Showtime will re-air the instant classic Vazquez-Marquez III Showtime Championship Boxing telecast in its entirety tonight, Wednesday, March 5 on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT. Subscribers can also catch the scintillating match anytime at Showtime On Demand (where available). Last Saturday, March 1, Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez completed one …
Read More »European Boxing Champ Kiko Martinez Arrives In England For Rendall Munroe Fight
With all the excitement generated by the two title fights happening at the 02 Arena in London on Saturday, Rendall Munroe’s challenge for the European super bantamweight championship taking place this Friday at Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre in Nottingham has come to the fore with the arrival in England of …
Read More »Boxing Perspective: What’s Next For Wladimir Klitschko?
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Now that IBF titlist Wladimir Klitschko cruised by the highly touted yet mediocre Sultan Ibragimov, lifting the WBO strap, he’s got an open dance card and a few people who’d be likely opponents in his next match. Alexander Povetkin won the IBF eliminator last …
Read More »Seven Day Boxing Weigh-in: Timothy Bradley – Jose Luis Castillo
Could it be déjà vu all over again? It appears that the scales of justice may be unbalanced for the upcoming World Boxing Council (WBC) super lightweight title elimination bout between undefeated No. 1 contender TIMOTHY “Desert Storm” BRADLEY and No. 2 rated JOSE LUIS CASTILLO, the former two-time WBC …
Read More »European Boxing News: Sam, Skelton, Solis, Mock, M’Baye, Ngoudjo
By Per Ake Persson Arena Box Promotion won today´s purse bids at the EBU office in Rome for the right to stage the fight for the vacant European Heavyweight title between Sinan Samil Sam and Matt Skelton with an offer for 147,250 Euro. Sports Network put in 143,500 Euro. Date …
Read More »Top Rank Boxing: Massive Undercard Supports Marquez vs. Pacquiao II
Six world class fighters, with a combined record of 155-10-4 (81 KOs), and a winning percentage of 92%, in three compelling rumbles, highlight the highly anticipated pay-per-view card headlined by the Juan Manuel Marquez-Manny Pacquiao world title rematch.
Read More »Ex-Heavyweight Boxing Champion John Ruiz Makes On Last Title Run
Two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz (42-7-1, 29 KOs), rated No. 3 by the WBA and No. 5 by the WBC, fights veteran Jameel “Big Time” McCline this Saturday night on the Oleg Maskaev-Samuel Peter card in Cancun, Mexico. Ruiz, who broke Las Vegas-based training camp Sunday and …
Read More »Peltz Boxing: Martinez Out, Valtierra In Against Mtagwa In Philly March 7
Aldo Valtierra, of Mexico City, Mexico, who thought he lost a razor-thin 12-round split decision to Rogers Mtagwa, of Philadelphia, PA, for the vacant NABF featherweight title last summer, gets a rematch over 10 rounds Friday evening, March 7, at the New Alhambra in South Philadelphia.
Read More »Frankie “El Gato” Figueroa now a promotional free agent
NABF junior welterweight champion Frankie “El Gato” Figueroa is a promotional free agent after his deal with Seeno Group recently concluded. Figueroa’s manager, Sal LoNano, is entertaining offers from numerous promoters.
Read More »WBO 130-Pound Boxing: Joan Guzman Vs Alex Arthur
Sycuan Ringside Promotions announced today that World Boxing Organization (WBO) 130-Pound Champion Joán Guzman has signed a contract to defend his title against interim champion Alex Arthur on April 26, 2008. Promoted by Frank Warren of Sports Network, the fight will take place in Edinburgh, Scotland, at a venue to …
Read More »Legendary Boxing Promoter Don King Breaks Out The Big Guns In Cancun
Promoter Don King is pulling out the stops on Saturday to make sure the first heavyweight championship ever staged in Mexico is a star-studded affair. He announced today that boxing legends Larry “The Easton Assassin” Holmes, Ken Norton, Gerry Cooney, Thomas “Hitman” Hearns, Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran and Saoul …
Read More »Rendall Munroe And Carl Johanneson Join Forces
Rendall Munroe, “The Fighting Dustman”, who challenges Kiko Martinez for his European super bantamweight title on March 7 at Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre in Nottingham, has finished his hard training with four competitive sparring rounds with British super featherweight champion Carl Johanneson, who is also finishing up his own training …
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