All tickets have been sold for the “Erin Go Brawl” pay-per-view show on March 16, featuring “Ireland’s” John Duddy and Anthony “The Bullet” Bonsante, live from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Duddy (18-0, 15 KOs), rated No. 7 by the WBO and No. 9 by …
Read More »Heavyweight Travis Kauffman Counting On 2007 To Boost Boxing Career
This Saturday night in Reading PA, Travis “GW Hope” Kauffman plans to kick off a major 2007 with a bang. At 7-0 with (5 KO’s), the undefeated heavyweight prospect is looking at 10 fights by December and multiple TV dates. This Saturday night at the Riversedge in Reading PA, “GW …
Read More »Jeffrey Resto Makes Chicago Debut On Next 8 Count Boxing Show
Welterweight prospect Jeffrey Resto will take on Roberto Valenzuela in a special attraction bout at March Mayhem on March 16 at Cicero Stadium, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. Resto, from the Bronx, New York, sports a record of 19-2 with thirteen knockouts,
Read More »Exclusive Boxing Interview: Donovan George
Click for larger image © Cestus Management Chicago Prospect Patiently Making His Way Toward The Top Over the years I have spoken with literally hundreds of young fighters. So many, I probably could not begin to name them all if you offered me tomorrow’s winning lottery numbers. You notice something …
Read More »Boxing Profile: Ricky Hatton And The Rejection Of Perfection
Perfection, life’s teleological goal. A transcendent almost mystical ideal to which mankind inexorably strives. Any fleeting glimpse of it should be cherished, for the world is riddled with fallibility. Yet modern boxing fears perfection, the fistic fraternity pour scorn upon it and attempt to undermine its presence. The holders of …
Read More »Boxing Info: Henry Maske Vs Virgil Hill
Former IBF light heavyweight champion Henry “The Gentleman” Maske has come out of his 10-plus year retirement to fight the only man ever to defeat him as a professional, five-time world champion and reigning WBA cruiserweight title-holder Virgil “Quicksilver” Hill, on March 31 in “The Rematch” pay-per-view event at Olympia …
Read More »Sam Sexton sets sights on lifting heavyweight boxing division
Former standout amateur Sam Sexton insists he can be the new face of British heavyweight boxing and give the domestic division a much-needed boost. The Norwich fighter is in Germany sparring with Richel Hersisia, the Dutchman who was out-pointed by London’s 2000 Olympic gold medallist Audley Harrison in 2004, ahead …
Read More »Boxing Info: Simone Maludrottu vs Ian Napa
Opportunity Knocks for 12 fighters who appear on the Simone Maludrottu vs Ian Napa support card at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre in London on Friday 9 March. Maludrottu and Napa meet to decide the European Bantamweight title on a card that includes the much hyped fifth professional appearance of Scott …
Read More »Sultan Ibragimov – Javier Mora Boxing Showdown Heats Up
Gallagher’s Steak House in midtown was the packed venue to get fight week underway, as the Russian heavyweights head to Madison Square Garden’s Theater this Saturday night, March 10. Sultan Ibragimov (19-0-1, 16 KO’s) will be in the main event against Mexican star Javier Mora (21-3-1, 17 KO’s), while Roman …
Read More »B.J. “El Peligroso” Flores fighting way into top 15 boxing ratings
Unbeaten cruiserweight B.J. “El Peligroso” Flores has positioned himself to crack the top 15 ratings in boxing’s major organizations, primarily based on his last four performances against quality opponents, registering a pair of first-round TKOs and two unanimous 12-round decision victories.
Read More »Tarvis Simms Ready For A Return To Boxing
Unbeaten middleweight Tarvis Simms will face Canadian Daniel Stanisavljevic in the main event of “March Badness at the Riveredge” in Reading, PA on Saturday March 10. Tarvis, the identical twin brother of WBA light middleweight champion Travis Simms, is coming off a 23 month layoff due to legal problems with …
Read More »DiBella Boxing Prospect Santana On Ibragimov – Mora Undercard
Edgar Santana (20-2, 13 KO’s), the popular fixture on Broadway Boxing, makes his return to Madison Square Garden this Saturday night, March 10, as one of the co-features on the Ibragimov-Mora fight card. “El Chamaco” has reeled off fourteen straight wins in New York and has his sights set on …
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