The Lucky Eagle Casino in Rochester, WA features heavyweight action for Fight Night #58, taking place this Saturday, February 9. The Northwest Boxing Association Heavyweight Championship belt is on the line for Eric “Night Train†Boose, who hails from Puyallup, WA with a twelve win two loss record.
Professional boxing history will be made in South Africa on 22 February when Japan’s Yoshinori Miyata steps into the Carousel Casino ring. Tokyo-based Miyata has signed on the dotted line to challenge South Africa’s Jeffrey Mathebula for his WBC International featherweight title.
Rendall Munroe gets the opportunity to join the big league when he takes on European super bantamweight champion Kiko Martinez at the Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre in Nottingham, England on March 7, 2008. Munroe has gone one step ahead of his anticipated challenge for Esher Pickering’s British title by targeting the European title first and…
Friday night at The Palace at Auburn Hills in suburban Detroit was an easy paycheck for undefeated light welterweight Leonardo Tyner. After bouncing a left hook off Victorio Abadia’s temple, followed by a combination that ended with Abadia impaled on a right hook body shot, Tyner, 19-0 (11), finished the job with an uppercut to…
One day before Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez renew their rivalry on Showtime Championship Boxing, America’s No. 1 Fight Network hits you with one of the most anticipated ShoBox fight cards of the new year. On Friday, February 29, IBF featherweight champion and ShoBox alum Robert “The Ghost†Guerrero (21-1-1, 14 KOs) will defend his…
The undercard for the InterBox Gala featuring Lucian Bute vs. William Joppy is taking shape, with three fights now confirmed. Two of the three fights will be title bouts with Renan St-Juste fighting for the WBC Continental Americas 160 lb belt and Victor Lupo defending his Canadian Welterweight crown. The main supporting bout for the…
Unbeaten junior welterweight prospect Mike Alvarado will battle Jesus “Chuy†Rodriguez in the ten round main event at “Celebration” an outstanding evening of world class professional boxing on Friday, February 15th at Cicero Stadium presented by Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions and Bob Arum’s Top Rank Incorporated. The Denver based Alvarado brings a record of…
Former world champion Martin “El Gallo†Castillo and three-time world title challenger Jose Navarro hosted a media workout today at the South El Monte Community Gym. Both fighters are training for world title fights which will be broadcast live on the pay-per-view extravaganza headlined by the 12-round rematch between undefeated world middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik…
Debuting February 23 on HBO On Saturday February 23, and in honor of black history month, HBO Sports will be present its poignant documentary JOE LOUIS: AMERICA’S HERO, BETRAYED, a touching retrospective of the life of the legendary boxer and his tremendous impact on segregated America.
Luckless welterweight boxer Jimmy Doherty has been forced to withdraw from Impact Boxing’s next promotion scheduled for 1st March at Stoke’s Kings Hall. The popular Tunstall based fighter has injured the same right hand that forced him out of and earlier show at the Kings Hall last September. Doherty, now undefeated in his first seven…
Son of legendary Heavyweight World Champion Smokin’ Joe Frazier, Marvis Frazier, announces his plans for the building currently housing the Gym in North Philadelphia that bears his father’s name. Marvis passionately believes this project will revive a once vibrant neighborhood and in doing so create a true ‘Beacon to the Community’ by offering sports and…
Unbeaten NABF cruiserweight champion Matt “Too Smooth†Godfrey (16-0, 9 KOs), rated No. 1 by the World Boxing Council, travels to Germany to battle undefeated, No. 2 ranked Rudy Kraj (13-0, 10 KOs) on March 8 in a WBC title elimination bout determining champion David Haye’s mandatory challenger.