Francisco “The Wizard” Palacios has stepped up to the challenge against Louis Azille, participating in his first eight-round assignment this Wednesday. Palacios, 11-0 (5 KO), answered the call to duty on five days notice, replacing O’Neill Bell, who pulled out for “undisclosed reasons.” Nonetheless, Palacios enters the ring with a composed mindset.
Fresh off of a thrilling victory over Richard Hall this past May, Shaun George of Brooklyn, NY is poised to impress in his West Coast debut against the well-traveled Matthew Charleston. “I’m ready,” assures George, 14-2-2 (6 KO). “I’m in good shape. I’ve been wanting to hit someone for the longest.” The fight will take…
World ranked light heavyweight Tavoris Cloud returns to Chicago to battle on August 24 at the Congress Theater in a featured ten round bout as part of “El Bravo” the next evening of world class professional boxing presented by Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions.
By Per Ake Persson Junior welter prospect Ali Chebah headlines R 2 Image & Events show August 12 in Oporto, Portugal. Chebah faces Brazilian Luiz Augusto Dos Santos in a non-title ten rounder. Polish welter Rafael Jackiewicz is in against Spaniard Juan Martinez Bas and German Frank Shabani takes on David Racaj. Part of the…
IBF light welterweight champion Paulie “The Magic Man†Malignaggi (24-1, 5 KOs), still savoring his masterful title-winning performance against Lovemore N’dou, is home in Brooklyn fuming about Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. (33-0-1, 26 KOs) and his team openly challenging him.
Some of the top, young boxing talent in New England will serve as strong support Friday night (August 10) for Matt “Too Smooth†Godfrey, WBC rated No. 2 cruiserweight, and his unbeaten stable-mate Aaron Williams in the main event and co-feature, respectively, on Takin’ It To The River,†part of “The Budweiser Night at the…
N.E. Philly’s Derek (Pooh) Ennis and Bayonne’s Dennis Sharp headline a 7 bout card at The new Alhambra Boxing Center in Philadelphia, PA. Dee Lee Promotions/Prime Time Entertainment present Derek (Pooh) Ennis, 12-3-1 (9), N.E. Philadelphia, PA vs Dennis Sharp, 17-5 (3), Bayonne, NJ in an eight round light middleweight showdown on Friday August 24,…
When one door closes, another door opens and that is exactly the case when Ricardo Rocky Juarez will have a shot at Juan Manuel Marquez and his WBC Super Featherweight World Title at MGM Grand in Las Vegas on “Fireworks†live on Pay-Per-View on September 15th. An opening to fight Marquez became available when Jorge…
Last night at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, IL, living legend Erik Morales tried to become the first Mexican fighter to win major world titles in four weight divisions but despite a strong performance, was denied the honor by WBC Lightweight Champ David Diaz. Reigning WBC Lightweight Champion David Diaz started…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing La Venganza! It was vengeance, vindication and redemption for a jubilant Israel Vazquez Saturday night on Showtime. Vazquez stopped Rafael Marquez in a rematch to regain the WBC Super Bantamweight world title that he lost to Marquez earlier this year at 1:16 of the sixth…
Risum Boxing went 3-0 on a show promoted by Ashira Oure Promotions, owned by former two-time world title challenger and current light middleweight contender Evans “The African Warrior†Ashira, when David Kiilu, James Kimori and Samson Onyango all won their fights on Saturday afternoon, August 4. The show was staged at the Pal Pal Gymnasium,…
With Erik Morales scheduled to take on David Diaz tonight, I got to thinking about just how bad things have gotten for “El Terrible”. Morales entered 2004 with a remarkable, 48-1 (34), but the worst was yet to come. Morales has since fought seven times, compiling a 3-4 record and being brutally stopped by Manny…