Former two time NBA Heavyweight Champion China “The Dragon†Smith 33-4 (26) has plans to make his much anticipated return to the ring shortly. Smith, at age 29 is hoping to become a fixture in the wide open heavyweight division.
Former world heavyweight contender Lou Savarese has become a partner in New York City-based Ring Promotions, joining former New York boxing commissioners, Bob Duffy and Tony Mazzarella.
Benoit Gaudet (13-1-0 6 K.-O.) is set to lace up the gloves in his hometown of Drummondville, Canada on Friday, November 30, 2007 at the Centre Marcel Dionne Arena. Benoit will dispute his first 12-round fight against dangerous puncher Alberto Garza (14-3-1, 10 K-O) from Mexico with the NABA 130-pound title on the line. With…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Today at Billy ‘The Preacher’ Graham’s Phoenix Camp Gym in Manchester, England, members of the media gathered for the final attended training and interview session before Team Hatton fly out to Las Vegas next week ahead of the much anticipated fightnight billed as ‘Undefeated’ where…
Click for larger image © Nathan Whitchurch / Saddo Boxing Wayland Willingham Gets One Step Closer To The Big Scene With Sensational KO To Top Off Pugnacious Promotion Card This past Friday night, Pugnacious Promotions once again set the bill for local boxing fans in New York’s Capital Region to get their fistic fill with…
**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…