Lee Samuels: We just had a wonderful press conference in New York City with Kelly Pavlik and Bernard Hopkins for “Unstoppable†– their light heavyweight battle at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, promoted by Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions, in association with Caesars Atlantic City and sponsored by Affliction Clothing. The show’s will be…
In 2007, Philip Jackson Benson was the number one ranked amateur in the country and two out of the three times that he made it to the finals, he came out a Golden Glove Champion. Now, Benson has earned his way into the professional realm of this sport and will make his first pro debut…
More than 700 lb of raw fighting flesh will thrill fans at York Hall, Bethnal Green on Friday, October 17. Little man Ian Napa tops the bill when he challenges Belgian ace Carmelo Ballone for the European super bantamweight title.
Highly regarded boxing manager Frank Espinoza is preparing to launch his own promotional boxing company, Espinoza Boxing Promotions in this first quarter of 2009. “It’s something I’ve thought about for quite a while,” said the much acclaimed longtime boxing manager. “The boxing scene in Southern California continues to grow, the fans here are very supportive…
Former lightweight champion Julio Diaz, 35-4 (26), will spend Halloween night inside a ring as he takes on the grizzled veteran Fernando Trejo, 30-14-4 (18), on Friday, October 31, from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, televised on TeleFutura at 5 p.m. PT. One year removed from his lightweight unification loss to Juan Diaz, Julio…
How a pro boxer responds to adversity usually separates contenders from pretenders. Highly-regarded world middleweight prospect James McGirt, Jr.,19-1 (9), coming off of his first career loss, passed his first major test June 25 on national television, winning a unanimous 10 round decision against former IBO and WBU Middleweight champion Raymond “Hallelujah†Joval, 37-5 (16).
“CICERO FURY†the upcoming professional boxing event set for this Friday night at Cicero Stadium, has been rescheduled for Friday, November 14, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions.
Sitting at the gate at Los Angeles Airport last week, Alex Valdez went almost unrecognized as he waited for the boarding call for his flight to Tokyo, Japan, where he will battle WBC Bantamweight Champion Hozumi Hasegawa this Thursday night, October 16. “I had a couple of guys come over from the food store who…
Cestus Management’s new signing, undefeated James “Quick Draw” Dubois will make his Cestus debut on October 25, 2008, at the Township Auditorium in Columbus, South Carolina. “Quick Draw” DuBois was a former Texas, National, and United States Armed Forces amateur boxing sensation and will be fighting on the undercard of the Standing 8 Productions “Explosion…
Andy Bell aims to make up for missing out on Young Boxer of the Year by coming through a successful first defence of his British super-flyweight title. The Doncaster youngster risks his title when he faces Bristol southpaw Lee Haskins at Robin Park Arena on Friday, November 7.
History will be made on Saturday, Nov. 1, when WBA/WBC Super Flyweight world champion Cristian Mijares climbs into the ring to face IBF world champion Vic “Raging Bull†Darchinyan at the The Home Depot Center in Carson, CA. Mijares and Darchinyan are fighting in the very first 115-pound World Championship Unification.
Tonight’s edition of ESPN’s prime-time newsmagazine E:60, at 7 p.m. ET, will include a profile of Kelly Pavlik, the undefeated middleweight boxing champion from Youngstown, Ohio. Pavlik takes on two-division world champion Bernard Hopkins in a 12-round light heavyweight battle Saturday, October 14 at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall.