NABF light welterweight champion Frankie “El Gato” Figueroa now has James “Buddy” McGirt as his new head trainer and the two are working together at Figueroa’s training camp at McGirt’s Gym in Vero Beach, Florida. The Spanish Harlem-born, Bronx-raised Figueroa (17-2, 13 KOs), now fighting out of Miami, has cracked …
Read More »Top Boxing Trainer Buddy McGirt Adds “El Gato” To The Fold
NABF light welterweight champion Frankie “El Gato” Figueroa now has James “Buddy” McGirt as his new head trainer and the two are working together at Figueroa’s training camp at McGirt’s Gym in Vero Beach, Florida. The Spanish Harlem-born, Bronx-raised Figueroa (17-2, 13 KOs), now fighting out of Miami, has cracked …
Read More »Boxing Prospect Miguel Espino Wins in Bakersfield
WBC CABOFE middleweight champion Miguel Espino, 17-2-1 (6), defended his title and extended his winning steak to eight in a row with a dominating performance by way of fifth round TKO over Ray Ortega, 12-6-3 (7), last night at the Doubletree Hotel in Bakersfield. CA.
Read More »WBC Boxing Champion To Be Honored In Chicago
WBC Lightweight World Champion David Diaz will be honored this Sunday afternoon, September 23rd with the 2007 Chicago Fire Hispanic Hero Award at Toyota Park. A special ceremony honoring Diaz’s win over three division world champion Erik Morales will take place at half-time of the Chicago Fire MLS match against …
Read More »Boxing News: Duva, Peter Demand Interim Title Fight After Maskaev Pull-out
President of Duva Boxing, Dino Duva, and WBC no. 1 contender Samuel Peter issued this statement on the injury to heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev, forcing Maskaev to pull out of October 6 title fight at Madison Square Garden: “We are shocked and disappointed that Maskaev is pulling out of the …
Read More »Exclusive Boxing Interview: Lanardo Tyner
What’s wrong with a fighter who throws every punch with deadly intent? Who can fight anywhere between 135 and 147? And add to that, he wants to do it at least six times a year. Lanardo “Pain Server” Tyner is upset. Someone is keeping food off his table. Whether it’s …
Read More »Boxing Press Conference: Ricky Hatton vs. Floyd Mayweather In New York
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing This past Wednesday, the “Undefeated” press tour made it’s third stop when it landed at Rockefeller Center in New York City to promote the highly anticipated match up between the Pound for Pound Champion Floyd Mayweather, 38-0 (24), and Junior …
Read More »Boxing Weigh-In: Ian Napa vs. Lee Haskins
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Yesterday in London, British Bantamweight Champion Ian “Dappa’ Napa faced challenger Lee Haskins as they weighed in ahead of their clash tonight, scheduled to be televised live on Sky Sports. Promoted by Frank Maloney Promotions, Napa and Haskins top the …
Read More »Showtime Boxing: Ward, Cantrell Set For St. Lucia Clash November 16
Beaches and boxing. Although the two are rarely mentioned in the same breath, the sweet science will meet the sandy shores of the Caribbean Friday, Nov. 16, 2007, on Showtime In the main event, two undefeated super middleweights and former amateur stars will invade the beautiful Caribbean island of St. …
Read More »Boxing Weigh-In: Espino vs. Ortega
Tonight, the Double Tree Hotel in Bakersfield, CA will be host to a great night of boxing when WBC CABOFE middleweight champion, Miguel Espino (16-2-1 5 KO’s) defends this title against Ray Ortega (10-5-2 7 O’s) in the main event where both fighters are predicting a knock out.
Read More »Ian Napa And Lee Haskins Ready To Rumble
The two top bantamweights in the UK met face to face yesterday as they weighed in at promoter Frank Maloney’s gym in Deptford and both Ian Napa and Lee Haskins insisted that they would come out on top in tonight’s hotly anticipated British title showdown at London’s York Hall. Reigning …
Read More »CES Boxing: Joe Mesi Leads “Clash Of The Titans” Fight Night October 12
The CES debut of unbeaten (35-0, 28 KOs) “Baby” Joe Mesi and the return of 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada co-headline in a pair of heavyweight bouts on October 12 in “Clash Of The Titans,” promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc., continuing “The Budweiser Night …
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