David Martinez, of Albuquerque, NM, will challenge champion Rogers Mtagwa, of Philadelphia, PA, for Mtagwa’s NABF Featherweight title in the scheduled 12-round main event Friday evening, March 7, at the New Alhambra in South Philadelphia.
IBF Featherweight Champion Robert “The Ghostʼ Guerrero, 21-1 (14), steps into the ring on February 29 to defend his title against Jason Litzau, 23-1 (19), in a bout that will be televised on Showtimeʼs ShoBox series. This will be the second defense of Guerreroʼs title in his second reign as IBF Featherweight Champion. Guerreroʼs first…
Last night at The Enterainment Centre in Sydney, Australia, WBA Super Middleweight Champ Anthony Mundine was pushed very hard in a twelve round title defense by former Australian, IBF Pan Pacific and OPBF Light Middle titlist Nader Hamdan before pulling out the unanimous decision win. Hamdan, 40-6 (18), spent the early part of the bout…
El Paseo Inn Restaurant, Los Angeles © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing GARY SHAW (promoter) “The Wladimir Klitschko heavyweight title fight last Saturday was everything that is wrong with boxing. Vazquez-Marquez III is everything that is right about the sport. We need more fights like this one. “What happened yesterday (a Tuesday press conference to…
Marvis Frazier Trains Steve Kwasnik for his Debut Fight with Danny Bonaduce Televison presenter and film actor, Steve “Little Big Man†Kwasnik has recruited big name trainers in Marvis Frazier and Val Colbert to prepare him for his debut ‘celebrity’ fight against Danny Bonaduce of The Partridge Family fame and star of Breaking Bonaduce &…
Undefeated WBC No. 1 cruiserweight contender Matt “Too Smooth†Godfrey (16-0, 9 KOs) broke his Hartford-based training camp on Tuesday and departed for Germany to acclimate himself for his March 8 WBC title elimination showdown against unbeaten No. 2 ranked Rudy Kraj (13-0, 10 KOs) in Krefeld.
Chicago based World Boxing Council Lightweight Champion David Diaz is busy preparing to battle Ramon Montano on Saturday, March 15 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. However, the collision course has been set for Diaz by his promoter, Top Rank Inc., to square off with boxing’s “Mexicutioner,†Manny Pacquiao later…
Two popular blasts from the past, Vinny Paz and “Irish†Micky Ward, will be in opposite corners on March 14 as honorary captains of Team Italy and Team Ireland, respectively, for the Italian-Irish themed “Rumble at the River†pro boxing show at Twin River Events Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island.
WBC Interim Heavyweight Champion Samuel Peter continues his “best training camp ever†arriving in beautiful Cancun, Mexico, for his March 8 HBO date against WBC kingpin Oleg Maskaev. The “Nigerian Nightmare†described his preparation “as the most serious ever,†arriving from Las Vegas two weeks ahead of the fight date. New head trainer, Stacey McGinley,…
International Boxing Federation No. 1-ranked lightweight and mandatory challenger Nate “Galaxxy Warrior†Campbell is confident going into his match against undefeated unified lightweight world champion Juan “Baby Bull†Diaz on March 8 at Plaza de Torros in Cancun, Mexico. “I don’t want to sound conceited or overconfident but Juan Diaz is not a demigod,†Campbell…
After a dismal performance by Wladimir Klitschko and Sultan Ibragimov in last weekend’s unification match at Madison Square Garden, the boxing world is desperately searching for a new torchbearer among the heavyweights. Here in England, promoter Barry Hearn hoping to inject some excitement into the weight class with a knockout tournament at London’s York Hall…
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing presents yet another exciting night of boxing, March 6th at The Grand Ballroom at The Manhattan Center, and once again GoFightLive’s “World Fight Night” will be there to cover all the action!