Former two-time World Boxing Council lightweight champion Stevie “Lil’ But Bad†Johnston (38-3-1, 17 KOs) fights Dominican knockout artist Luis Ernesto Jose (24-4-2, 22 KOs) on March 31 in the 10-round main event at the Ybor City Multi Fight Complex in Tampa, Florida. In the 12-round co-feature on the show co-promoted by Silverhawk Boxing and…
The New York State Athletic Commission offices were abuzz for the weigh ins for the “Irish Express” fight card set for a sold out Theater at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night. Sixteen pugilists hit the scales under the auspices of NYSAC chairman Ron Scott Stevens just 24 hours before the premiere promotion for Eddie…
DiBella Entertainment’s undefeated star Dmitry “Star of David†Salita will be profiled on CBS Evening News tomorrow (Thursday, March 16) at 6:30 PM/ET – 7:00 PM/ET. Salita will be back in the ring this Saturday night, March 18, as one of the co-featured attractions on the James Toney vs. Hassim Rahman heavyweight championship card at…
Sports Network’s very own Brat Pack will swing into action on May 13 with three of the South East’s best young boxers involved in title action. At the home of boxing, Bethnal Green’s York Hall, Kevin Mitchell, Ross Minter and Danny Hunt will all be appearing on a mouth-watering show supported by a bumper undercard.
Only thirteen weeks after the exciting duel between Jürgen Brähmer and Andre Thysse on February 4 other young fighters off the Universum stable will return with the intention to electrify the spectators at Burg-Wächter Castello again. German boxing queen Regina Halmich, WIBF flyweight champion, and “Firebird” Zsolt Erdei, WBO light heavyweight champion, are looking forword…
With the first three shows of 2006 producing excellent action packed televised co-main events, Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions’, home of the best in Chicago boxing and Bob Arum’s Top Rank Incorporated along with Miller Lite and TCF Bank are proud to announce further details of this Friday night’s SOLO BOXEO De Miller Madness In…
It was January 27, 2006, at Cicero Stadium in Cicero, Illinois. The final bell rang, ending a wild ten round contest. Super bantamweight prospect Antonio Escalante, 11-0 (7), had been dropped by his opponent Jose Andres Hernandez, 19-3 (13). But Escalante proved he had the heart of a champion and got up and continued to…
While European Cruiserweight Champion David Haye and his lethal one punch knockout act headlines Maloney Promotions’ cracking fightcard at London’s history steeped York Hall on Friday, March 24, an intriguing matchup will take place on the undercard and could very well determine the next light middleweight to come through at top domestic level. Welling’s charismatic…
Former USBA & NABF lightweight champion Israel “Pito” Cardona (34-6, 26 KOs) begins his long awaited comeback Friday night (March 17) in a six-round match against veteran Bobby McAndrews at Worcester (MA). Cardona retired nearly four years ago at the age of 27 due to managerial problems, but his love of the sport as well…
Stablemates Masibulele “Hawk†Makepula and Mhikiza “Showtime†Myekeni are both intent on flying high at Branco Sports Productions’ (BSP) “ Parade of Champions†boxing extravaganza at the Wembley Arena in Johannesburg on Friday, March 31st. The international boxing feast, co-hosted by the Gauteng Provincial Government as part of their campaign to showcase the province as…
Sports Network’s Championship Boxing event at the Braehead Arena on Saturday 25th March has unfortunately had to been cancelled. Last week Danny Williams replaced an injured Scott Harrison, who was originally scheduled to headline the show, but the Brixton heavyweight has himself suffered an injury over the weekend whilst in training for his fight.
Felix Sturm once again proved his skill in the ring, this time by outboxing the iron fisted Maselino Masoe to take the New Zealand based Samoan’s WBA Middleweight title on Saturday night at Hamburg’s Color Line Arena. The sharp punching Sturm managed to get in, score points and get out while avoiding most of Masoe’s…