Roy Jones, Jr. is already at the IP Biloxi, the host headquarters. He sparred Monday evening in front of approximately 500 fans in a ring set up in the IP Biloxi Casino Resort – Spa Conference Center. Jones sparred several rounds with Akinyemi Laleye of Nigeria, who is 6-1 as a pro. Also Alfredo Anjulo,…
Twenty-nine year old Anthony Hanshaw arrives Sunday in Biloxi, MS with his mission to upset superstar Roy Jones, Jr. and make an instant name for himself in the boxing world. The Jones-Hanshaw 12-round main event fight headlines a scheduled nine-bout card, which will be distributed live via pay-per-view worldwide from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Saturday…
Enrique Ornelas, of La Habra, CA, and Bronco McKart, of Monroe, MI, box for the vacant North American Boxing Federation (NABF) middleweight title over 12 rounds on Friday evening, Aug. 10, at the New Alhambra, Swanson & Ritner Streets, next to Forman Mills, in South Philadelphia. First of seven fights at 7.30 p.m. Telefutura/Univision will…
Click for larger image © Jan Sanders – HBO/Goossen Tutor In preparation for their shared bill at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA on July 14, WBO Welterweight Champion Antonio Margarito and heavyweight hopeful Chris Arreola put on an amazing public display under the California sun. Afterward, each spoke with the media, Margarito on…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino A single day remains before four confident, talented world-class fighters with a combined record of 98-1 with 69 knockouts will be featured in a sensational world championship doubleheader this Saturday, July 7, on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast.
By Brian Kennedy American Light Heavyweight contender Berry Butler has recruited 1992 Olympic Gold Medalist Torsten May to work the corner for his 6 round bout with Haxhi Krasniqi on July 7th on the Klitschko vs Brewster under card. Father Uli May will also help out in the corner. May retired in April of 2001…
In a legitimate “Fight of the Year†candidate, WBO Welterweight Champion Antonio Margarito (34-4, 1 NC, 24 KOs) will defend his title against unbeaten, No. 1 contender Paul Williams (32-0, 24 KOs) in the main event on “Pride N’ Punishment†Saturday, July 14, 2007, at the outdoor tennis stadium at The Home Depot Center in…
New mandatory challenger for European heavy champ Vladimir Virchis is no other than former WBA heavyweight ruler Nikolai Valuev. The deadline for pursebids is July 30. A Virchis vs Valuev showdown is a very interesting matchup. The Ukrainian is big enough and can punch hard enough to score an upset over Valuev, who needs to…
While many in the U.S. spent the Fourth of July celebrating the birth of our country at picnics or barbeques, etc., it was business as usual for “Tremendous” Travis Simms, who concluded serious training for his major “Fistic Fireworks” showdown Saturday with Joachim Alcine at Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Conn., on Showtime. “There…
Click for larger image WBO Boxing Champion Antonio Margarito Honored At Dodger Stadium In a sun-soaked evening at Dodgers Stadium, WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito put his boxing gloves aside and stepped onto the mound to deliver the first pitch between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves, Monday, July 2. Margarito, who is preparing…
Risum Boxing and Fight Production, headed by Henrik Risum and Olaf Schroeder, today announced the signings of undefeated Georgian brothers Shalva and Levan Jomardashvili. 20-year-old Shalva, a middleweight and the reigning Georgian champion, has so far compiled a very impressive record of 23-0 (16), while his younger sibling, light heavyweight Levan, is already 16-0 (13)…
San Francisco Bay Area native and former Golden Gloves champion, Cynthia Talmadge, makes her much-awaited pro debut July 14 at the San Jose Civic Center in San Jose, CA, when she battles Jennifer Barber (1-0) of Northridge, CA. After a stellar amateur career where she won numerous titles, Talmadge believes her style is better fit…