Tonight at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, two men who have had the combined experience of 118 bouts do battle for the WBC Super Featherweight Championship. In what could be one of the bouts of the year, Mexican legend Click for larger image Marco Antonio Barrera risks his title against compatriot Juan Manuel…
Click for larger image © Ed Mulholland / Irish Ropes At the Theater of Madison Square Garden last night in New York, budding star John Duddy proved to be the better man last night after going to war with ex-Contender contestant Anthony Bonsante and coming off with a ninth round stoppage on cuts. For Bonsante,…
Esham Pickering Regains British Super Bantam Title With Win Over Marc Callaghan Last night in front of a thrilled hometown audience at the Showground in Norwich, England, British Lightweight Champion Jon “Jono” Thaxton retained his belt with a shattering seventh round stoppage of Stoke man Scott Lawton. The taller Lawton used his reach advantage to…
Last night at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, FL Celestino Caballero of Panama successfully defended his WBA Super Bantamweight title for the first time, outslugging former Mexican champion Ricardo Castillo in a ninth round stoppage victory. 5 foot 11 inch tall Caballero towered over the 5 foot 5 Castillo and that, coupled with…
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…