Rugged British Light Middleweight Champion Jamie Moore puts his cherished Lonsdale Belt on the line tonight against Irish Middleweight Champion Matthew Macklin on a Maloney Promotion from the sold out GH Carnall Centre in Manchester, England. In his second reign as British Champion, Moore, 24-3 (17), puts his title at risk against a bigger, stronger…
Click for larger image © Showtime Boxing In one of two exciting semi-final match-ups, Jean Paul Mendy will take on Henry Buchanan Friday, Oct. 6, 2006, on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast) as the “ShoBox†super middleweight tournament continues. In the other 10-round contest from the Chumash Casino Resort in…
Paul Spadafora returns in co-feature Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown, October 20 on PPV Future Hall of Fame boxer “Iron†Mike Tyson kicks-off the “Mike Tyson World Tour,†a series of four-round exhibitions, on an October 20th pay-per-view event also featuring the return of Paul “The Pittsburgh Kid†Spadafora, at the Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown, Ohio….
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing It was a relaxed atmosphere at Monton House Hotel, Manchester, England yesterday for the weigh-in of British Light Middleweight Champion Jamie Moore and his opponent Matthew Macklin. The two will certainly be a little more tense during their clash tonight on a Maloney Promotion at…
“2007 Is Going To Be A Big Year!” As founder and CEO of DiBella Entertainment, Lou DiBella is one of the biggest names in boxing promotions. The New Yorker has a stable of top veteran fighters and up and coming stars; Fres Oquendo, Kofi Jantuah, Paul Malignaggi, David Estrada and Sechew Powell along with two…
Ricky Hatton’s trainer Billy Graham travels onto hostile ground this Friday when his fighter Matthew Macklin challenges reigning British Light Middleweight Champion Jamie Moore on a Maloney Promotion from the GH Carnall Centre in Manchester, England. Irish Middleweight Champion Macklin may have taken up part-time residence in the British capital of boxing since joining Graham…
Corrales to Face Former World Champion Joel Casamayor on Saturday, Oct. 7, At 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Two boxers with a genuine disdain for each other will duke it out with bad intentions for a third time when Corrales defends his World Boxing Council (WBC) and RING lightweight titles against former world…
Ex-world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield meets opponent Fres Oquendo today at a press conference in Carson, California as “The Real Deal” continues his quest to regain the world title. The two will clash on Friday night, November 10th at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, as announced by Murad Muhammad, promoter of M&M Sports, and…
“Fight Me Or Quit!” Junior Witter, Bradford’s newly crowned WBC light welterweight titleholder, has called on Ricky Hatton to stop making excuses, put his title’s on the table and step in the ring. Speaking on Bradford’s The Pulse radio station, Witter said: “Can I batter Ricky Hatton? Yeah. It’s a fight I want. It’s a…
After a disappointing outcome to his World Title fight versus Arthur Abraham in Wetzlar, Germany Edison Miranda speaks out. “I first want to say that I enjoyed my time in Germany. The people were very nice to me,†said Miranda. “The day after the fight the people in Germany recognized me. They came up to…
IBF Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko, who is preparing for his November 11 bout with Calvin Brock at Madison Square Garden was in New York last week to attend the 21st Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner to benefit The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis on September 19th at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The dinner raised more…
Fight Promoter University President and Founder Roy Englebrecht has added a new wrinkle to his Fight Promoter University concept, with the announcement today of an online Fight Promoter University Promoter Message Board and Forum. Now for the first time, current or aspiring fight promoters will have a place to go to ask questions of other…