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Click for larger image© Stefan ChristouSaddo Boxing In a press conference held early this morning on the HMS Belfast in London, it was announced Ricky “The Hitman’ Hatton will be taking on America in a three-fight deal with Arthur Pelullo’s Banner Promotions in association with Fight Academy, his first fight …

We all know what occurred on that faithful night at the Theater in Madison Square Garden. It’s nothing new to anyone anywhere. When you don’t focus on the matter at hand, you are bound to overlook something. In Zab’s case it was the hunger and determination of Carlos Baldomir. And …

Resnick Promotions announces a night of live boxing at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, NY on Thursday, March 23rd. The exciting triple bill features Jose Leonardo Cruz, Robert “Pushup” Frazier and Frankie “Gato” Figueroa as local favorites Dwayne Hall and Sammy Lopez. Promoter Ron Resnick proudly introduces his newly …

The battling Mitchell twins out of Philadelphia, Eric (“Murder”) and Aaron (“Homicide”), are looking for a few good fights in 2006 after recently receiving their promotional freedom. Eric (18-4-1, 9 KOs) is coming off of a sensational first-round knockout of previously unbeaten Rob Dula (15-0-1) a year ago in St. …

Number three ranked European Welterweight Jackson Osei Bonsu of Belgium makes his debut with Maloney Promotions when he boxes fellow countryman Zaid Bediouri over six rounds at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on Saturday 11th February. Big-hitting Bonsu who was born in Ghana and is therefore eligible to fight …

**With Boxing Images** Guilty Boxing started off 2006 with an action-packed event over the weekend at The Orleans Hotel & Casino in boxing’s top fight town, Las Vegas, Nevada. After the recent Manny Pacquiao show here in town, if you hadn’t gotten your fix of Freddy Roach trained Filipino southpaws, …

Can anyone stop “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather? Long considered boxing’s pound-for-pound champion, the undefeated Mayweather faces his greatest challenge when he attempts to capture his fourth world title in as many weight divisions when he takes on three-time world champion Zab “Super” Judah in a blockbuster showdown for Judah’s IBF …

In what figures to be an exciting, hard-hitting battle, undefeated IBF flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan will make his United States debut and third title defense when he faces IBF No. 6 contender, southpaw Diosdado Gabi, in the Friday, March 3 main event on “ShoBox: The New Generation” on SHOWTIME (11 …

This Sunday, Feb 12th at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence RI, Miguel Espino (10-2-1 4 KO’s) get’s his shot to shine on ESPN, as The Contender air’s it’s next edition of professional fights labeled “East Coast Pride”. In the Co-main event to the Peter Manfredo Jr. vs Scott Pemperton …

Felix Promotion will stage the first show this year on February 18th in Tapolca, western Hungary. The main event will be the European EBA Super Middleweight Title defense between undefeated Champion Jozsef Nagy (12-0-0/10 KOs) and Frenchman Pierre Moreno (29-9-0/7 KOs). Also as co-headline of the card, rising star Attila …

The WBC was very proud to have Laila Ali, Jackie Nava, Kelsey Jeffries,Sharon Anyos, Jelena Mrdjenovich, Anna Maria Torres and Laura Serrano with us in Cancun to celebrate and be celebrated.On January 28th, in Cancun Mexico, in front of a packed house, Jackie Nava beat Kelsey Jeffries by decsion and …

“Superbrawl 1”, New England Ringside Promotions’ first major boxing event, drew a sellout crowd to the Park Plaza Castle in Boston on Saturday night. The event started slow and threatened to become a series of one round knockouts between rising stars and sacrificial lambs. Fortunately, the headline fight saved the …