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.
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing This week at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City, Seminole Warriors Boxing announced the WBO Heavyweight Championship fight between Sultan Ibragimov, 21-0-1 (17), and four time heavyweight world champion Evander Holyfield, 42-8-2 (27), which will take place from Moscow, Russia on October 13,…
New Jersey based light welter contender Kendall Holt finally gets his shot at the big time tonight but he has to go to Barranquilla, Colombia to do it as he faces hometown man and WBO Light Welter Champion Ricardo Torres at Coliseo Universidad del Norte. A pro since 2001, Holt, 22-1 (12), had his 15…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Australian based Russian knockout artist Victor Oganov and hardened Colombian veteran Fulgencio Zuniga each weighed in at 167 pounds Friday. The hard-hitting Oganov, 26-0 (26) and Zuniga,19-2-1 (16), clash for the vacant IBO super middleweight title in the main event in a special edition of…
It was an eventful Friday night in the Sydney area boxing scene with light middle Daniel “The Rock” Dawson and cruiserweight Daniel Ammann bringing home the victories on two seperate fight cards. At the Croatian Club in Sydney, Dawson, 29-0 (20), retained his PABA title with a devastating first round KO over Sydney based Russian…