Promoter Art Pelullo/Banner Promotions will present a sensational fight card on Sunday, September 16, 2007, in the Pendreille Pavillion at Northern Quest Casino, located at North 100 Hayford Road in Airway Heights, Washington. In the 10-round jr. lightweight main event, former two-time WBA featherweight world champion Freddie “Lil Hagler” Norwood, 41-1-1 with 22 knockouts, of…
Nadeem Siddique is being inspired to take boxing more seriously and rise to the top by his old friend Junior Witter. Siddique is unbeaten in 19 fights but admits he has only just started to take boxing seriously, despite winning British Masters and Midlands Area Titles up at welterweight. The Bradford lightweight faces Tom Glover…
After winning the web war with his mandatory challenger, Junior Witter is confident of victory again when he defends his WBC Light-Welterweight Title against Vivian Harris at the The Dome at Doncaster Lakeside on Friday, 7 September. ‘The Hitter’ makes his second world title defence against former WBA champion Harris (New York/Guyana) following an exchange…
Puerto Rican prospect Mike Gonzalez heads to New York City this Wednesday night, September 5 to face unbeaten lightweight Jorge Teron in an eight round featured lightweight bout at a special “Black Tie†edition of Broadway Boxing presented by DiBella Entertainment and Gallagher Productions at Cipriani’s Wall Street in Manhattan. The heavy handed Gonzalez brings…
Undefeated super middleweight prospect James McGirt, Jr. (16-0, 9 KOs) has returned home to New York City for Wednesday night’s eight-round co-feature against veteran Thomas Reid, showcased on Broadway Boxing, at Cipriani Wall Street. The 24-year-old southpaw McGirt, rated No. 36 by the World Boxing Council, is a native of Brentwood (NY), but he lives…
Unbeaten middleweight sensation John Duddy will look to continue his march to European and World honours on the next Hunky Dorys Fight Night at the National Stadium, Dublin on Saturday, October 20 on the night of the “Celtic Tigersâ€. Duddy will headline the event with support from Irish middleweight champion, Matthew Macklin and undefeated light…
Former IBA Cruiserweight champion and WBO title challenger Bobby Gunn, 18-3 (15), is excited upon hearing the speculation regarding a fight with former undisputed Light Heavyweight champion Antonio “The Magic Man†Tarver. Two different websites have reported the potential clash. Gunn hopes these rumors can get him a date with a man he calls a…
Polish prospect Andrzej Fonfara returns to the ring on Friday, September 14 at Chicago’s Congress Theatre, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. Fonfara’s six round bout will be part of “Pride”, another outstanding evening of world class professional boxing presented by Chicago’s 8 Count Productions and Bob Arum’s Top…
Kendall Holt nearly pulled off an upset last night at Salon Jumbo Del Country Club in Barranquilla, Colombia but the power of reigning WBO Light Welter Champion Ricardo Torres bailed out the hometown man, stopping the American challenger in the eleventh round. Things started off slow as both men probed the defenses of the other…
There were two good cards in Argentina over the weekend with Saturday’s bill in Buenos Aires leading the way where southpaw light welter sensation Cesar Rene Cuenca remained undefeated . 26 year old Cuenca improved to 30-0 (1) with a clear cut ten round decision over Centenario based journeyman Juan Alberto Godoy, 19-10-1 (7), via…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing In exactly the type of well-matched, hotly contested fight that exemplifies what “ShoBox: The New Generation†is all about, Fulgencio Zuniga (20-2-1, 17 KOs) registered a convincing ninth-round TKO over previously undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) No. 8 contender Victor Oganov (26-1, 26 KOs) in…
With less than two weeks notice, Samson “The Hammer†Onyango travelled to Poland and delivered an admirable performance against Roman “The Ukranian Tyson†Shkarupa in a bid for the vacant WBF Intercontinental super middleweight title on Thursday August 30.