Golden Boy Promotions is bringing one of the most highly anticipated fights of the year to Southern Arizona. Juan Manuel Marquez will face Ricardo Rocky Juarez for the World Super Featherweight Championship on Saturday, November 3rd at Desert Diamond Casino. The touted battle of super featherweights will headline the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast. The co-main…
Super Middleweight Warrior Roger Cantrell is in the midst of his biggest training camp and his handlers couldn’t be happier. Cantrell is nearly on weight (weeks ahead of schedule) and has taken Vegas by storm. “Roger’s first sparring session brought The Top Rank Gym to a stand stillâ€, said promoter Brian Halquist. “Roger went five…
Just over two years ago, former United States Olympian Zahir Raheem had reignited a stagnant career with a solid win over world champion, and future hall of famer, Eric Morales. According to Zahir, the date of September 10, 2005 will go down as both his best day, and his worst.
The Emerald Queen Casino has announced their 2008 Boxing dates for the highly successful Battle at the Boat Boxing Series. It will be the 12th year that The Puyallup Tribe of Indians has teamed with boxing promoter Brian Halquist Productions. “We couldn’t be more proud and humbled that we are in our 12th year working…
Former world junior middleweight champion and current top ten rated middleweight contender Raul Marquez has gotten into the title mix at 160 pounds the old-fashioned way – he earned it – and now he wants to step into the ring as soon as possible with new champion Kelly Pavlik to determine once and for all…
By Per Ake Persson Panamanian light heavyweight Tito Mendoza have been in full training to face WBA ruler Stipe Drews in Germany this fall but as Drews reportedly is injured, laprensa.com writes that Tito now will be the opponent for WBO champ Zsolt Erdei, who defends the title November 24 in Dresden. Mendoza is not…
Former US Olympian Jason “Big Six†Estrada had been training for his first title fight as a pro scheduled for October 12, against NABO heavyweight champion Joshua Blocus, at Twin River Events Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island. Blocus, however, pulled out of the verbally agreed upon championship match and now the NABO No. 14-rated Estrada…
As the dust settles after Saturday night’s contest between Scott Lawton and Amir Khan, the remainder of Impact Boxing’s boxers together with their coaches are busy preparing for a busy month of October. Both of Impact’s other big guns, Gary Reid and Chris Edwards, have important fights coming up. On 19 October, Gary Reid faces…
Chicago’s 8 Count Productions has announced details of three terrific evenings of world class professional boxing at Cicero Stadium over the next 45 days. These shows will also feature the debut of the 8 Count dancers along with a night club atmosphere similar to the David Diaz/Erik Morales lightweight world championship event at the Allstate…
Undefeated Mike Jones, fresh off his eleventh consecutive knockout, takes on former world title challenger Israel “Pito†Cardona in the 8-round welterweight main event Friday evening, Nov. 9, at the New Alhambra in South Philadelphia. First of seven fights at 7.30 p.m. CN8 will televise the Jones-Cardona bout as well as the heavyweight semifinal between…
Two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman†Ruiz (41-7-1, 28 KOs) has signed a contract to fight former WBO title-holder Serguei “White Wolf†Liakhovich (23-2, 14 KOs) on October 13 in Chicago. Ruiz and Liakhovich are rated No. 2 and No. 3 in the WBA, respectively. “I’ve been in Puerto Rico training for a fight…
In less than three weeks, nearly 10,000 closed circuit tickets for the Floyd Mayweather vs. Ricky Hatton welterweight championship fight Saturday, Dec. 8 in Las Vegas, have been sold at MGM Grand. The mega-bout, whose 16,000-seat live gate sold out in less than one hour, will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and…