Boxing pros duke it out at Remington Park Casino at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 16, 2007, Mexican Independence Day. Undefeated Bulmaro Solis, 9 wins, 0 losses – all KOs, the famed knockout king from Kansas City, Missouri is set to be in Oklahoma City to fight slugger Aaron Drake in an excitement-filled lightweight main…
Brian Peters Promotions puts on a big bill tonight at The Point in Dublin with local hero and European Super Bantam Champion Bernard Dunne, 24-0 (14), meeting Spain’s big punching Kiko Martinez, 16-0 (13), over twelve rounds in the headliner. In a mouth-watering showdown at light heavyweight, British Champion Tony Oakey, 24-2 (6), of Portsmouth,…
Back in May 2004, the boxing world was shocked by the news that former Commonwealth Welterweight Champion and world title challenger Scott Dixon, 27-10-3 (6), had been the victim of a brutal and sustained attack that very nearly cost him his life. After having a sword put to his throat and being forced into a…
On August 25 at Robert E Lee High School in Springfield, Virginia, world ranked cruiserweight Bobby Gunn, 17-3 (14), will challenge veteran southpaw Benito Fernandez, 19-14 (6). The scheduled ten round contest will be the main event on a Sugar Han Productions card which features seven bouts in total. Fernandez has been in with tough…
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing is pleased to announce a very special ringside guest at The Utopia Paradise Theater, for August 24, Friday Night Fights live on ESPN2. Former World Super Featherweight Champion Alfredo “Salsero†Escalera, 53-14-3 31 KO’s, returns to New York this week to root for his young son Alfredo Escalera, Jr., as he…
The official weigh-in for the 8 Count Productions/Top Rank shared promotion “El Bravo” was held yesterday in Chicago. A scheduled ten round light heavyweight matchup between Tavoris Cloud and Jose Luis Herrera headlines the card, which takes places tonight at the Congress Theater at 2135 N. Milwaukee in Chicago, IL.
Showtime will premiere “Vargas vs. Mayorga: Countdown To The Brawlâ€Ã¢â‚¬â€profiling two of boxing’s most colorful and explosive personalitiesâ€â€on Saturday night, August 25, at 1 a.m. ET/PT, immediately following the ShoXC, live MMA event. The 30-minute documentary program will air at various times on the premium network until Sept. 8, when “Ferocious†Fernando Vargas and Ricardo…
Prize Fight Promotions is happy to announce the signing of amateur standout, Mark Davis from Cleveland OH. Promoter Russ Young is ecstatic saying, “We are very excited about Mark Davis who was the 2005 and 2006 National Champion at 125. Trainer Mark Davis Sr. and adviser Joe Delguyd were very easy to deal with as…
Andy Bell has gone to Tenerife ahead of his forthcoming inaugural English Super-Flyweight Title but claims it has been no holiday. While most British people on the Spanish island arrive for a relaxing break, the Doncaster boxer has been training hard to get ready for his fight against fellow Yorkshireman Robert Nelson at the The…
On 8 September at the Staples Center in Los Angels, two of boxing’s most well known all out action fighters will face off in what is billed as “The Brawlâ€, but a better title for this event may be, “It’s All About Prideâ€. Seeing how thus far there has been enough insults and accusations to…
By Gary Evans What happens when very young men fall out of the bottom of the education system? Some of the more obvious answers can be found in broad daylight on a busy street in North London, in the shadow of the Spurs football [soccer] ground [where, incidently, Eubank fought Michael Watson on that tragic…
Lee Meager is on a quest to earn a shot at European Lightweight Champion Yuri Romanov, starting at the The Dome at Doncaster Lakeside on Friday, September 7. The former British champion returns to action after losing his domestic belt in a non-title bout as support to Junior Witter’s WBC world light-welterweight title defence against…