In a clash of former world champions, Eric Aiken and Cruz Carbajal went 10 rounds last night at Rockingham Park in Salem, NH and when the dust finally settled the two featherweights proved inseparable on the scorecards. In a seesaw battle that featured many positive moments for both combatants, Carbajal’s experience looked to be the…
Although Vinny Maddalone is squaring off against living legend Evander “Real Deal†Holyfield this Saturday at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, TX, the amiable slugger took some time out of his training schedule to meet and greet some of the local boxing community. Although Corpus Christi is virtually Holyfield’s backyard, Maddalone was welcomed…
It’s fitting that a meeting of two heavyweight kings should take place in a palace, and Seminole Warriors Boxing and Golden Grain Promotions are pleased to announce that they have secured such a location for the WBO Heavyweight Championship bout on June 2nd between champion Shannon Briggs and number one contender Sultan Ibragimov.
In a Pay Per View event entitled “Fearlessâ€, Juan Manuel Marquez, 46-3-1 (35), will challenge Marco Antonio Barrera, 63-4 (42) for his WBC Super Featherweight title on Saturday, March 17, 2007 at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV. Click for larger image This will be Marquez’s second outing with his new promoter, Golden Boy. In…
John Duddy 159 ¾ lbs. Anthony Bonsante 159 ¼ lbs. (IBA World & WBC Continental Americas Middleweight Championships) Giovanni Lorenzo 160 lbs. Robert Kamya 160 lbs. Andy Lee 164 lbs. Carl Daniels 168 lbs. Click for larger image
WBC number one ranked cruiserweight David Haye, 18-1 (17 KOs), will meet Polish heavyweight Tomasz Bonin, 37-1 (20 KOs), in a hugely anticipated clash of big men at London’s Wembley Arena on 27 April, 2007. Before Haye flies out to his training camp he will attend the WBC World Cruiserweight rematch between O’Neil Bell and…
Don King received a French boxing promoter’s license today in Paris. This marks the first time France has given a boxing license to King. King met in the office of French Boxing Federation President Humbert Furgoni with other members of the federation (F.F. Boxe). After approving King’s application, Furgoni presented King with a F.F. Boxe…
Both World Boxing Association super bantamweight champion Celestino Caballero of Panama and challenger Ricardo Castillo of Mexico made the 122-pound limit Thursday, the day before their nationally televised 12-round title fight at the Seminole Hard Rock Resort & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Caballero, who’s co-promoted by Sycuan Ringside Promotions and Seminole Warriors Boxing Promotions, weighed…
Boxing Beauty Mia Rosales- St. John to Face Chicago’s Undefeated Rita “La Guera†Figueroa On April 20 Octavius James, CEO of One In A Million Inc., has announced that Chicago’s undefeated Rita “La Guera†Figueroa (9-0, 3 KOs) will face Mia “The Knock Out†Rosales- St. John (43-8-2, 18 KOs) in the main event of…
Former world title challenger Israel “Pito†Cardona’s comeback continues April 6 against Juan Manuel Buendia in the eight-round co-feature on “Collision Course,†headlined on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights by cruiserweights Matt “Too Smooth†Godfrey against Felix “Bad News†Cora, Jr., at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
IBA Middleweight champion “Ireland’s†John Duddy, 18-0 (15), will face Anthony “The Bullet†Bonsante, 29-8-2 (17), the night before St. Patrick’s Day, March 16, live from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The event dubbed “Erin Go Brawl†sold out three weeks before the fight and is being promoted by Irish…
The final press conference for Saturday’s rematch of a 2006 Fight of the Year candidate featuring World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association cruiserweight champion. O’Neil “Supernova†Bell meeting former unified cruiserweight champion Jean-Marc Mormeck was held today at the Evergreen Laurel Hotel in Levallois-Perret, France, a suburb of Paris. The officials for the sold-out…