Over 10,000 fight fans at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada were bound to get their money’s worth with three world class bouts, brilliantly lined up by Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions this past Saturday night They certainly did, but the heated action came in the two co-main event features…
There was a rowdy atmosphere at the Meadowside Leisure Centre in Burton-on-Trent, England on Saturday night for the Midlands Area Light Middleweight title fight between home-town hero Matt Galer and Simon Sherrington of Birmingham on a PJ Promotions show. Ahead of the headlining bout was the clash between another very popular fighter, Jonjo Finnegan of…
Click for larger image © Mike Cleary/ Boxingphotographs.com After years of frustration, Junior “The Hitter” Witter captured the WBC Light Welterweight crown in front of a star studded crowd at the Alexandra Palace in North London with a scrappy 12 round points win over Washington DC’s DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley on a Hennessy Sports promotion….
By Josh Stewart Courtesy of the Long Island Press Five LI Fighters In All Taste Victory The only potential danger Derric Rossy faced Friday night was when five scantily clad round card girls cuddled up to him for post-fight photosâ€â€while his girlfriend, Dana, was also in the ring. “She handles it well,†Rossy said with…
Silverhawk Championship Boxing has signed heavyweight Gerald Nobles (24-1, 19 KOs) to an exclusive promotional contract, Silverhawk vice president Jeff Grmoja officially announced today. “Gerald Nobles is one of the hardest punchers in boxing,” Grmoja said. “He was a top 10 rated heavyweight who fought for the intercontinental title in Germany. We’re excited about him…
Last night at the MGM Grand, WBC Super Feather Champion Marco Antonio Barrera stamped his authority all over the boxing ring as the Mexican living legend orchestrated a master class of technique and stifled the dreams of Rocky Juarez. It was a solid card put on by Golden Boy, three class world title bouts worthy…
Javier “Monster” Mora Impresses As A Replacement This past Thursday was supposed to be a day of redemption for former cruiserweight kingpin, Juan Carlos Gomez, as he attempted to even the score against the only blemish of his career, a first round TKO against an unknown Yanqui Diaz. As it turned out, the fight was…
Click for larger image © Mark DeSisto / Saddo Boxing The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas is absolutely buzzing with energy in anticipation of Saturday nights 3 world championship boxing matches put on by Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions. What is likely to be fight card of the year will be…
At the Alexandra Palace in London, England, Junior Witter annexed the vacant WBC Light Welterweight title by recording a unanimous decision win over former WBO titlist DeMarcus Corley, joining Joe Calzaghe, Johnny Nelson, Scott Harrison, Ricky Hatton and Clinton Woods as a British based world champion. It wasn’t the most exciting contest in recent memory…
© Paul Speak Ring Magazine Junior Welterweight Champion Ricky Hatton is at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas today to lend support to WBC Super Featherweight Champion Marco Antonio Barrera, who faces rugged challenger Rocky Juarez in a rematch to their bout earlier this year. Ricky has been in Vegas since Thursday when Marco…
In a rematch of their closely contested bout in May, Marco Antonio Barrera and Rocky Juarez renew hostilities for the WBC Super Featherweight Championship this Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada on a Golden Boy Promotion with HBO televising the card as a live action PPV broadcast. In a professional career spanning…
In a bout good enough to be a main event in its own right Jorge Barrios defends his WBO Super Featherweight crown against Joan Guzman on the same bill as Barrera v. Juarez II this Saturday. This is a fight that only true boxing fans can appreciate; a trade fight, if you will. We all…