“Let It Ride,” promoted by CES and sponsored by Lincoln Park, will be the first Pro-Am boxing show in Rhode Island history. Burchfield recently announced that “Let It Ride,” headlined by the intrastate rivalry between IWBF lightweight champion Jaime “The Hurricane” Clampitt (16-3-1, 7 KOs) and IWBF featherweight title-holder Missy “The Fury” Fiorentino (13-1, 6…
Cedric Kushner has launched a new boxing promotional company entitled Gotham Boxing, which will make its debut with The Premiere at the Hammerstein Ballroom at Manhattan Center on Eighth Avenue at West 34th Street on Wednesday night, May 24, featuring Brooklyn heavyweight contender Shannon Briggs vs. Chris Koval in the main event for the vacant…
Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. has signed World Boxing Council No. 18-rated super welterweight Ossie Duran (20-5-1, 9 KOs, former Commonwealth (Great Britain) light middleweight and welterweight champion, to a promotional contact. Duran, now fighting out of Providence via his native Ghana and adopted home in England, makes his CES and United States…
Silverhawk Boxing today announced that it has reached an agreement for Prince Badi “The Boxing Prince†Ajamu (25-2-1, 14 KOs) to fight former undisputed light heavyweight champion Roy Jones, Jr. (49-4, 38 KOs) on July 29 at a site to be determined. Prince Badi, rated No. 5 by the World Boxing Council, is the reigning…
The normally confident and talkative British and Commonwealth Super Middleweight Champion Carl Froch was uncharacteristically quiet when asked to contribute to a Maloney Promotions press release publicising the Nottingham man’s upcoming clash with Belfast’s hard hitting southpaw and former IBO Champion Brian Magee taking place at London’s York Hall on Friday, May 26. While Froch…
Click for larger image On the undercard of the upcoming Hatton – Collazo clash in Boston on May 13, British boxer Esham Pickering gets a world title shot, six years after he was knocked out in the first round by WBO Champ Mauricio Martinez in the Newark man’s one and only chance at genuine world…
Brothers Lamont and Anthony Peterson of Washington, D.C., grew up homeless, but they feel right at home in the ring. The up-and-coming, unbeaten junior welterweights are a combined 32-0 with 20 knockouts. Lamont, who at 22 is 14 months older than Anthony, is 16-0 with seven KOs. Anthony is 16-0 with 13 KOs. In their…
Bulgaria’s former European super-featherweight champion Tontcho Tontchev has been added to the impressive Maloney Promotions bill at the historical York Hall on May 26th. Tontchev will appear in a six round contest as part of his new promotional agreement with Maloney Promotions after a sensational knockout of highly-rated British lightweight Dean Phillips on his return…
Don’t Miss The Rebroadcast Tonight On ESPN Classic at 9PM ESPN has labeled the April 19, 2006 Kermit Cintron vs. David Estrada IBF welterweight elimination bout an Instant Classic and will replay it on Tuesday, April 25 at 9 PM on ESPN Classic. Estrada is promoted by DiBella Entertainment. This is the first time ever…
Undefeated heavyweight contender Calvin “The Boxing Banker†Brock (28-0, 22 KOs) joins host Brian Kenny in studio this week as guest analyst for ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights†airing at 8 p.m. ET. Brock will discuss his next bout, June 24th against fellow undefeated contender Timur Ibragimov (21-0-1, 13 KOs), as well as give his thoughts…
Fifteen Years Later: Still The Most Brutal Conclusion To A Heavyweight Fight. Tommy Morrison was being groomed for stardom. He was that rare commodity of recent years – a white heavyweight who could punch with devastating efficiency, particularly with his left hook. Tommy was also good looking, media friendly and very exciting to watch. Also,…
Joey “KO Kid” Spina targets The Contender’s Jessie Brinkley in May 10 showdown “Put Up or Shut Up,” ESPN2 Wednesday Night Fights at Foxwoods Bad blood is brewing between WBC USNBC super middleweight champion Joey “KO Kid” Spina (17-0-1, 12 KOs) and challenger Jessie Brinkley (26-3, 17 KOs), a semifinalist in The Contender television reality…