Pechanga Resort and Casino is known best for their fun and relaxing atmosphere, a perfect retreat when one needs to get away from reality. That was not the case Thursday in Hummingbird Hall for the final press conference before undefeated Paul “The Punisher” Williams (33-0, 24KOs) defends his WBO welterweight title against Carlos “El Indio”…
ITV and Hennessy Sports can today (08.02.08) announce that boxing’s WBC super-middleweight world title final eliminator between Carl Froch and Russia’s Denis Inkin will be broadcast live on ITV1 on Saturday March 29th from the Nottingham Arena. British champion and WBC number one challenger, Froch is undefeated in 22 fights and has won 18 by…
“You’ve obviously got your uncle’s name, but it seems you haven’t got his courage†“I read your quotes from yesterday’s article and my message to you is grow a set of cohanas†“How can you say you never agreed to take this fight, these are your quotes in your interview with Jake Donovan on the…
Irish middleweight prospect Andy Lee (15-0, 12 KOs) takes another step toward the middleweight championship when he faces The Contender’s Brian Vera (15-1, 9 KOs ) in the ESPN2/Friday Night Fights-televised main event of a Pugnacious Promotions’ boxing card at Mohegan Sun on March 21.
Andre Berton vs. Michel Trabant On Undercard HBO’s late-night boxing series presents a night of compelling welterweight action when HBO Boxing After Dark: Paul Williams vs. Carlos Quintana and Andre Berto vs. Michel Trabant is seen Saturday, Feb. 9 at 9:45 PM (ET/PT), from the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, CA, exclusively on HBO.
As previously announced, Glenn “The Filipino Bomber” Donaire, 16-3-1 (9), will be returning to the ring in Reno, NV on February 22. Donaire will be facing a former foe in Brazilian Olympian, Jose Albuquerque, 8-2-1 (2). This bout is being billed as the co-main event under the Jesse Brinkley/Otis Griffin super-middleweight USNBC championship contest.
Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez successfully completed their WBC mandatory pre weigh in one month before their third and final clash, Saturday, March 1 from the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA and live on Showtime Championship Boxing. Vazquez weighed in at 129 ½ pounds, well below the allowed limit of 134 pounds, at South…
Danish super featherweight prospect Kim “Golden Boy†Poulsen (6-1, 1 KO) is ready to make his Danish TV debut as a professional on Saturday in Aabybro, Denmark. The 21-year-old stylist from Horsens will face durable Slovakian Lubos Priehradnik at a catchweight of 60,5 kilos over six rounds, and should expect a hard nights work. Priehradnik…
When Devin Vargas splashed onto the pro boxing scene back in 2004 after coming home from the Summer Games in Greece, it was clear, after knocking out his first three opponents in the first round, that the boxing world would be feeling his “ripple effect” for years to come.
by Andre Courtemanche The pleasure of watching a young, up-and-coming contender stems from the thrill of the unknown. Does he have what it takes? Is his next test going to be too much, too soon? Are we witnessing future greatness? Watching a young lion scratch his way up the fistic food chain is an intriguing…
Finchley’s unbeaten “Nigerian Nightmare” Ajose Olusegun is sick of being boxing’s most overlooked fighter. He has run up a record of 21 consecutive victories with eleven knockouts and climbed to number eight in the WBC’s light-welterweight rankings but he’s still a man who could walk into pretty much any shop in the country and not…
When boxing’s premier promotional companies join forces, fight fans become the true winners when it comes to action-packed nights of fistic fury. On Friday, February 29thSeminole Warriors Boxing and Keep Punching Entertainment will team up once again, along with Tony Holden Productions, for another great night of fights at the Paragon Casino & Resort in…