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 flew to Cancun with his…
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.
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.
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 be determined. “I am tired…
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 Mamby will all join him…
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 ahead of his eagerly anticipated…
Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. president Jimmy Burchfield has formally announced unbeaten world heavyweight challenger “Baby†Joe Mesi’s returns to the ring on April 4 against Terry “Hurricane†Smith, headlining an ESPN2 Friday Night Fights pro boxing show in the 10-round main event, at Twin River Events Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island.
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing In the third and possibly final bout of their now legendary rivalry, Israel Vazquez, 43-4 (32), held on to the WBC Super Bantamweight title through a grueling twelve round split decision over Rafael Marquez, 37-5 (33). The back and fourth action saw the greatest bout of the trilogy and…
Buckle up ‘cos we’re off on a massive two day trip around the world in this special weekend round-up! We’ll start on Saturday in and kick things off at the Diamond Jubilee Hall in Dar-Es-Salam, Tanzania where it was a battle royale to see just who would walk away with middleweight bragging rights of this…
**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Gotham Boxing and Bash Boxing hosted a night of action packed fights at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City on Thursday night under the moniker “The Russians Are Coming!†The Russians that they are speaking of are IBF Super Flyweight Champion Dimitri Kirilov and undefeated welterweight…
Prize Fight Boxing will host their latest installment of “Fights at the Fitz†tonight at the Fitzgerald Casino and Hotel in Tunica, MI. Although the main event will feature a battle for the NABO Featherweight title between Rafael Valenzuela 9-1 (4) and Robbie Cannon 10-1 (6), many fans will be on hand to watch hot…
Last night saw the rematch between Kevin McIntyre and Kevin Anderson for the British Welterweight title. The much anticipated fight was promoted by Tommy Gilmour and hosted at Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland. This was to be McIntyre’s first defence of his title against the man he won it from! Anderson lost to McIntyre by unanimous…