Promoter Dino Duva of Duva Boxing and his hall-of-fame father, Lou Duva, wish to send their sincerest congratulations to former multiple world champion Pernell “Sweet Pea†Whitaker upon the announcement of his induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York.
Sycuan Ringside Promotions’ undefeated teenage sensation Jorge Paez Jr. has a new opponent, veteran Rafael Urias, for his six-round, lightweight bout Friday, Dec. 15, in Mexicali, Mexico. “This change in opponents won’t bother me,†said Paez Jr., the son of former International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization featherweight champion Jorge Paez. “I’m ready. Click…
Beauties And The Beats This Saturday night, Star Light Inc. puts on a night of fights at Bert’s Warehouse Theatre in the Eastern Market area of Detroit, Michigan as Lanardo “The Pain Server’ Tyner takes on Kelly Wright, Aaron Pryor Jr. fights Anthony Gannon, and Jonathan Banks defends his WBO NABO Cruiserweight crown for the…
Brooklyn’s Curtis “Showtime†Stevens (15-1, 11 KO’s) will be an 11th hour replacement for Sechew Powell in the co-main event, when he faces veteran Jonathan Corn (47-15-2, 26 KO’s) in a 10-round super middleweight season finale of Broadway Boxing Presented by StubHub this Thursday night, December 14th, at the Grand Ballroom at the Manhattan Center….
Silverhawk Championship Boxing has announced an enterprising January schedule, including venues in Michigan, Florida, Mississippi and The Bahamas, to kick-off a breakthrough 2007 for the third-year promotional company.
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing British welterweight contender Matthew Hatton was in action yesterday afternoon on a Fight Academy bill at the Octagon in Sheffield, England, engaging in a spirited bout with tough as nails Ukrainian light middle Vladimir Borovski over eight rounds. Although possessing a humble record, Borovski, 19-20…
Jermain Taylor UD12 Kassim Ouma It wasn’t the way he wished or envisioned it but Jermain Taylor successfully defended his middleweight title Saturday night in his hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas. An announced crowd of 10,000, roughly 7,000 short of a sellout, were on hand to witness Taylor’s first defense of his hometown since winning…
After waiting 13 years to contend for a world title, WBC Heavyweight Champion Oleg Maskaev is in no hurry to lose his belt and the 37 year old Russian took no chances in selecting Japan based Ugandan Peter Okhello as his most recent opponent. The two squared off at the Olympiysky Sports Arena in Moscow…
Joan Guzman is a pugilist not a politician. In fact, he is among the world’s best in the prize ring, having rolled up two WBO titles and a 26-0 record to date. But, as his Monday, December 18, WBO 130-pound title defense against 22-2 American Antonio “TRex” Davis fast approaches, Guzman said he is feeling…
Fans witnessed a real barnburner last Saturday night in an exciting, action packed fight that ended in dramatic fashion when IBF International Light Heavyweight Champion William “KO King” Guthrie flattened former NABF and WBC Continental Americas Champion Donnell “Cadillac” Wiggins at 2:21 of the fourth round of their scheduled eight round bout at the Florence…
To accommodate sports fans tuning into the NFL Wildcard game on NBC, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007, SHOWTIME has pushed back its SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast one hour. The new start time is 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast).
The Big O Hits Moscow Tonight, newly crowned WBC Heavyweight Champion Oleg Maskaev will do battle with the relatively unknown Ugandan slugger Peter Okhello. The location of the bout is as much of a story as the fight itself, as it will mark the first time since the 1991 fall of the Iron Curtain that…