Joey Gilbert, “Contender” reality TV star, promoter and main event headliner, successfully defended his WBO North American Boxing Organization middleweight championship with an unanimous 12-round decision over undefeated Michi Munoz (now 17-1, 12 KOs), of Topeka, Kan. via Guanajuato, Mexico.
In his first appearance in the squared ring in ten months, Ricky Quiles, 39-7-3 (8), will face Nate Campbell, 29-5-1 (24), in an IBF Lightweight Title Eliminator on Friday, March 2, 2007 at the A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, FL. Last May, Quiles suffered a one-sided loss to recently crowned IBF Lightweight Champion Julio…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing At the official weigh-in for the most anticipated fight this year in the UK, British heavyweight champion Scott Gammer and former title holder Danny Williams each tipped the scales at career levels as they go into tonight’s contest at the Sports Centre in Neath, Wales, viewable outside the UK…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing WBC and The Ring magazine super bantamweight champion Israel Vazquez, IBF/IBO bantamweight champion Rafael Marquez and IBF/IBO flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan were the featured speakers during Thursday’s final press conference for the sensational fight card this Saturday, March 3, at The Home Depot Center in…
On Sunday, March 18, the Muhammad Ali Center will host “Rumble Replay†â€“ a fundraiser featuring the famous “Rumble in the Jungleâ„¢†Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman fight held in Kinshasa, Zaire shown in its entirety with round by round insights and stories from Ali’s trainer Angelo Dundee. Hear for the first time what were…
Former heavyweight title challenger Luan Krasniqi (29-2-1, 14 KOs) and Brian Minto (27-1, 16 KOs) will collide for the WBO Intercontinental belt on the big March 17 edition of the “Universum Champions Night” in Stuttgart. It is sure to be a highly charged fight, with Minto having derailed comebacking German icon Axel Schulz last November….
Two of the hottest young prospects in Don King’s stable of fighters will make their television debut on Showtime’s “ShoBox: The New Generation†boxing series tonight, Friday, March 2 at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from the Belterra Casino Resort & Spa in Belterra, Indiana. Undefeated featherweight Elio “The Kid†Rojas, born…
No. 3-ranked International Boxing Federation cruiserweight contender Steve “USS†Cunningham said Poland should be removed from consideration to host his IBF-ordered rematch with Krzysztof Wlodarczyk in favor of a country with a proven track record of staging fair contests.
DiBella Entertainment’s undefeated Dmitriy “Star of David†Salita (26-0-1, 15 KO’s) will take center stage in the main event vs. Grover Wiley (30-8-1, 14 KO’s) on Thursday night, March 22 in the Hammerstein Ballroom at Manhattan Center in New York City on the next edition of Broadway Boxing Presented by StubHub, it was announced today…
It is not often that I write about a fighter from the past who never wore a world title. Actually, it is not often anyone does but in this case, I feel it is justified. Why? Well anyone who ever saw Jerry Quarry in his prime would know exactly what I meant by that statement….
The final stop on the promotional tour for the upcoming May 5 bout between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. was held Wednesday outside of the world famous Grumman’s Chinese’s Theater in Los Angeles. Dubbed “The World Awaits”, in front of the largest crowd on the 11 stop tour, and standing atop the…
The Janjua Rajput clan are descendants of Prince Arjun, believed by some to have been the ideal warrior. The Janjua are said to have been imbued with Arjun’s belligerent brilliance and are known throughout the ages as a dominant martial force. Such was their prowess, the Janjua were quickly recruited by the British rulers of…