St. Louis based lightweight prospect Danny Williams will battle Barbaro “The Spoiler†Zepeda on Friday, December 12, at Cicero Stadium, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. The Williams vs. Zepeda six round bout is part of “Young Guns”, an outstanding evening of world class professional boxing celebrating the culmination…
Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Nagy “Dominican Dynamite†Aguilera has scheduled a coming out party Thursday night, December 4, headlining his first show in the eight round main event on the third annual “Holiday Hits†card, at the famed Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan.
What a difference a year makes, especially for 22-year-old Matt “Sharp Shooter†Remillard, the reigning WBC Youth and USNBC featherweight champion. A year ago, Remillard, 16-0 (8), was in the midst of a year and a half stretch of inactivity due to wrist injury requiring surgery for torn ligaments that separated bones in his hand….
© Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro An autographed pink t-shirt signed by many of the great boxers featured and in attendance at the Shamrocks and Dreams event in Philadelphia on October 4, 2008 was recently auctioned on Ebay and the proceeds donated to the American Cancer Society in the name of Patrilla Davis, the late wife…
As the December 5, 2008, “Friday Nite Championship Fights†card rapidly approaches, Cestus Management’s gladiators are ending their grueling pre-fight camps. On that night at the Laredo Civic Center, in Laredo, Texas, Robert “Nighthawk†Luna Jr.and Rodolfo “La Cobrita†Gomez will once again show the local boxing fans why Cestus Management fighters are recognized as…
Advancing to eight round bouts is Philadelphia’s highly publicized junior welterweight prospect, Danny “Swift” Garcia, 9-0 (7). The Golden Boy Promotions rising star returns to the ring December 6, 2008 on the “Dream Match” extravaganza featuring Oscar De La Hoya vs Manny Pacquiao, set to take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
David â€Silent Danger†Kiilu, 29-9-2 (15), will move up to lightweight and take on former European title-challenger Dariusz Snarski, 26-28-2 (6), in a twelve-rounder on December 14 in Bialystok, Poland. Manager Henrik Risum considers this fight “a great opportunity†for Kiilu, but also as a bout he must win if he wants to stay in…
“Don’t ask me what I think of you, I might not give you the answer that you want me to”, goes the old Fleetwood Mac song and Jesse Brinkley proudly uses it as his intro music on his cell phone. “I tell it like it is and not everyone wants to hear it, if you…
Just seven days before he faces Tomasz Adamek in the title defense that he describes as “The most important fight of my career to dateâ€, IBF Cruiserweight Champion Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham will host a special free event for his home town boxing fans at the Fox and Hound, 1501 Spruce Street, Philadelphia on Thursday, December…
2008 Olympian Demetrius Andrade improved his record to 2-0 (2), with a fourth round TKO of Eric Marriott, 0-2 (0), in front of his home state of Rhode Island, at the Twin River Casino in Lincoln, RI.
Carl Froch is in the shape of his life and believes he can become a household name by winning the WBC Super Middleweight title live on ITV1 on Saturday night against Jean Pascal at the Trent FM Arena Nottingham. Froch is back in his home city of Nottingham after last week returning from his training…
WBO Welterweight Champion Paul Williams stepped up to light middle and caged the vacant WBO belt by stopping former three time 154 pound world titlist Verno Phillips in the eighth round at Citizens Bank Arena in Ontario, CA in the highest profile bout in America this weekend. Williams overcame a bad cut from a headclash…