Former amateur star Daniel Herdman make his professional debut on October 5 and is confident his style will be a hit in the paid ranks. The Stevenage boxer, who trains out of Woodford, will be operating at light-middleweight and gets his pro career started at the home of British boxing, the York Hall in Bethnal…
From Friday, Sept. 28 through Monday, Oct. 1, Showtime will host Free Preview Weekend, when the premium network will be available in a record 54 million homes nationwide. Free Preview Weekend on Showtime affords an opportunity for many non-subscribers to experience all of the hard-hitting sports and acclaimed original programming on the network as the…
Jon Thaxton feels he has a point to prove in the second defence of his British Lightweight Title against Dave Stewart at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, on October 5. Thaxton is looking forward to facing his fellow Hennessy Sports boxer at the home of British boxing after admitting he was bothered by flu in…
If the saying “styles make fights†holds any truth, then Don King Productions has found the perfect replacement opponent for World Boxing Council (WBC) Light Heavyweight Champion Chad Dawson in hard-hitting Epifanio Mendoza ( 28-4-1 , 24 KOs ). Mendoza, who opened his professional career with 16 consecutive knockouts, likely will give the younger Dawson…
Cerveza Tecate, one of Mexico’s leading beer brands, today announced its primary sponsorship of the October 6 rematch between Philippine boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao and Mexico’s WBC Super Featherweight Champion, Marco Antonio Barrera, in Las Vegas. Four years after their first encounter, Manny “Pac Man Destroyer†Pacquiao and Marco Antonio “Baby Face Assassin†Barrera, will…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing It was a noisy, excited atmosphere at the Robin Park Arena in Wigan, England on Saturday night for the VIP Promotions fightnight put on by Steve Wood and featuring popular boxers Stuart McFadyen, Brian Rose and Alex Matvienko. Stuart “The Burnley Banger’ McFadyen faced Wolverhamptons’…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing When I arrived at the Town Hall in Manchester on Friday at around 10.00 am, fans had already started to gather outside in Albert Square – despite the fact that Ricky Hatton was not scheduled to appear outside until 12.00 midday and despite the fact…
Promoter Don King, in association with Maloof Sports & Entertainment, will present two world championship boxing matches at Arco Arena on Saturday, Sept. 29. The main event will feature World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion “Bad†Chad Dawson making the second defense of his crown against Colombian knockout artist Epifanio “Diamante†Mendoza. The second world…
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing today announced a spectacular fight card coming Thursday, October 18 to The Grand Ballroom at The Manhattan Center, NYC. The main event features Vinny Maddalone, 27-4, (19KO’s), returning to the ring after losing a bloody battle against legendary former Heavyweight Champion Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield in Corpus Christi, Texas on…
Two-time world heavyweight champion John “The Quietman†Ruiz (41-7-1, 28 KOs) has offered to replace injured Oleg Maskaev on October 6 against Samuel Peter (28-1, 22 KOs). “I’m calling out Peter,†Ruiz said, “or any of the other top heavyweights in the world. If Peter wants to step-up and prove himself against a 2–time world…
From WBC President Jose Sulaiman: World Boxing Council heavyweight world champion Oleg Maskaev, from Kazakhstan-Russia, suffered a multiple disc herniation injury which will cause him to be inactive for at least for the next three or four months, according to his lawyer, which would lead the heavyweight division to 14 months without activity. Consequently, his…
One of boxing’s most exciting young warriors, Edison Miranda has captured the hearts of the fight world since his United States debut in 2005. Now, on Tuesday, October 30th, at the Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena in Hollywood, “Pantera’ begins his long-awaited assault on the super middleweight division when he takes on Henry Porras.