Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall is three weeks away from “Unstoppableâ€, the light heavyweight rumble between undefeated world middleweight champion Kelly “The Ghost†Pavlik and legendary two-division world champion Bernard “The Executioner†Hopkins, yet fight fans who are eagerly anticipating the showdown have more reason to want October 18 to get here quickly as an undercard…
Every four years, the ritual is the same, as promoters look to inject the sport of professional boxing with the top amateur talent in the game. This year, Seminole Warriors Boxing has teamed up with prominent Polish promoter Bullit Knockout Promotions to sign a young man they believe is the future of the cruiserweight and…
Steve Spartacus is looking forward to silencing ‘big mouth’ Danny McIntosh when the two East Anglia light-heavyweights collide for the English title at the Norfolk Showground in Norwich on Saturday, 4th October. The Ipswich v Norwich clash is chief support on the ‘Let’s Be Having You’ Hennessy Sports promotion that sees Norwich lightweight Jon Thaxton…
From the office of Jose Sulaiman: Toshiaki Nishioka of Japan has joined a very select group. The super bantamweight finally won the WBC championship on his fifth attempt. He joined German Torres and Marcos Villasana, both of whom lost in four attempts to win a world title before being successful in the fifth.
It’s a trio of excellence; a former world champion, a top contender, and a star on the rise. On Tuesday, November 11, these three boxing stalwarts – Glen Johnson, Edison Miranda, and James McGirt Jr. – will step into the ring at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida to show the world once again what…
By Per Ake Persson Europe Junior Light Champ Sergey Gulyakevich defends the title against slick German Vitaly Tajbert on a Spotlight Boxing promotion in Hamburg on December 5. The planned WBC eliminator between Jackson Osei Bonsu and Carlos Baldomir set for November 11 in Antwerp is off as the WBC didn´t approve it following Bonsu´s…
Former world champion Raul “El Diamente” Marquez, who overcome the destruction of Hurricane Ike, recently broke his Houston training camp and departed for Germany, where on October 4 he challenges unbeaten International Boxing Federation middleweight champion “King” Arthur Abraham, headlining a pay-per-view card airing in the United States and Canada live from Bamberg, Germany.
Quotes from Mosley and Mayorga from final press conference at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday before this Saturday’s showdown at the Home Deport Center in Carson, CA. Mayorga to Mosley: “I’m glad you’re throwing out the first pitch at the Dodgers game tonight. You should be a catcher for the way…
Steve Spartacus and Danny McIntosh will dispute the vacant English Light-Heavyweight title in what promises to be a classic East Anglia derby at the Norfolk Showground in Norwich on Saturday, October, 4. Ipswich warrior Spartacus will be trying to regain the English title he won five years ago, while Norwich hero McIntosh has built up…
Tonight at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, CA, WBO Welterweight Champion Paul Williams keeps busy in a scheduled ten round non-title battle of the southpaws against middleweight Andy Kolle and undefeated heavyweight hopeful Chris Arreola looks to stay on track for a title shot by meeting Israel Carlos Garcia, also over ten rounds. Williams,…
Frank Maloney returns to the capital city in a big way when the South London based promoter puts on a thrilling fight card at historic York Hall in Bethnal Green, headlined by Ian Napa’s exciting challenge of European bantamweight champion Carmelo Ballone on Friday, October 17, 2008.
Boxing superstars Oscar de la Hoya and Manny Pacquiao will each make one of the biggest announcements of their respective careers when they officially announce their December 6 mega-fight at one of the most cherished landmarks in the United States-the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island in New York City. The press event, the first…