Click for larger image A press conference to formally announce the sensational Don King Productions-promoted fight card Saturday, July 7, at Bridgeport’s Arena at Harbor Yard took place Thursday in front of Arena at Harbor Yard. There will be three world title fights on the card, two of which will …
Read More »Oscar De La Hoya to Give Commencement Speech
Green Dot Public Schools, the largest charter school organization in Los Angeles, announced that world champion boxer, Oscar De La Hoya, will deliver the commencement address to the first graduating class of Oscar De La Hoya Ãnimo Charter High School. The ceremony will take place at Sullivan Field at the …
Read More »Boxing weighin: Boxeo De Campeonato En Coliseo
Click for larger image PR BEST BOXING PROMOTIONS/TOP RANK “BOXEO DE CAMPEONATO EN EL COLISEO” Friday, June 22, 2007 COLISEO DE PUERTO RICO – SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
Read More »HBO World Championship Boxing: Ricky Hatton vs. Jose Luis Castillo
British boxing sensation Ricky Hatton and Mexican star Jose Luis Castillo have been on a collision course since January. Catch the Junior Welterweight showdown Saturday, June 23 (10:00 PM ET/7:00 PM PT), live from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Ricky “Hitman” Hatton (42-0, 30 KOs), of Manchester, …
Read More »Former Boxing Champions Baldomir And Forrest To Clash July 28
Former world champions and current top-rated contenders Vernon Forrest and Carlos Baldomir collide for the World Boxing Council interim super welterweight title, Saturday, July 28. Promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, in association with Brian Halquist Productions, the Forrest-Baldomir title tilt will be broadcast live from the Emerald Queen Casino in …
Read More »Risum Boxing: Nasir vs. Wilaschek At Super Middle
Denmark’s former WBO Intercontinental title-challenger Fawaz Nasir (11-1, 6 KOs) will attempt to gatecrash the super middleweight division on July 28 at the Burg-Wächter Castello in Düsseldorf, Germany, when he takes on undefeated Pole Lukas Wilaschek (17-0, 6 KOs) over ten rounds. The fight will be promoted by Universum Box-Promotion, …
Read More »This Month In Boxing History: June 1990
The year was 1990 and the heavyweight division had been blown open. In February, the seemingly invincible Mike Tyson was a massive 42-1 favourite when he travelled to Tokyo, Japan to make the 10th defence of his heavyweight crown. Tyson’s opponent that night, James Buster Douglas, was seen as little …
Read More »British Boxing Champion Jon Thaxton Furious At Graham Earl Pull Out
Jon Thaxton believes that Graham Earl’s decision to withdraw from their scheduled clash for his British Lightweight Title is “bad for boxing’. The long established Championship operators looked finally set to meet after Hennessy Sports submitted a successful purse bid for the right to stage the contest last week, beating …
Read More »European Boxing News: Steve Cunningham – Jean Mormeck World Title Unification In Works?
By Per Ake Persson A unification bout between IBF cruiser champ Steve “USS” Cunnigham and WBA / WBC counterpart Jean Marc Mormeck could be in the works for September 28 in France with Don King Productions and French partners promoting, writes the Philly Daily News. The Giuseppe Lauri vs Michele …
Read More »Exclusive Boxing Interview: Dean Francis
Basingstoke based light heavyweight Dean Francis is on a roll of late, having won his last six fights and annexing the Commonwealth and IBO Intercontinental titles this year. The 33 year old enjoyed an amazing start to his career, winning both the British and European Super Middleweight titles in 1997 …
Read More »Mayweather Sr Predicts Hanshaw Will KO Boxing Legend Roy Jones
He hasn’t been lacking for clients since he and Oscar De La Hoya parted ways. Light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson is one of his newer pupils and so is undefeated junior lightweight champion Joan Guzman. Now unbeaten (21-0-1) super middle/light heavyweight Anthony “Tyger” Hanshaw is studying under Pugilistic Professor and …
Read More »Showtime Championship Boxing Comes To Bridgeport July 7
World championship boxing arrives at Bridgeport’s Arena at Harbor Yard in a big way on Saturday, July 7 showcasing four fighters that boast a combined record of 98-1 with 69 knockouts. In a battle of the undefeated, Norwalk’s own “Tremendous” Travis Simms (25-0, 19 KOs) will defend his World Boxing …
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