A compelling match between middleweights Jill Emery and Cristy “Code Red†Nickel has been added to the already exciting and competitive Fox Sports Net’s Best Damn Championship Fight Night Period card, headlined by a pair of IFBA world championship bouts, on Thursday, June 12 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.
Peter Manfredo, Sr. has been a world champion kick-boxer, owns and operates New England’s top gym, Manfredo’s Gym in Pawtucket RI, and trains talented pro fighters such as his son, world title challenger Peter Manfredo, Jr., as well as Jessie Brinkley, Edwin Rodriguez and other promising prospects.
ShoBox: The New Generation returns to the United Kingdom on May 10, 2008, with an outstanding world title showdown and a promising undercard bout featuring two undefeated prospects. On a special Saturday night edition of the popular, prospect-oriented Showtime boxing series, WBC Super Lightweight Champion Junior Witter will defend his crown for the third time…
Let’s turn the clock back to 1985 in order to consider what could have been a legendary fight between Barry McGuigan and Azumah Nelson. Both men were riding high in the featherweight division. McGuigan, on an emotional night in London, had defeated the great Panamanian Euesbio Pedroza and had cemented that win with a solid…
Junior Witter is out to restore some pride into Yorkshire boxing when he defends his WBC light welterweight title against American Timothy Bradley at the Trent FM Arena Nottingham on Saturday, May 10, live on ITV1 and a delayed ShoBox special in the US. Witter makes the third defence of his prestigious world title on…
WBC super-middleweight mandatory challenger Carl Froch will box Rubin Williams in an international 12 round contest as the co-feature on a Hennessy Sports in association with GoldenPalace.com show at the Trent FM Arena Nottingham on Saturday, May 10, live on ITV1 and on a delayed ShoBox special in the US.
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Apart from the European Super Bantamweight title main event between Rendall Munroe and Salem Bouaita – there was also an exciting undercard at Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre in Nottingham, England on Friday night. Top of the support bill saw Ian ʽthe Dappaʼ Napa face experienced banger –…
© Tom Hogan Light middleweight Oscar De La Hoya returned to the ring for the first time since losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr a year ago and posted a wide points decision over the much smaller Steve Forbes last night at the Home Depot Arena in Carson, CA. Although he swept the scorecards by margins…
Stuttgart’s Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle saw WBA Cruiserweight Champion Firat Arslan retain his title for the first time last night with a complete shut out of challenger Darnell Wilson. Arslan, 29-3-1 (18), proved last November’s title winning effort against the evergreen Virgil Hill was no fluke as he took a few rounds to sort out…
It was shock-city last night for European Cruiserweight Champion Johny Jensen as the Dane was hammered in a single round by challenger Jean Marc Monrose at the Palais des Sports in Marseilles, France. Monrose, 24-1 (15), got off to a fast start and reeled off a series of left hooks that shook Jensen badly before…
Lots of action last night at the Cebu Coliseum in Cebu City, Philippines where Bert Batawang, Rodel Mayol and Federico Catubay all rolled on to victory. 36 year old southpaw light flyweight Batawang, 52-7 (36), enjoyed his second win in a row following a failed bid to unseat IBF Champion Ulises Solis by stopping well-traveled…
GYM Promotions put on a good show last night at The Casino in Montreal and their prospects all walked away with victories in important bouts. Welterweight Antonin Decarie, 19-0 (5), had a tough fight with previously unbeaten Ohio man Brian “The Golden Greek” Camechis, 17-1 (8), but moved forward steadily behind the jab to outwork…