World Boxing Association light middleweight champion “El Gallo” Jose Antonio Rivera hopes to eliminate the phrase “boxing’s best-kept secret” from his portfolio with an impressive performance January 6 on Showtime live from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Rivera (38-4-1, 24 KOs), a three-time world champion in two divisions, defends his…
Patrick Lopez 140 lbs. Agustin Velez 141 lbs. Frank Houghtaling 152 lbs. Jimmy LeBlanc 152 lbs. James Clancy 238 lbs. John Battle 191 lbs.
In the ring, Scott Harrison is anything but dull, and it seems from his troubles outside the ring that it is in the squared circle that he is truly at home. But the recent farce in the run-up to what would have been his ninth defence of the WBO Featherweight title has left his reputation…
A mere four months after one of the most exciting heavyweight fights in years ended amid a whirlwind of controversy, Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare†Peter (27-1, 22 KOs) and James “Lights Out†Toney (69-5-3, 43 KOs) are set to go at it again in the main event on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007, on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP…
Howard Eastman has vowed to put his recent setbacks behind him and begin the process of rebuilding towards another world title shot when he takes on long-term friend Richard Williams for the vacant British middleweight title this Friday at the York Hall in Bethnal Green live on Sky Sports.
Only 10 shopping days until Christmas and only three shopping days until boxing’s most popular attraction, Manny Pacquaio, celebrates his 28th birthday. Undefeated WBO super featherweight champion Joan Guzman’s Christmas gift list is long and he will not be able to work on it until after his title defense here Monday, December 18, against Antonio…
Green Machine Promotions are please to announce that word class light heavyweight contender Danny Green will face top domestic rival Paul Murdoch at the Netball Centre in Australia’s sporting mecca of Melbourne on Sunday, 21 January 2007.
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.