The Branco Sports Productions (BSP) “Parade of Champions” International Boxing Extravaganza a fortnight ago has sparked a boxing revival at the Wembley Indoor Arena in Johannesburg. The award-winning BSP promotional duo, Branco Milenkovic and Baby Jake Matlala will be back at the well-known indoor venue on Friday, April 28, with the South African junior bantamweight…
SportsNet New York (SNY), the television home of the New York Mets and New York Jets, today announced a landmark agreement with DiBella Entertainment, a full-service sports and entertainment company and New York’s leading professional boxing promoter, to televise Broadway Boxing Presented by Turning Stone Resort and Casino. Broadway Boxing will air on the second…
Brisbane and Melbourne’s community boxing show “In the Red Corner” has been nominated for an Antenna award for Best Sports Program in 2006 This is the community equivalent to the mainstream Logies The show is up against 4 Victorian based programs for the top prize.
“Bazooka Joe” to fight for MBO Title in St. Joseph’s, MO on May 2nd. Joe Linenfelser was added to the fight card in St. Joseph’s, Mo, on Tuesday May 2nd, he will be fighting for his 1st small Midwestern title the MBO ( Midwestern Boxing Organization ) at 154 pounds. This will be Joe’s first…
The amazing Peterson brothers, who long ago won their toughest fight – growing up homeless in Washington, D.C. – will co-headline on “ShoBox: The New Generation†on SHOWTIME on Friday, April 28 (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). In a 10-round bout, older brother Lamont (16-0, seven KOs) faces southpaw Jose “The Baby…
DaVarryl “Touch of Sleep†Williamson (22-4, 18) will return to the ring on Saturday, May 6, 2006 at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts versus “Magnificent†Mike Mollo (15-0, 9) as part of the Don King promoted card featuring Jose Antonio Rivera vs. Alejandro Garcia to be broadcast by SHOWTIME. Williamson is returning the ring…
Upon hearing the news that Mitch “Blood” Green signed on to face Butterbean this summer, Ohio-based heavyweight hopeful George “The Terminator” Linberger decided to take his campaign public. Linberger had been attempting to secure a fight with Green ever 2005 became 2006. Green’s handlers flirted with the idea, but in the end settled for a…
This Saturday in Mannheim, Germany Chris Byrd makes the fifth defence of the IBF World Heavyweight Title against a man he knows very well, Wladimir Klitschsko.For Byrd, now 35 years of age, this could be the toughest test of his three and a half year reign which began in December 2002 when he outpointed veteran…
DATE: FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 SITE:4 BEARS CASINO & LODGE NEW TOWN, NORTH DAKOTA TELEVISION: SHOWTIME 11 P.M. ET/PT (TAPE DELAYED ON WEST COAST) PRINCIPALS: JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT SPECIAL ATTRACTION – 10 ROUNDS Lamont Peterson vs. Mario Jose Ramos 16-0, 7 KOs – 16-2-1, 3 KOs Undefeated 140-Pound Contender – Junior Welterweight Contender Washington, D.C. –…
DATE: FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 SITE:4 BEARS CASINO & LODGE NEW TOWN, NORTH DAKOTA TELEVISION: SHOWTIME 11 P.M. ET/PT (TAPE DELAYED ON WEST COAST) PRINCIPALS: JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT SPECIAL ATTRACTION – 10 ROUNDS Lamont Peterson vs. Mario Jose Ramos 16-0, 7 KOs – 16-2-1, 3 KOs Undefeated 140-Pound Contender – Junior Welterweight Contender Washington, D.C. –…
Last night on a Goosen – Tutor card from the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California, two heavyweight boxers saw their career trajectories cross paths. Ex-hot prospect Dominick Guinn climbed back into serious contender status by sending former promising British Olympic Gold Medallist Audley Harrison further into the tailspin started by fellow Englishman Danny…
Welterweight Frederic Klose led the way at the Parc des Expositions in Reims, France last night, regaining the European title with a hard fought twelve round unanimous decision over Antonio Lauri. Frenchman Klose lost the title last May to Oktay Urkal but was able to turn away the Italian Lauri by scores of 117-111, 116-114…