**With Slideshow*** Before Tuesday’s open media workout started, the brash, colorful, outspoken Mayorga held a picture of Vargas next to his crotch, pointed to the media and said, “Don’t mess with me!†Here is what Mayorga also had to say: Ricardo “El Matador’’ Mayorga:“If Vargas wants to run like little Miss Mayweather (Floyd Mayweather) than…
Showtime Championship Boxing will present an extraordinary tripleheader as its season finale when IBO light heavyweight champion Antonio “Magic Man’’ Tarver defends against Danny Santiago, Vernon Forrest risks his WBA 154-pound crown against former IBF welterweight kingpin Michele Piccirillo and Nonito Donaire, fresh off his knockout victory over previously undefeated Vic Darchinyan in the Upset…
British boxing has moved to the forefront of the world stage this past Saturday, when David Haye sensationally knocked out WBC/WBA Cruiserweight Jean-Marc Mormeck in the Frenchman’s back yard of Paris. The people who have been tolling the death bells of the sport will have to keep at it because this was one of the…
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing hosted a tremendous night of fights at the Utopia Paradise Theatre in the Bronx Friday night. Jr. Lightweights Francisco Lorenzo and Guadalupe Rosales waged war from the first bell and the action was frenzied throughout as both fighters took turns pummeling each other round after round with little to separate the…
Tragedy strikes the lightweight division and changes the face of boxing forever While it is no secret that boxing is a dangerous and sometimes lethal sport, on no night over the last half century have those two factors delivered more impact then that of November 13 1982. That was the night when WBA Lightweight Champion…
After nearly one year of inactivity, WBO junior lightweight champion Joan Guzman (27-0, 17 KOs) makes his highly anticipated return to the ring when he battles Humberto Soto (43-5-2, 27 KOs) on Saturday, Nov. 17 at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, N.J. on HBO “Boxing After Dark†at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT….
Pro boxing is all about risk and reward. Taking chances is what prospects have to do in order to become legitimate contenders, which is why WBO rated No. 2 middleweight “Ireland’s†John Duddy (22-0, 17 KOs), fresh off of his explosive win by second-round TKO of Prince Arron in Dublin, is fighting former European champion…
One of boxing’s hottest young heavyweights, Joey Abell (17-1, 1 NC, 17 KOs) will bring his devastating knockout power to ShoBox when he faces unbeaten heavyweight Teke Oruh (14-0-1, six KOs) at the Beausejour Cricket Ground in beautiful Gros Islet, St. Lucia on Friday, Nov. 16, 2007.
It’s only fitting that the December 8 “UNDEFEATED†Floyd Mayweather vs. Ricky Hatton featured undercard fights bring the same high caliber competition as the evening’s main event super bout. Former super middleweight world champion Jeff Lacy returns to the ring against former ‘Contender’ star Peter Manfredo Jr., WBO World Junior Featherweight Champion Daniel Ponce De…
Championship pro boxing returns to Hartford on Saturday night, November 24 — “Pinnacle FiteNite: The Heat’s On In Hartford†— as NABF cruiserweight champion Matt “Too Smooth†Godfrey defends his title belt against former WBO heavyweight title challenger Jeremy “Half-Man, Half-Amazing†Williams, at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.
Still not content after the overwhelming success of their WBC International double header at Wembley Arena last Friday, Branco Sports Productions (BSP) are going one better at the Carousel Casino on Friday, November 30.
Boxing fans in Germany will have another attractive event on Tuesday, November 13 at Hohenstaufenhalle in Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg when Javier Castillejo meets Mariano Natalio Carrera once again in an official WBA Middleweight Title Eliminator. Alongside the middleweight battle, Spotlight Boxing fighters Karolina Lukasik and Maurice Weber will also step into the ring in title bouts.