After the disappointing chain-of-events which cause the cancellation of his last fight at Madison Square Garden, Cestus Management’s 160-pound prospect Don “Da’Bomb†George is now slated to fight in Youngstown, Ohio. The card, which is scheduled for November 2, 2006, at the Chevrolet Center, is promoted by Top Rank and will be televised on the…
Proven championship campaigners Alan Bosworth and Colin Lynes will meet in the chief support contest to Lenny Daws’ first defence of his British light welterweight title against mandatory contender Barry Morrison at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on October 20th. The winners of the two contests on the Hennessy Sports event – being shown…
Click for larger image © Rhun Leeding / Saddo Boxing This Friday, October 13, British Heavyweight Champion Scott Gammer takes the stage at the Afan Lido Sports Centre in Port Talbot, Wales to once again face opponent Mickey Steeds. The two rivals went to war in February of last year with Gammer taking a bitterly…
Peter Manfredo, Jr. – “There’s real bad blood between us (Manfredo and Spina). I want to hurt this kid. He disrespected me, trash talking about me, my father and my wife, He kept calling me out and Saturday’s the big night. He just swings for the fences, looking for home runs, Click for larger image…
Silverhawk Championship Boxing has been selected by the World Boxing Council Continental Americas Championship Committee as its Promoter of the Year. The award will be presented at the 44th World Convention of the WBC on October 30 in Cavtat, Croatia.
The countdown has started for “The Contender Special – Put Up or Shut Up†on October 14, newly signed under promotional outfit with The Contender, Jerson “SuperJerz†Ravelo will fight Allan Green in 8-round co-feature, on ESPN2 from the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island, headlined by The Contender I star Peter “The Pride…
Before Sonny, Mike And George There Was Jack! Jack Dempsey was a hobo who rode the rails and made a buck anyway he could. Loading docks, coal mines…it didn’t matter. When work became scarce, he would jump a train and move on to the next town. Occasionally, if the chance arose, he would fight in…
Impact Boxing today announced that they had agreed terms for Gary Reid to challenge holder Nigel Wright for the English light-welterweight title at Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall of 4th November. Reid will share the bill with a Commonwealth lightweight title contest between Willie Limond and Kpakpo Allotey and a European super-featherweight title contest between Alex Arthur…
Seven months after the biggest win of his career, Joe Calzaghe returns to the MEN Arena in Manchester, England this Saturday night to make the 19th defence of his World Super Middleweight title against relative unknown Sakio Bika. Unbeaten in 41 bouts, a unified world champion and former ABA Champion, Joe has done it all…
Highly touted heavyweight prospect Kevin Johnson (10-0-1, 5 KOs) has been added to the already stellar lineup of fighters appearing on the Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing event at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York, on October 11. The New Jersey native will face deceivingly tough Detroiter Demetrice King in a six-round special…
Don Majeski, the United States agent for Sauerland Events, authorized Seminole Warriors Boxing to utilize the footage of the fight between Edison Miranda and Authur Abraham on Thursday, October 5th. The release granted Seminole Warrior Boxing the right to distribute the broadcast images of the event in the United States and Canada for a period…
What’s Down The Road For The British Light Middleweight Champion? After impressing fans with his spectacular tenth round knockout and hospitalization of fellow Brit Matthew Macklin, Jamie Moore is ready for bigger and better things in many people’s eyes. There is no doubt that Jamie Moore would be a big draw, and therefore the options…