Junior Witter hopes beating Vivian Harris will lead to a world title unification fight or a long-awaited showdown with old rival Ricky Hatton. The WBC light-welterweight champion makes his second world title defence against mandatory challenger Harris, of New York, at the The Dome at Doncaster Lakeside on Friday, September 7. The Hennessy Sports show…
Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions and Sean Sullivan, General Manager of Morongo Casino Resort & Spa will meet with the media today to announce their new endeavor to bring boxing events to the Inland Empire of California. The first fight, which features WBO World Super Bantamweight Champion Daniel Ponce De Leon, 32-1 (29),…
Tecate, one of Mexico’s leading beer brands, today demonstrated its ongoing commitment to boxing by announcing its presenting sponsorship of the September 15 bout between Mexico’s Juan Manuel Marquez and Ricardo “Rocky†Juarez from Houston. Hosted at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Arena, this event will be the fourth boxing match per the agreement between Tecate…
Werrington’s Scott Lawton came face to face with Amir Khan today at a press conference held in the council chamber of Nottingham City Council. The pair will meet in the ring at the city’s National Ice Arena on 6th October when Khan’s Commonwealth lightweight title may be on the line. During the conference Lawton, with…
By Per Ake Persson Earlier this week Arena Box Promotion won purse bids for the WBC International heavyweight title fight between Oliver McCall and Juan Carlos Gomez. Arena announce that the fight will land in Berlin October 19, if McCall doesn’t relinquish the title, that is. Gomez beat McCall back in 2005, but then tested…
WBC CABOFE middleweight champion Miguel Espino, of North Hollywood Ca, puts his title on the line against former “Contender” season one classmate, Juan De La Rosa, as they both square off in a 10 round main event, September 21 2007, at the Double Tree Hotel in Bakersfield Ca. Manny Cota of Cota Boxing Promotions is…
According to WBO Heavyweight Champion Sultan Ibragimov, a win over Evander Holyfield in Moscow on October 13th will come in part due to lessons the former Olympian learned from “The Real Dealâ€. “Like Holyfield, I know the value of hard work and determination, and I know never to take any opponent lightly,†said Ibragimov from…
Tickets go on sale today, Wednesday, Aug. 29, to see the highly anticipated lightweight world championship unification match pitting undefeated World Boxing Association and World Boxing Organization lightweight champion Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz against International Boxing Federation lightweight champion Julio “The Kidd” Diaz in the first major boxing event ever staged at the new Sears…
World ranked Cruiserweight Bobby Gunn 18-3 (15 KO’s) earned his second straight knockout victory by taking out veteran Benito Fernandez 19-15 (6 KO’s) in the second round of their scheduled ten round contest. Gunn put Fernandez down for the count with a straight right hand in the main event of Saturday’s card which was held…
Recently, a press release was issued in which Glen Johnson called out the likes of Roy Jones Jr., Bernard Hopkins, Chad Dawson and Clinton Woods. Johnson claimed to be feared and ducked by the division’s best. In that piece, Johnson failed to mention one fighter, a boxer whose name he avoids repeating as if it…
Popular Chicago super bantamweights Francisco “El Nino Azteca†Rodriguez and Ivan “The Baby Faced Assassin†Rodriguez will square off in a Mexican vs. Puerto Rican crosstown showdown, billed as “Pride”, for the Illinois State Super Bantamweight Title on Friday, September 14 at the Congress Theater, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8…
Professional ballroom-style boxing returns to The Riveredge Hotel & Restaurant complex in Reading, Pennsylvania on Friday September 14th with an exciting seven card lineup. The main event will feature heavyweight Dayton Wheeler of Reading’s KING’s Gym against Kerry Biles, who has been in the ring with the likes of Rob Calloway and Eric “Butterbean” Esch,…