Welterweight superpowers Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito, and Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum will embark on a coast-to-coast media tour next week announcing “The Battle!” / “La Batalla!” — their compelling and eagerly-awaited world welterweight championship fight. The tour will begin in Mexico City on Monday, May 19, followed by stops in Los Angeles…
The Official Weigh-In, which is open to the public, for tomorrow night’s stellar card on HBO Boxing After Dark, takes place today in the Star of the Desert Arena at Terrible’s Primm Valley Casino Resorts, in Primm, NV., beginning at 4:30 P.M. PT Yuriokis Gamboa, Alfredo Angulo, James Kirkland, the undefeated trio of young boxing…
“English heavyweight champion John McDermott will be hard to beat”, said British champion Danny Williams yesterday at a London press conference announcing the July 4 bout between the two. Williams, whose 38 wins include 30 stoppages, defends his belt at Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham, England following his ninth round stoppage of Scott Gammer in…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Any concerns that Ricky Hattonʼs health is a problem at the moment were dispelled today as members of the media were invited to a training session of ‘The Hitman’ at Billy ʽThe Preacherʼ Grahamʼs Training Camp in Denton, Manchester, England. Looking relaxed, Hatton – wearing hooded sweatshirt…
Now that Joan Guzman has vacated his WBO 130 pound title, the undefeated Dominican-born speedster is looking for a challenge at the lightweight level. “I think Nate Campbell would be a perfect opponent for me,†said Guzman, who is a two-division champion with a record of 28-0 with 17 knockouts. “Nobody wants to fight Nate…
ESPN2 Friday Night Fights returns May 23 to Rhode Island as unbeaten prospect “Awesome†Aaron Williams, the future of the cruiserweight division, headlines his first major show on “Ring Warriors,†promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. live from Twin River Events Center in Lincoln.
The comeback of Yusef Mack continues on June 4 at the Aviator Sport Arena in Brooklyn, NY when Mack will take on Daniel Judah, 20-2-3, for the vacant NABA light heavyweight title. Daniel, the brother of Zab Judah, is moving down to light heavyweight from cruiserweight for this fight.
Philadelphia light welterweight, Faatimah “Tamika” Balmer, had her professional debut dreams shattered last night, when her fellow debutant Alexandra Madgziak withdrew from this weekend’s Peter Manfredo Sr. in association with Letʼs Get It On Promotions ʽDiamonds In The Roughʼ event in Dorchester, MA . The normally sanguine Faatimah, who trains at the Fast Lane Gym…
WBC “Female Fighter of the Year” and current strawweight champion, Carina “La Reina” Moreno, 17-1 (5), will be the youngest athlete ever to be inducted into the Wastonville High School Hall of Fame.
images © hotstuffhollie.com At one time, if you asked even the sternest boxing fan to name the women’s champion of the world, odds are that you would have heard one name, Christy Martin, almost having you believe that there was only one division amongst the females. For years, “The Coal Miners Daughter”, with her action…
Memphis based Prize Fight Promotions today announced the signing of light heavyweight power punching prospect Farah Ennis 3-0 (2), of Philadelphia to a multi year fight deal. Ennis will make his first appearance under the Prize Fight banner on May 24, at the Fitzgerald Casino in Tunica, MS, as part of the popular long-standing, top…
Olympic Gold Medallist Odlanier Solis and former world heavyweight champion Francois Botha were meant to meet in the ring in December 2007 but the “White Buffalo†drew in his horns on very short notice. Now everything is set and the contracts are signed for the fight to take place on May 30 in Bilbao, Spain.