He is back – on the peak of his career: Luan Krasniqi will return to the boxing ring n April 29, seven months after losing a WBO heavyweight world title fight to Lamon Brewster. He lost the fight for the title but he won the hearts of millions of German boxing fans who were stunned…
It is with great pleasure that Maloney Promotions announce the re-scheduling of the British and Commonwealth Super-Middleweight title fight between Brian Magee and Carl Froch at the Kings Hall in Belfast on the 26th May 2006. The bicep injury that forced Froch out of the original show on the 31st March will be fully recovered…
Click for larger image © Parimal Rohit / Saddo Boxing The “Golden Boy” and “El Matador” Turn Beverly Hills Press Conference Into A “Danger Zone”. If you want to see fireworks, you don’t have to wait until the Fourth of July. Nor do you have to wait until Cinco de Mayo, when Las Vegas will…
Well, its moving ever closer to the big Joe Calzaghe- Jeff Lacy bill from Manchester on Saturday night, and from a British perspective, I’m glad that our television network has given this event the star billing that it deserves. In addition to the main event, which is scheduled to commence at 2am to accommodate our…
By Frank Maloney March sees one of the most exciting months in British Boxing. People talk about America being the heartland of boxing, but when you look at what has taken place in the UK over the last few years and what is going to take place this March, I think that Britain is on…
Mohegan Sun presents an exciting night of championship boxing as former world light heavyweight champion Montell Griffin (47-6, 30 KOs) from Chicago battles Norman Jones (28-14-3, 9 KOs) from Savannah, Georgia in a 12-round bout for the vacant USBA Light Heavyweight title. The action begins at 7:30pm in the Mohegan Sun Arena, and will be…
With his sensational knockout power, Samuel Peter, “The Nigerian Nightmare”, is one of the few heavyweights that boxing fans can get excited about. The heavy fisted contender has proven his ability to come back from a disappointing loss following a title eliminator against Wladimir Klitschko last year and Peter is yet again on the hunt…
Full of confidence and armed with a pair of lightning quick hands, Paul Malignaggi is looking to move up the ladder in the talent rich 140 pound division, yearning for a chance to pull away from the deep pool of fighters. However, in light of a certain opponent, Malignaggi might as well be looking toward…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing America’s No. 1 Boxing Network, SHOWTIME continues its 20th anniversary celebration of putting on world-class fights on Saturday, March 4, when talented, undefeated, hard-hitting super middleweight world champions Jeff “Left Hook’’ Lacy (International Boxing Federation) and Joe Calzaghe (World Boxing Organization) collide in the main…
Spanish Harlem standout Edgar “El Chamaco” Santana (16-2, 11 KO’s) has signed a promotional agreement with DiBella Entertainment, it was announced today by DBE president Lou DiBella. Santana, a fixture on the popular Broadway Boxing series, will be in the main event for the first time under the DBE banner when Broadway Boxing Presented by…
This past Saturday, the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada hosted what turned out to be a fantastic fight between Shane Mosley and Fernando Vargas. To the dismay of fight fans in attendance and pay per viewers around the world, referee Joe Cortez was forced to halt the bout prematurely at 1:22 of the…
KNOCKOUT BOUT With a combined professional record of 61-0 (48 KOs), and a victory by knockout percentage of 78.6, Jeff Lacy, 21-0 (17 KOs), from St. Petersburg, FL, and Joe Calzaghe, 40-0 (31 KOs), from Newbridge, Wales, are headed to the division’s biggest showdown since Roy Jones, Jr. and James Toney rumbled in 1994.