Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi (21-1, 5 KOs) suffered a fractured right cheekbone during last Saturday’s title fight against World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (27-0, 22 KOs) at Madison Square Garden. Cotto won a 12-round decision. The light welterweight from Brooklyn does not have a broken nose or broken jaw, as reported…
Click for larger image © Mike McGuigan / Saddo Boxing It was one of the most anticipated fights in the past 10 years of boxing and all the ballers made the trip to Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City this past Saturday. Vince Carter, Edgerrine James, Javon Kearse, Floyd Mayweather, A.I, even Jordan himself showed up….
With a bid of $810,000 today in East Orange, New Jersey, Warriors Boxing Promotions and Sampson Lewkowicz have secured the right to promote the IBF Number One Elimination Bout between unbeaten 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist, Sultan Ibragimov and rugged contender Ray Austin later this summer.
Oakland, California will be the epicenter for an earthquake predicted to hit the Bay Area, when Robert “The Ghost†Guerrero (17-1-1 10KO’s) and Gamaliel Diaz (20-1-2 9KO’s) fight in “The Ultimate Rematch” at the Oakland Arena, June 23rd on Showtime’s “SHOBOX: The New Generation.†Everything is on the line for these young guns, as this…
With one short, powerful right hand, USNBC cruiserweight champion Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey (12-0, 7 KOs) went from promising prospect to legitimate contender, stopping previously unbeaten NABA title-holder Shauna George (11-0-2, 5 KOs) in the first round of their recent unification bout on ESPN2 Wednesday Night Fights at Foxwoods Resort Casino.
Click for larger image © Jay McGuigan / Saddo Boxing On the eve of New York’s massive Puerto Rican Day Parade, Puerto Rican sensation Miguel Cotto was back in Madison Square Garden on a Top Rank and DiBella shared promotion. A crowd of 14,369 showed up to see Cotto defend his WBO Junior Welterweight Championship…
Duva Boxing and ESPN collaborated for Friday Night Fights at the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, NJ, last Friday night in what turned out to be a real snoozer. Headlining the card was undefeated heavyweight Brian Minto, who went on to take a ten round decision from Danny Batchelder. While a heavyweight match is supposed…
Click for larger image © Jay McGuigan / Saddo Boxing Last Wednesday, The Borgata Hotel and Casino played host to ESPN2’s Wednesday Night Fights as part of a huge week of boxing in Atlantic City; a week that will feature two fighters named Hopkins as the main event on different nights. Antonio Tarver, the other…
There was no shortage of impressive action this past Saturday on the undercard of Miguel Cotto’s WBO Light Welter title defense against Paulie Malignaggi at Madison Square Garden. With boxing icon Angelo Dundee in his corner, Notre Dame football star Tommy Zbikowski, 1-0 (1), made an impressive pro debut, going up against Robert Bell, 2-3…
Juan Goes For WBO Interim Title; Rafael Risks IBF Belt In Rematch Vs. Mabuza Universally recognized as two of the best pound for pound fighters in the world and one of only four sets of Mexican brothers in history to win a world title, Juan Manuel and Rafael Marquez of Mexico City will be featured…
Fresh off DiBella Entertainment’s Paulie Malignaggi taking on Miguel Cotto for the WBO junior welterweight title at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, DBE will bring another promotion to the World’s Most Famous Arena, this time in the Theater at the Garden, when it presents “Now or Never” featuring Ike Quartey against Vernon “The Viper”…
Last night at Madison Square Garden in New York, reigning WBO Light Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto turned back the challenge of previously undefeated New Yorker Paulie Malignaggi to retain his title by unanimous decision. The much vaunted left hook of the champion came into play during the bout as Cotto dropped Malignaggi in the second…