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…
JOHN DUDDY: “I’ve worked very hard — I’m sure Anthony has too – for this fight. We’re both hungry and eager to give fans what they want. I’m looking forward to it. My career has come along and, hopefully, this will be my biggest fight. Stay in your seats. There’s going to be a lot…
Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions has made final preparations for March Mayhem, the annual Chicago St. Patrick’s Day card this Friday night, March 16 at Cicero Stadium. Said Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions, “We’re planning a huge evening of terrific fights and entertainment as part of our annual St. Patrick’s Day event. We’ve got…
MSG, a world class sports and entertainment network, has acquired the television rights to air the highly anticipated cruiserweight world championship rematch fight between World Boxing Association and World Boxing Council cruiserweight champion O’Neil “Supernova†Bell and former unified world cruiserweight champion Jean-Marc Mormeck.
George Foreman couldn’t knock Crawford Grimsley out in their 12 rounder in 1996, but a severe intestinal illness – Diverticulitis – has forced the Florida heavyweight out of Friday night’s bout with former heavyweight champion Michael Moorer on Seminole Warriors Boxing Promotions’ Tribal Pride 2 card.
Light welterweight “Mighty†Mike Arnauotis, 17-1-2 (9), is getting ready to face #7 ranked contender Kendall Holt on April 20, 2007 in a WBO title eliminator. Arnauotis is coming off a hard fought decision loss to current WBO Light Welterweight titlist Ricardo Torres last November in a fight that had Arnauotis putting Torres down in…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing This past Saturday night at the Olympia in Liverpool, England, hometown hero Derry Matthews defended his WBU Featherweight title for the first time, staving off challenger John Simpson of Scotland. Simpson entered the ring first to the instrumental sounds of “The Firestarter”, while ironically, Derry…
Jon Thaxton defends his British Lightweight Title in front of his home crowd in Norwich on Friday in the latest stage of his comeback after thinking a car accident had ended his career as a boxer. The Norwich boxer initially retired after a car smash with a lorry in 2002 left him with a shoulder…
Alfonso Gomez heads across the Atlantic this month for the first time in his career, confident that he will be able to add a win to his record and showcase his skills in front of English boxing fans on March 30 in Newcastle. Gomez (15-3-2), who gained recognition on the first season of the Contender…