Dino Duva’s cruiserweight champion Ola Afolabi, the NABO titlist, will make his long-awaited national television debut on Friday night, August 15, in an eight-round affair on ESPN2s Friday Night Fights from Ibiza Night Club in the nation’s capital, Washington, DC. The card will be presented by Duva Boxing and Major Boxing Promotions.
Newly crowned International Boxing Federation bantamweight champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko was to have made his first title defense against mandatory challenger William Gonzalez on Saturday in Ponce, Puerto Rico, but the match will not take place due to Gonzalez’s inability to obtain his travel visa.
Former cruiserweight king David ‘The Hayemaker’ Haye has once again reiterated that he’ll be big enough and hit hard enough to shatter the jaw and reign of heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko – despite the Ukrainian’s concerns that the Bermondsey man needed to “grow a bit”.
Two of the most popular fighters from the The Contender reality television series, “The Pride of Providence†Peter Manfredo, Jr. and Donny “The Savage†McCrary, battle for the NABF Interim Super Middleweight title in the 12 round main event, headlining “August Annihilator†on Friday night, August 22 at Twin River Events Center in Lincoln, Rhode…
Cerveza Tecate presents an amazing Friday boxing night from Tucson, AZ as part of its continued efforts to bring the power of boxing to fans across the nation. This week’s edition of “Solo Boxeo Tecate†will be broadcasted as part of Telefutura’s programming
He’s been called the most feared puncher since Iron Mike Tyson and on August 15 at The River Cree Resort and Casino, in Enoch, Alberta, Canadian fight fans get their first glimpse at the man who is making boxing history. On March 29 of this year, Tyrone Brunson set a world record, notching his 19th…
Jorge Rubio, the new trainer for undefeated star of British boxing, Amir Khan, has promised to help deliver a world title to the 21-year-old hot-shot. Rubio, the Florida based Cuban, met the media yesterday at a workout with Khan in Khan’s Boxing Gym in Bolton, England. He stated that Khan was among the most talented…
On Wednesday August 6, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing is teaming up with Sal Musumeci’s Final Forum to promote ESPN2’s “Wednesday Night Fights” telecast from the Aviator Sports and Recreation Center in Brooklyn, NY. That same night Star Boxing, in association with DiBella Entertainment, are putting together a card at the B.B. King Blues Club in…
Popular Mexican fighter and former WBC Lightweight World Champion Jose Luis “El Temible†Castillo, 56-8-1 (48), will get back in the ring against Argentina’s Sebastian “Iron†Lujan, 29-5-2 (20), in a 10 round welterweight battle on Wednesday, July 30, live on ESPN2 at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.
Reigning AIBA world welterweight champion Demetrius “Boo Boo†Andrade is prospecting for gold in China. The 20 year old from Providence, RI isn’t there to visit the The Great Wall, purchase a Ming vase in the Temple of Heaven, picnic in Tian’anmen Square, or cruise down the Yangtze River.
IBF Junior Bantamweight Champion Dimitri “The Baby†Kirilov, 29-3-1 (9), will defend his title against former IBF Flyweight Champion and knockout artist Vic “Raging Bull†Darchinyan, 29-1-1 (23), Saturday, August 2, live on Showtime Championship Boxing at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast.
ShoBox: The New Generation returns to New York City for the first time in four years with New Jersey’s own Pawel “Raging Bull†Wolak, 21-0 (14) as he puts his undefeated record on the line against ShoBox veteran Ishe “Sugar Shay†Smith, 19-3, (9), in a 10 round junior middleweight bout, Friday, Aug. 1, live…