Official weights from tonight’s 8 Count/Top Rank shared bill at the Congress Theater in Chicago, IL Fernando Trejo, 132.5 vs. Juan Ramon Cruz, 131.5 ten rounds Francisco Rodriguez, 119 vs. Ivan Rodriguez, 120, eight rounds, Orlando Salido, 133 vs. Marty Robbins, 131, 8 rounds Leo Martinez, 134 vs. Jorge Lara, 132 six rounds, Andrzej Fonfara,…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Isaac Holder of Heavy Hitters Boxing Gym in Bohemia, Long Island will make his professional debut on Friday night at the pro boxing show promoted by Frankie “G†Productions and Ring Promotions. The Florida native will face Rafael Jastrzebski, 0-4-1, in his four-round opener at…
Fresh off of his thoroughly dominating performance at the US Boxing Trials, where he qualified for the 2008 United States Boxing Team, amateur boxing star Demetrius “Boo Boo†Andrade has shifted his sights on the AIBA Men’s World Championships, October 23-November 3, at the University of Illinois in Chicago.
Unbeaten Polish prospect Pawel “Raging Bull†Wolak plans to make a statement tomorrow night (Friday, September 14) against “Flawless†Dan Wallace (9-1, 3 KOs) in the 10 round main event for the IBA Americas middleweight championship, headlining a pro boxing show promoted by Frankie “G†Promotions and Ring Promotions, at the Huntington Hilton Hotel in…
SHOWTIME, America’s No. 1 boxing network, will continue its sizzling 2007 schedule when it pits undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) Light Heavyweight Champion “Bad†Chad Dawson (24-0, 1 NC, 16 KOs) against unbeaten WBC No. 1 contender Adrian “The Shark†Diaconu (24-0, 15 KOs) on Saturday, Sept. 29, live at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on…
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, One In A Million Inc. will feature the professional debuts of three of the region’s most promising Hispanic boxers, Evette Collazo, Ed Ochoa and Jimmy Perez Jr., on Friday, September 21, at the Radisson at Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, IN. Highly touted undefeated middleweight Michael Walker (16-0-1, 10…
Hall-of-Fame promoter J Russell Peltz today announced the signing of 2004 National Golden Gloves featherweight champion Teon Kennedy, of Philadelphia, PA, to an exclusive promotional contract, along with junior middleweight Latif Mundy, former Pennsylvania GG champ.
Helping to promote their upcoming “UNDEFEATED†welterweight championship, “Pretty Boy†Floyd Mayweather and Ricky “The Hitman†Hatton will pack their bags and take off on a five-city global media tour which marks the first time since the days of Muhammad Ali that a press tour has traveled across the seas. The two champions own a…
Hamburg-based Cuban heavy prospect Odlanier Solis, 3-0, square off against American veteran Ross Puritty September 21 in Luebeck. Welter Alpaslan Aguzum is also on the bill along with Arena´s heavies Konstantin Airich and Steffen Kretschmann and female star Derya Torun. Javier Castillejo vs Mariano Carrera II appears to be on for Universum´s show in Halle…
“Regardless of our differences, what happened to Kendall Holt isn’t right!†Despite their current contract dispute, promoter Dino Duva is sending his support to junior welterweight contender Kendall “Rated R†Holt and his quest to secure a rematch against WBO Champion Ricardo Torres. Holt (22-2, 12 KOs) suffered a controversial eleventh-round stoppage during his challenge…
In what could become one of the fastest-moving on-sales in the history of boxing, the Floyd Mayweather vs. Ricky Hatton, “UNDEFEATED” welterweight championship is expected to sell out quickly after tickets are available for fans worldwide Monday, Sept. 17. The fight, promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Mayweather Promotions, is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 8…
The boxing match between Vitali Klitschko and American boxer Jameel McCline, scheduled for September 22nd in Munich, has been cancelled, as the Ukrainian boxer has just undergone surgery for a herniated disc. Last weekend Klitschko suffered an acute herniated disc at his training camp in Going, Austria, necessitating immediate surgery. The emergency surgery was performed…