic double-header. The entire card will be broadcast live on GoFightLive.tv, boxing’s newest and most innovative way to view world- wide events.
IBF Cruiserweight Champion Steve “USS†Cunningham and former WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Tomasz Adamek foreshadowed their December 11 meeting at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. at a press conference yesterday at the one-year-old venue.
Legendary boxing promoter Don King will be speaking at an international peace conference organized by Peres Center for Peace, an international non-profit organization that promotes peace and reconciliation in the Middle East, on October 27 at the Dan Hotel in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Hayemaker Boxing’s new signing Michael Grant doesn’t anticipate any nerves or stage fright when he makes his bow for the team on November 15 at The O2 in North Greenwich, London. Despite the size of the venue and the magnitude of the event, light-welterweight Grant is honoured to call The O2 his home away from…
In the biggest little fight since Vazquez-Marquez III, WBA and WBC super flyweight world champion Cristian Mijares, 35-3-2 (13), of Gomez Palacio, Mexico, faces IBF world champion Vic “Raging Bull†Darchinyan, 30-1-1 (24), of Sydney, Australia, at The Home Depot Center in Carson, CA. on Saturday, Nov. 1.
Golden Boy Promotions returns to HBO Plus on Saturday, November 1 for the second edition of “Next Boxing Generation”. On this edition of the breakout series, Former World Champion Daniel Ponce De Leon returns to fight in Mexico for the first time since 2003 as he takes on Argentina’s Damian Marchiano in a ten round…
Philadelphia’s only current boxing world champion, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham, is to be presented with a “Briscoe†award for 2007 Fighter of the Year. The presentation of the award will be made at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street in Philadelphia, during a press conference to announce Cunningham’s upcoming title defense against Tomasz Adamek.
It is with much pleasure that InterBox reveals the entire undercard for what is shaping up to be one of the most significant and intriguing Main Event bouts in Montreal history. The City is vibrating in anticipation for friday’s IBF Super Middleweight title showdown at the Bell Centre featuring champion Lucian Bute vs. mandatory contender…